nearing in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for nearing in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.near [Brit nɪə, Am ˈnɪr] ADV

1. near (nearby):

to live, work quite near

abitare, lavorare abbastanza vicino

to move or draw near

avvicinarsi (to a)

to move, draw nearer

avvicinarsi di più (to a)

to bring sth nearer

avvicinare qc

2. near (close in time):

the exams are drawing near

gli esami si stanno avvicinando

the time is near when …

si avvicina il tempo in cui …

how near are they in age?

quanti anni di differenza ci sono tra loro?

3. near (nearly):

as near perfect as it could be

il più vicino possibile alla perfezione

nowhere near finished, ready

tutt'altro che finito, pronto

he's not anywhere near as bright as her

non è neanche lontanamente intelligente come lei

4. near (approximately):

near enough

circa

there were 20 yachts near enough

c'erano circa 20 yacht

(sufficiently close) that's near enough (not any closer)

così vicino va bene

that's near enough (acceptable as quantity)

ce n'è abbastanza

to be near enough, come near enough to do

essere, venire abbastanza vicino per fare

II.near [Brit nɪə, Am ˈnɪr] PREP

1. near (in space):

near place, person, object

vicino a

near here, there

qui, lì vicino

don't go near the fire

non avvicinarti al fuoco

don't come near me

non ti avvicinare

2. near (in time):

we'll think about it nearer the time

ci penseremo quando verrà il momento

it's getting near Christmas

si sta avvicinando il or siamo quasi a Natale

on or near the 12th

il 12 o intorno al 12

their anniversary is near ours

il loro anniversario è vicino al nostro

nearer 40 than 30

più sui 40 che sui 30

3. near (in degree):

near

vicino a

nearer the truth

più vicino alla verità

nearer this colour than that

più vicino a questo colore che a quello

nearer what I'm looking for

più simile a ciò che cerco

near the beginning, end of the article

verso l'inizio, la fine dell'articolo

near the climax of the play

verso il climax dell'opera

I'm no nearer (finding) a solution than I was yesterday

non sono più vicino alla soluzione rispetto a ieri

he's no nearer (making) a decision

è sempre allo stesso punto, non ha ancora deciso

she's nowhere near finishing

è ben lontana dall'avere finito

£400? it cost nearer £600

400 sterline? era quasi 600

nobody comes anywhere near her fig

nessuno può reggere il confronto con lei

III.near to PREP

1. near to (in space):

near to place, person, object

vicino a

near to where

vicino al luogo in cui

nearer to

più vicino a

how near are we to Venice?

a che distanza siamo da Venezia?

2. near to (on point of):

near to tears, hysteria, collapse

sul punto di piangere, di avere una crisi isterica, di crollare

to be near to doing

essere sul punto di fare

how near are you to completing…?

quanto ti manca per completare…?

3. near to (in degree):

to come nearest to ideal, conception

avvicinarsi il più possibile a

he came near to giving up

c'è mancato poco che rinunciasse

IV.near [Brit nɪə, Am ˈnɪr] ADJ

1. near (close in distance, time):

near

vicino

near

prossimo

the nearest tree

l'albero più vicino

our nearest neighbours live 10 km away

quelli che abitano più vicino stanno a 10 km

in the near future

nel prossimo futuro

2. near (in degree):

in the near darkness

nella penombra

he's the nearest thing to an accountant we've got

tra tutti è quello che se ne intende di più di ragioneria

it's the nearest thing (to article, colour required)

è la cosa più simile

to calculate sth to the nearest whole number MATH

arrotondare un risultato

3. near (short):

the nearest route

la strada più breve

V.near- COMP

near-

quasi

a near-catastrophic blunder

un errore quasi catastrofico

a near-perfect exam paper

una prova d'esame quasi perfetta

VI.near [Brit nɪə, Am ˈnɪr] VB trans

1. near (draw close to):

near place

avvicinarsi a

as we neared the city, the harbour

mentre ci avvicinavamo alla città, al porto

2. near fig peak, record high:

near

avvicinarsi a

to near the end of season, term

avvicinarsi alla fine di

to near the end of one's life

avvicinarsi alla fine

to near completion project, book:

essere quasi terminato

to near retirement

essere vicino or prossimo alla pensione

near miss [Brit, Am ˈˌnɪ(ə)r ˈmɪs] N AVIAT

near miss

mancata collisione f

to have a near miss planes:

sfiorare una collisione

to have a near miss cars:

evitare un incidente per un soffio

he had several near misses for first prize

ha più volte mancato per un soffio il primo premio

near money [Am ˈnɪ(ə)r ˈməni] N Am

near money

quasi moneta f

near beer [ˈnɪəbɪə] N

near beer

birra f analcolica

Near East [Brit, Am ˈˌnɪr ˈist]

Near East

Vicino Oriente m

Near East

Levante m

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nearing completion

vicino al completamento

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propinquo

near

allato

near

appropinquarsi a qn, qc

to draw near to sb, sth

in via di or vicino è al completamento lavori, progetto

nearing completion

nearing in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for nearing in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.near [nɪr] ADJ

1. near (spatial):

near

vicino, -a

2. near (temporal):

near

vicino, -a

in the near future

nel prossimo futuro

3. near (dear):

a near and dear friend

un amico intimo

4. near (similar):

near portrait

simile

the nearest thing to sth

la cosa che più assomiglia a qc

5. near (almost true):

to have a near accident

fare quasi un incidente

that was a near miss [or thing]

c'è mancato poco

II.near [nɪr] ADV

1. near (spatial or temporal):

near

vicino

to be near

essere vicino

to come near

avvicinarsi

to live quite near

vivere abbastanza vicino

near at hand

a portata di mano

to come nearer to sb/sth

avvicinarsi di più a qu/qc

2. near (almost):

near to tears

sul punto di piangere

as near as I can guess

per quanto ne so

III.near [nɪr] PREP

1. near (in proximity to):

near (to)

vicino (a)

near (to) the house

vicino alla casa

near the end of the film

verso la fine del film

2. near (almost):

it's near midnight

è quasi mezzanotte

it's nowhere near enough

non è neanche lontanamente sufficiente

3. near (about ready to):

to be near to doing sth

essere sul punto di fare qc

4. near (like):

the copy is near to the original

la copia è simile all'originale

IV.near [nɪr] VB trans

near

avvicinarsi a

it is nearing completion

è quasi finito

he is nearing his goal

si sta avvicinando alla meta

near-sighted [ˌnɪr·ˈsaɪ·t̬ɪd] ADJ a. fig

near-sighted

miope

Near East N

the Near East

il Vicino oriente m

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to be nearing completion

essere quasi ultimato

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nei -i di

near

in vicinanza di

near

in vicinanza di

near

nelle -e di qc

near sth

in prossimità di

near

verso

near

in lungo e in largo

far and near

presso

near

nearing Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

that was a near miss [or thing]

c'è mancato poco

as near as I can guess

per quanto ne so

near the end of the film

verso la fine del film

the copy is near to the original

la copia è simile all'originale

it is nearing completion

è quasi finito

he is nearing his goal

si sta avvicinando alla meta

are we anywhere near finished yet? inf

ci manca molto per finire?

he is nearing his end

si avvicina alla fine

to be nearing completion

essere quasi ultimato

to be situated near the train station

essere situato vicino alla stazione (ferroviaria)