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prefectural
най-близкият
English
English
Bulgarian
Bulgarian

I. near [nɪəʳ, Am nɪr] ADJ

1. near (over distance):

near
близък
the nearest route
най-краткият път

2. near (in time):

near
близък
in the near future
в близко бъдеще

3. near (dear):

near
скъп
near
близък
a near and dear friend
скъп приятел

4. near (similar):

near
близък
near
подобен
near portrait
точен
the nearest thing to sth
най-близкото подобие на нщ

5. near (not quite):

to the nearest pound
закръглено във фунтове
to have a near accident
едва не катастрофирам
to have a near escape
едва се отървавам

II. near [nɪəʳ, Am nɪr] ADV

1. near (in space or time):

near
близ(к)о
to be near building
близо съм
to be near event
наближавам
to come near
приближавам се
how near is the post office?
на какво разстояние се намира пощата?
to live quite near
живея съвсем близо
near at hand
съвсем близо
near at hand
под ръка
to come nearer (to sb/sth)
приближавам се (до нкг/нщ)
that's near enough
достатъчно близо е
we're getting near Easter
наближава Великден

2. near (almost):

near
приблизително
near
почти
a near perfect murder
почти перфектно убийство
as near as I can guess
доколкото мога да отгатна [o. преценя]

3. near (condition):

near to person
на ръба на
near to building, town
близ(к)о до
to be near to tears fig
готов съм да се разплача
to be near to doing sth
готов съм [o. на ръба съм] да направя нщ
I came near to winning
почти спечелих

III. near [nɪəʳ, Am nɪr] PREP

1. near (in proximity to):

near sb/sth
близо до нкг/нщ
near the house
близо до къщата
near the end/top of the page
близо до края/началото на страницата
to be nowhere near sth
далеч съм от нщ
we're nowhere near an agreement
далече сме от постигане на споразумение
to be near the end of the month
близо съм до края на месеца

2. near (almost):

it's near midnight
близо полунощ е
it's nowhere near midnight
има много време до полунощ
it's nowhere near enough
съвсем не е достатъчно

3. near (like):

it's the same story or near it
това е същата история или съвсем близка до нея
nowhere near the truth
далеч от истината

IV. near [nɪəʳ, Am nɪr] VB trans

near
наближавам
it's nearing completion
към края си [o. пред завършване] е
to be nearing one's goal
приближавам се към целта си

near-sightedness N no pl

near-sightedness
късогледство nt без мн

near-sighted [ˌnɪəˈsaɪtɪd, Am ˌnɪrˈsaɪt̬ɪd] ADJ Am

near-sighted
късоглед

near miss <-es> N

1. near miss (attack):

to be a near miss
за малко не успявам

2. near miss (accident):

to have a near miss
разминавам се на косъм с катастрофа
that was a near miss
едва не катастрофирах

3. near miss fig:

the lottery was a near miss for him
за малко не спечели на лотарията

Near East N

the Near East
Близкият изток
to be near the knuckle Brit inf
гранича с неприличното
Bulgarian
Bulgarian
English
English
наблизо
near
някъде наблизо
somewhere near
наблизо
near
приближавам
move near [or close]
приближавам
draw near
празникът приближава
the holiday is drawing near
приближавам
come [or go] near
приближавам се до прозореца
go near the window
подхождам
go near
обозрим (-а)
near
Present
Inear
younear
he/she/itnears
wenear
younear
theynear
Past
Ineared
youneared
he/she/itneared
weneared
youneared
theyneared
Present Perfect
Ihaveneared
youhaveneared
he/she/ithasneared
wehaveneared
youhaveneared
theyhaveneared
Past Perfect
Ihadneared
youhadneared
he/she/ithadneared
wehadneared
youhadneared
theyhadneared
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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

the nearest route
най-краткият път
the nearest thing to sth
най-близкото подобие на нщ
to the nearest pound
закръглено във фунтове
as near as I can guess
доколкото мога да отгатна [o. преценя]
near the end/top of the page
близо до края/началото на страницата
it's the same story or near it
това е същата история или съвсем близка до нея
to be nowhere near a place
далеч съм от някакво място
to be nowhere near as strong
съвсем не съм толкова силен
в ъгъла до вратата
in the corner near the door
насочете ме към най-близката спирка
could you show me the way to the nearest stop

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

Worry is spiritual near-sightedness; a fumbling way of looking at little things, and of magnifying their value.
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It finally opened in 1913, and since that time has provided a place for retired musicians who have nowhere else to go.
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The schizophrenia storyline was dragging on and there was nowhere else to go with the character.
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There was nowhere to go with that film.
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The topic is as simple as the title, a man searching for a farm in the middle of nowhere.
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