près

A. adv

• 1 close ce n'est pas tout près = it's quite a way se raser de près = to have a close shave Definition of close in the British & World English dictionary Definition of close in the US English dictionary Translate close | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

• 2ça pèse 10 kg, à quelques grammes près = it weighs 10 kg, give or take a few grams à ceci or cela près que = except that il m'a remboursé au centime près = he paid me back to the very last penny gagner à deux voix près = to win by two votes à une exception près = with only one exception

B. phr (près de)

• 1 near être près du but = to be close to achieving one's goal j'aimerais être près de toi = I'd like to be with you Definition of near in the British & World English dictionary Definition of near in the US English dictionary Translate near | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

• 2 near, nearly je ne suis pas près de recommencer = I'm not about to do that again le problème n'est pas près d'être résolu = the problem is nowhere near solved Definition of near in the British & World English dictionary Definition of near in the US English dictionary Translate near | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

• 3 close ils sont très près l'un de l'autre = they are very close Definition of close in the British & World English dictionary Definition of close in the US English dictionary Translate close | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

• 4 nearly, almost cela coûte près de 1 000 euros = it costs nearly 1,000 euros Definition of nearly in the British & World English dictionary Definition of nearly in the US English dictionary Translate nearly | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

C. phr (de près)

• closely se suivre de près [competitors] = to be close together; [siblings] = to be close in age Definition of closely in the British & World English dictionary Definition of closely in the US English dictionary Translate closely | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

D. phr (à peu près)

• près vide = practically empty près 200 euros = about 200 euros à peu près de la même façon = in much the same way