Translations for „nearer“ in the English » Slovenian Dictionary

I . near [nɪəʳ] ADJ

1. near (close in space):

near

bližnji

near

v bližini

where's the nearest phone box?

kje je najbližja telefonska govorilnica?

2. near (close in time):

near

kmalu

3. near (most similar):

he rounded up the sum to the nearest dollar

vsoto je zaokrožil [navzgor/navzdol] na dolarje

4. near attr (close to being):

he was in a state of near despair

skorajda je že obupal

that's a near certainty/impossibility

to je skoraj gotovo/nemogoče

5. near attr (person):

near

bližnji

near relative

bližnji sorodnik

6. near attr (nearside):

near Brit Aus AUTO, TRANSP

zunanji

to be a near miss

malo manjkati

II . near [nɪəʳ] ADV

1. near (close in space):

near

blizu

near

v bližini

do you live somewhere near?

živite v bližini?

2. near (close in time):

near

blizu

the time is drawing nearer

bliža se čas[, ko...]

3. near (almost):

near

skoraj

near

malone

I'm as near certain as can be

skoraj popolnoma sem prepričan

nowhere near

niti približno

III . near [nɪəʳ] PREP

1. near (in proximity to):

near [to]

blizu [koga/česa]

do you live near here?

živite v bližini?

2. near (almost time of):

I'm nowhere near finishing the book

niti približno nisem pri koncu knjige

details will be given near the date

podrobnosti bodo znane naknadno

3. near (close to a state):

near

blizu

we came near to being killed

skoraj bi umrli

4. near (similar in quantity or quality):

he's nearer 70 than 60

bliže je 70. kot 60. letu

this colour is nearest [to] the original

ta barva je najbližja originalni

5. near (about ready to):

to be near to doing sth

skoraj se lotiti česa

6. near (like):

what he said was nothing near the truth

kar je rekel, je bilo daleč od resnice

7. near (almost amount of):

near

skoraj

near

malone

IV . near [nɪəʳ] VB trans to near sth

near

bližati se čemu

V . near [nɪəʳ] VB intr

near

bližati se [perf približati se]

near

biti vedno bliže

near

približevati se

Near ˈEast N

Near East

Bližnji vzhod m

near ˈmiss N

1. near miss (accident):

near miss

skorajšnja nesreča f

near miss AVIAT

za las preprečeno trčenje n

2. near miss fig:

to be a near miss

malo manjkati

near-ˈsight·ed ADJ esp Am

near-sighted

kratkoviden

near-ˈsight·ed·ness N no pl esp Am

near-sightedness

kratkovidnost f

NFC - near field communication N

User Entry

NFC - near field communication

komunikacija s sosednjim poljem f

Usage examples with nearer

to draw near(er)

približati se

the time is drawing nearer

bliža se čas[, ko...]

he's nearer 70 than 60

bliže je 70. kot 60. letu

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

As the night draws nearer, the lost, shivering pair become more desperate to find their way to food and warmth.

en.wikipedia.org

Although he sang tenor roles, his voice was known for its dexterity and dark timbre and was nearer to that of a baritone.

en.wikipedia.org

The part nearer the groove is sometimes called clypeus, the other one labrum.

en.wikipedia.org

The stem is bicolor, being pinkish or light tan at the base but greenish nearer the branches or leaves.

en.wikipedia.org

The view through the window would suggest that the facility is much nearer to the earth than the typical scenario.

en.wikipedia.org

Wherefore, those sins nearer to the pardonable end are penanced lighter, while those nearer to the mortal end are more severely penanced.

en.wikipedia.org

Modeling includes the flow phenomena inside the atomizer and the nearer nozzle and application region of the spray.

en.wikipedia.org

If men are so much superior to women, the nearer we come up to the manly standard the higher we elevate ourselves.

en.wikipedia.org

And the temple is also nearer to sriperumbudur.

en.wikipedia.org

There was a short siding with a cattle pen at the end of the station nearer to the bridge, which closed in 1957.

en.wikipedia.org