| Huvudsakliga översättningar |
| close adv | (nearby) | nära adv |
| | | i närheten adv |
| | Keep your phone close, in case he calls! |
| | Håll din telefon i närheten ifall han ringer! |
| close adj | (near) | nära adv |
| | Be careful, the 'edit' and 'delete' buttons are dangerously close! |
| | ⓘDen här meningen är inte en översättning av den engelska meningen. De två träden står nära varandra. |
| close to [sth/sb] prep | (near to) | nära adj |
| | (mycket nära) | tätt intill adj + prep |
| | The bank is close to the post office. |
| | Banken ligger nära postkontoret. |
| close adj | (relation: near) | nära adj |
| | | närbesläktad adj |
| | The two boys are close cousins. |
| | ⓘDen här meningen är inte en översättning av den engelska meningen. De båda växterna är närbesläktade. |
| close adj | (people: intimate) | nära adj |
| | | intim adj |
| | Jill and I are close friends. |
| | Jill och jag är nära vänner. |
| close to [sb] adj + prep | figurative (intimate with) | nära adj |
| | | intim med ngn adj + prep |
| | Ben has always been close to his sister. |
| | Ben har alltid varit nära sin syster. |
| close adj | (closely associated) | lik adj |
| | | likartad adj |
| | | närbesläktad adj |
| | Her philosophy is close to that of Roger, who was her teacher and mentor. |
| | Hennes filosofi är lik Rogers filosofi. Han var hennes lärare och mentor. |
| close [sth]⇒ vtr | (shut) (tex en dörr) | stänga vtr |
| | (tex en bok) | slå igen, slå ihop vtr partikel skj |
| | (tex ögon) | sluta vtr |
| | Please close the window. |
| | Snälla stäng fönstret. |
| close⇒ vi | (become shut) (tex en dörr) | stängas vitr |
| | (tex en bok) | slås igen, slås ihop vitr partikel |
| | (tex ögon) | slutas vitr |
| | The door slowly closed. |
| | Dörren stängdes långsamt. |
| Ytterligare översättningar |
| close adj | (united) | lik adj |
| | Their views about history are extremely close. |
| close adj | (similar) | lik adj |
| | | likartad adj |
| | The twins are close in appearance. |
| close adj | (relationship: intimate) | nära adj |
| | | intim adj |
| | They have a close, romantic relationship. |
| close adj | (compact, tight) | fin adj |
| | | fin- adj |
| | | tät adj |
| | My sweater has a close weave. |
| close adj | (fitting tightly) (vardaglig) | tight, tajt adj |
| | | trång adj |
| | This key is a close fit to the lock. |
| close adj | (cut near to the base) | nära adj |
| | | jämn, slät adj |
| | I prefer a straight razor because it gives me a close shave. |
| close adj | (on topic) | hålla sig till ämnet vbal uttr |
| | | hålla sig till saken vbal uttr |
| | Please stay close to the question under discussion. |
| close adj | (rigorous) | noggrann adj |
| | | rigorös adj |
| | | nära adj |
| | A close examination will reveal that the theory is correct. |
| close adj | informal (atmosphere: stuffy) | kvalmig, instängd adj |
| | | kvav adj |
| | (känslomässig) | tryckt adj |
| | The atmosphere in the room was close. |
| close adj | (contest: almost even) | jämn adj |
| | Alan won a close race. |
| close adj | (secret: well guarded) | välbevarad adj |
| | | strängt bevarad adj |
| | | väl dold adj |
| | The information was a close secret. |
| close adj | (confined) | inspärrad, inlåst adj |
| | (vardaglig) | bakom lås och bom uttr |
| | The guards kept the prisoner at close quarters. |
| close to [sth] adj + prep | (nearly equal, almost) | nästan adj |
| | | nära adj |
| | You and I are close to the same height. |
| close n | (act of closing) | stängning s |
| | | stängningsdags s |
| | You have to finish by close of business today. |
| close n | (conclusion) | slut s |
| | | avslut s |
| | The conference came to a close. |
| close n | UK (cul-de-sac) | återvändsgata s |
| | | återvändsgränd s |
| | We live on a lovely close near the edge of town. |
| close vi | (unite) | slutas vitr |
| | | förenas vitr |
| | (händer) | knäppas vitr |
| | Her hands closed in prayer as she bowed her head. |
| close vi | (end) | avslutas vitr |
| | | sluta vitr |
| | The proceedings closed on time. |
| close vi | (cease to operate) | upphöra vitr |
| | (vardaglig) | läggas ner vitr partikel |
| | (vardaglig) | slås igen vitr partikel |
| | | stängas vitr |
| | My favourite restaurant closed. |
| close vi | (store: cease trading) | stängas vitr |
| | The store closed at nine pm. |
| close vi | (end performances) | sluta vitr |
| | (vardaglig) | läggas ner vitr partikel |
| | The play closes on Monday. |
| close vi | (financial: market day end) | stängas vitr |
| | The market closed on a high today. |
| close [sth]⇒ vtr | (fill in) | fylla igen ngt vtr + prep |
| | The builders closed the wall with the last brick. |
| close [sth] vtr | (conclude) | avsluta vtr |
| | | sammanfatta vtr |
| | | avrunda vtr |
| | The final speaker closed the session. |
| close [sth] vtr | (block) | spärra, avspärra vtr |
| | | spärra av vtr partikel skj |
| | | blockera vtr |
| | Workers have closed the road. |
| close [sth] vtr | (join, unite) | sluta vtr |
| | The people closed the circle by joining hands. |
| close [sth] vtr | (finalize) | avsluta vtr |
| | | slutföra vtr |
| | Let's close the negotiations now. |
| close [sth] vtr | informal (make a sale) | slutföra vtr |
| | The salesman hopes to close the deal today. |
| close [sth] vtr | (cease operations) | stänga vtr |
| | The company closed the factory on Christmas day. |
| close [sth] vtr | (nautical: approach) | närma sig vtr + refl |
| | The ship closed land that morning. |