Compound Forms:
close | complimentary close |
| draw [sth] to a close v expr | (bring to an end) | terminar⇒ vtr |
| | | finalizar⇒ vtr |
| | After an hour on the phone, she drew the conversation to a close. |
| | Después de una hora en el teléfono, ella terminó la conversación. |
| | Después de una hora en el teléfono, ella finalizó la conversación. |
| get close vi | (time: approach) | acercarse⇒ v prnl |
| | Christmas is getting close again. |
| | Se acerca la Navidad de nuevo. |
| | | hacerse hora loc verb |
| | Se hace hora de la Navidad de nuevo. |
| get close vi | (move very near) | acercarse⇒ v prnl |
| | He got so close I could see every blackhead on his face. |
| | Se acercó tanto que podía verle todos los puntos negros de la cara. |
| get close to nature v expr | (spend time outdoors) | disfrutar de la naturaleza loc verb |
| | Mary loves plants and her job as a botanist allows her to get close to Nature. |
| | María ama las plantas y su trabajo de botánica le permite disfrutar de la naturaleza. |
| | | estar al aire libre loc verb |
| | María ama las plantas y su trabajo de botánica le permite estar al aire libre. |
| grow close vi + adj | (become intimate or friendly) | hacerse íntimo loc verb |
| | | hacerse muy amigo loc verb |
| | My best friend and I grew close during several classes we took together in our final year of college. |
| | Mi mejor amigo y yo nos hicimos íntimos en las clases que tuvimos en nuestro último año de instituto. |
| hit close to home v expr | figurative (affect [sb] personally) (coloquial, figura) | tocar profundamente loc verb |
| | | llegar a lo más hondo loc verb |
| | | tocar la fibra sensible de loc verb |
| | Even though he wasn't talking about me, the speaker's comments about being sympathetic to your children hit close to home. |
| | Aunque no estaba hablando de mí, sus comentarios sobre ser empático con tus hijos me tocaron profundamente. |
| keep a close watch on [sb/sth] v expr | (monitor [sth], [sb] attentively) | vigilar a vtr + prep |
| | Parents of teenagers have to keep a close watch on everything they do. |
| keep [sb/sth] close vtr + adj | (keep nearby) | tener cerca vtr + adv |
| | | mantener cerca vtr + adv |
| | Claire decided to work from home so that she could keep her children close. |
| | Claire decidió trabajar desde casa para tener cerca a sus hijos. |
| keep close vi + adj | (stay near) | mantenerse cerca v prnl + adv |
| | | quedarse cerca v prnl + adv |
| | | no alejarse loc verb |
| | Tina told the twins to keep close as they crossed the busy road. |
| | Tina les dijo a los gemelos que se mantuvieran cerca mientras cruzaban la calle. |
| keep close to [sb/sth] v expr | (stay near) | mantenerse cerca de loc verb |
| | | quedarse cerca de loc verb |
| | | no alejarse de loc verb |
| | Keep close to me when we're at the concert; I don't want you to get lost. |
| | Mantente cerca de mí cuando estemos en el concierto. ¡No quiero que te pierdas! |
| keep [sb/sth] under close watch v expr | (monitor [sth], [sb] constantly) | vigilar⇒ vtr |
be near death,
be close to death v expr | (be about to die) | estar por morir loc verb |
| pay close attention v expr | (take notice) | prestar especial atención loc verb |
| | I was paying close attention but I still have no idea how the magician lifted your watch! |
| | Estaba prestando especial atención ¡pero todavía no entiendo cómo hizo el mago para levantar tu reloj! |
| | | tomar buena nota loc verb |
| | Estaba tomando buena nota ¡pero todavía no entiendo cómo hizo el mago para levantar tu reloj! |
| | | poner mucha atención loc verb |
| | Estaba poniendo mucha atención ¡pero todavía no entiendo cómo hizo el mago para levantar tu reloj! |
| pay close attention to [sth] v expr | (take notice of [sth]) | prestar mucha atención a loc verb |
| | | poner mucha atención en loc verb |
| | Pay close attention to what I say because I won't repeat it. |
| | Presten mucha atención a lo que digo porque no voy a repetirlo. |
play it close to the chest,
play it close to your chest v expr | figurative (avoid taking risks) | no correr riesgos loc verb |
play your cards close to the chest,
play your cards close to your chest v expr | figurative (avoid taking risks) | no tomar riesgos loc verb |
shut your eyes,
close your eyes v expr | (close your eyelids) (tú) | cierra los ojos loc interj |
| | (vos) | cerrá los ojos loc interj |
| | I have a big surprise for you, so shut your eyes and I'll bring it in. |
| | Te tengo una sorpresa, cierra los ojos que te la traigo. |
shut your eyes,
shut your eyes to [sth],
close your eyes to [sth] v expr | figurative (ignore [sth]) (coloquial) | hacer la vista gorda expr |
| | (CR, coloquial) | hacer el maje expr |
| | She shut her eyes to her husband's activities. |
| | Hizo la vista gorda sobre los asuntos de su marido. |
| | (figurado) | cerrar los ojos ante loc verb + prep |
| | | decidir no ver loc verb |
| | | ignorar⇒ vtr |
| | Cerró los ojos sobre los asuntos de su marido. |
take a close look,
take a careful look v expr | (examine, inspect [sth]) | examinar⇒ vtr |
| | | mirar detenidamente loc verb |
| | If you take a close look, you'll see that this banknote has no watermark - it's a forgery. |
| | Si examinas el billete, verás que es falso, no tiene marca de agua. |
| | | mirar de cerca loc verb |
take a close look at [sth/sb],
take a careful look at [sth/sb] v expr | (examine, inspect [sth]) | revisar cuidadosamente loc verb |
| | (persona) | revisar cuidadosamente a loc verb |
| | Before buying a used car, I take a careful look at the engine. |
| | (coloquial, figurado) | mirar con lupa loc verb |
| | (persona) | mirar con lupa a loc verb |
| | Antes de comprar un coche usado, miro con lupa el motor. |
| | | mirar con atención loc verb |
| | (persona) | mirar con atención a loc verb |
| too close for comfort adj | (dangerously near to [sth/sb]) | demasiado cerca loc adj |
| | | peligrosamente cerca loc adj |
| | The suspicious-looking man was too close for comfort, so we crossed the street. |
| under close surveillance adv | (being watched intently) | bajo estrecha vigilancia loc adv |
| | The government kept the official under close surveillance. |
| | Lo mantienen en prisión domiciliaria bajo estrecha vigilancia. |
| under close surveillance adj | (watched intently) | estrechamente vigilado loc adj |
| up close adv | (at close range) | de cerca loc adv |
| | Visitors to the wildlife park can see animals such as snakes and badgers up close. |
| | Los visitantes del parque de vida salvaje pueden ver animales como serpientes o tejones de cerca. |
| up close and personal adv | (face to face, intimately) | cara a cara loc adv |
| | Este viaje será una oportunidad única para estar cara a cara con la naturaleza. |
| | | frente a frente loc adv |
| | | íntimamente adv |
| up-close adj | (intimate, close-up) | junto/a adj |