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Pronunciation: /kləʊs/

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French translation of close

A. adj

  • 2 [relative, friend] proche; [resemblance] frappant/-e
  • 4 [scrutiny] minutieux/-ieuse; [supervision] étroit/-e to pay close attention to sth = faire une attention toute particulière à qch to keep a close watch or eye on sb/sth = surveiller étroitement qn/qch

B. adv

  • to live quite close (by) = habiter tout près to move sth closer = approcher qch to follow close behind = suivre de près to hold sb close = serrer qn close together = serrés les uns contre les autres Christmas is close = Noël approche

C. phr

  • près de [wall, bridge] the ambulance is close by = l'ambulance n'est pas loin

D. phr

  • 1 (near) près de
  • 3 (almost) près de to come close to doing = faillir faire

Idioms

it was a close call (colloq) or shave (colloq) or thing

je l'ai/tu l'as etc échappé belle

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