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de cerca

Principal Translations
Spanish		English
de cerca loc adv	(a poca distancia)	close up adv
	Los niños se acercaron a la reja para ver los monos de cerca.
	The children got closer to the fence to see the monkeys close up.

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Compound Forms:
Spanish		English
conocer de cerca vtr + loc adv	(de primera mano)	see up close v expr
		inspect closely v expr
		get to know first-hand v expr
	Para admirar las maravillas de este país, tienes que conocerlo de cerca.
estudiar de cerca loc verb	(revisar a fondo)	study close-up vi + adv
		study closely vi + adv
examinar de cerca loc verb	(ver con detalle)	examine up close v expr
		inspect closely vtr + adv
		comb over vtr phrasal sep
	Los policías examinaron de cerca la escena del crimen.
	The police examined the crime scene up close.
más de cerca loc adv	(más próximo)	closer adj
	Necesito ver más de cerca la herida.
	I need to see the injury more closely.
seguir de cerca loc verb	(hacer seguimiento)	tail⇒ vtr
		follow closely vtr + adv
	El policía siguió de cerca al sospechoso.
	The police tailed the suspect.
tocar de cerca loc verb	(tener parentesco)	be very close to [sb] v expr
		be related to [sb] v expr
	Ana toca de cerca a Juan; son hermanos.
tocar de cerca loc verb	(afectar directamente)	hit home v expr
		touch you personally v expr
		have a profound effect on [sb] personally v expr
	Cuando la violencia la tocó de cerca exigió justicia.
vigilar de cerca loc verb	(no perder de vista)	keep a close eye on v expr
		monitor closely vtr + adv
	Debo vigilar de cerca al bebé, es muy inquieto.
	I must keep a close eye on the baby; he's quite restless.

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