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I.close down VB [Am kloʊz -, Brit kləʊz -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

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close down shop/factory:

II.close down VB [Am kloʊz -, Brit kləʊz -] (v + adv)

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1. close down (cease operations):

close down shop/factory:

2. close down (cease broadcasting):

close down Brit

terminar la emisión

close-down [ˈkləʊzdaʊn] N

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1. close-down (of factory):

2. close-down:

close-down RADIO, TV Brit

cierre m (de la programación)

closing-down sale [ˌkləʊzɪŋˈdaʊn] N Brit

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closing-down sale → closing-up sale

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closing-up sale [ˌkləʊzɪŋˈʌp seɪl] N Am

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closing-up sale

liquidación f de cierre

Translations for closing down in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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I.close¹ <closer, closest> [Am kloʊs, Brit kləʊs] ADJ

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1.1. close (near):

the closest bank is in Front Street

el banco más próximo or cercano está en Front Street

at close range or quarters

close to sth/sb

próximo or cercano a algo/alguien

close to sth/sb

cerca de algo/alguien

the closest city to Cambridge

la ciudad más próxima or cercana a Cambridge

the closest city to Cambridge

la ciudad que está más cerca de Cambridge

1.2. close shave:

that was a close shave or call inf

se salvó (or me salvé etc.) por un pelo or por los pelos inf

2. close:

close link/connection

close contact

a close relative

un pariente cercano

they are close friends

they are close friends

son amigos íntimos

his closeest friends and family

sus amigos y familiares más allegados

they've always been very close

siempre han sido muy unidos

they've always been very close

siempre han estado muy unidos Spain

a source close to the government

fuentes allegadas or cercanas al gobierno

they were close collaborators

mantenían una estrecha colaboración

4.2. close:

close argument/reasoning

close translation

4.3. close Brit SPORTS:

de pases cortos

4.4. close fit:

5. close (strictly guarded):

it was kept a close secret

se mantuvo en el más absoluto or riguroso secreto

8. close (of weather, atmosphere):

9.1. close (mean, stingy):

9.2. close (secretive):

10. close LING:

close vowel

II.close¹ <closer, closest> [Am kloʊs, Brit kləʊs] ADV

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1.1. close (in position):

we must be close by now

ya debemos (de) estar cerca

we must be close by now

ya debe faltar poco

the car behind is very close

el coche de atrás viene muy pegado

stay close or you'll get lost

no te separes o te perderás

to draw/get/come close

don't come any closer or I'll scream

no te me acerques más o me pongo a gritar

close to sth/sb

cerca de algo/alguien

we are closer to London than to Brighton

estamos más cerca de Londres que de Brighton

come closer to the window

acércate más a la ventana

to hold sb close

abrazar a alguien

they're following close behind

nos siguen de cerca

phew, that was close!

¡uf, nos salvamos por poco or por los pelos!

2. close (in intimacy):

the tragedy brought them closer together or to each other

la tragedia los acercó or unió más

3. close (in approximation):

it's not my favorite, but it comes pretty close

no es mi favorito pero casi

close to sth the temperature is close to …

la temperatura es de cerca de or de casi …

he must be close to 50

debe tener cerca de or casi 50 años

he must be close to 50

debe andar frisando (en) los 50

this production is close to the original

esta producción es fiel al original

that's the closest to an apology you'll get

eso es lo más parecido a una disculpa que vas a recibir

the industry is close to collapse

la industria está al borde de la ruina

he was close to tears

estaba a punto de llorar

4. close (carefully):

on looking closer, I found …

al mirar más de cerca or al fijarme mejor vi que …

5. close (short):

he had his hair cut very close

se cortó el pelo muy corto

6.2. close in phrases:

close on it must be close on suppertime

ya casi debe ser la hora de la cena

there were close on 10, 000 present

había cerca de or casi 10.000 asistentes

6.3. close in phrases:

close to I've never seen him close to

nunca lo he visto de cerca

close to 60, 000 attended

asistieron cerca de 60.000 personas

I.close² [Am kloʊz, Brit kləʊz] N

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2.1. close (in residential area):

close Brit

calle f (sin salida)

close Brit

≈ quinta f (en Per)

2.2. close (of cathedral):

II.close² [Am kloʊz, Brit kləʊz] VB trans

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1.1. close window/book/valve:

he closed his mouth/eyes

cerró la boca/los ojos

1.2. close pores/gash/gap:

1.3. close ELEC:

close circuit

3.1. close (halt operations):

the airport has been closed because of bad weather

han cerrado el aeropuerto debido al mal tiempo

3.2. close (terminate, wind up):

close shop/branch/file/account

III.close² [Am kloʊz, Brit kləʊz] VB intr

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1.2. close gap/crack/wound:

the darkness closed around him

la oscuridad lo envolvió

2.1. close (stop service, trading):

close shop/library/museum:

at what time do you close?

¿a qué hora cierran?

2.2. close (cease operations):

close factory/shipyard/shop:

3.1. close (finish, end):

close lecture/book:

close lecture/book:

3.2. close FIN:

close prices/shares:

3.3. close <closing, pres part > years/remarks/words:

in the closing minutes of the game

en los últimos minutos or en los minutos finales del partido

closing price FIN

precio m al cierre

closing [Am ˈkloʊzɪŋ, Brit ˈkləʊzɪŋ] N U

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hora f de cierre

I.down¹ [Am daʊn, Brit daʊn] ADV down often appears as the second element of certain verb structures in English (back down, clamp down, tone down, etc). For translations, see the relevant verb entry (back, clamp, tone, etc).

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1.1. down (in downward direction):

I ran all the way down to the bottom

corrí hasta abajo

the path that goes down into the valley

el sendero que baja hasta el valle

to help sb down

ayudar a alguien a bajar

don't look down!

¡no mires (hacia or para) abajo!

from the waist/neck down

desde la cintura/el cuello para abajo

he flopped down exhausted

se dejó caer agotado

down, boy!

wind the window down

baja la ventanilla

down with Smith/tyranny!

¡abajo Smith/la tiranía!

2.1. down (of position):

down

down in the basement/valley

abajo en el sótano/el valle

500m/two floors down

500m/dos pisos más abajo

further down on the same page

más abajo en la misma página

down here/there

aquí/allí (abajo)

it was down at the bottom of the rucksack

estaba en el fondo de la mochila

the sun/moon is down

el sol/la luna se ha puesto

2.2. down (downstairs):

I'll be down right away

2.4. down (in position):

the carpet isn't down yet

aún no han puesto or colocado la alfombra

I had newspaper down

había puesto periódicos (en el suelo)

2.5. down (prostrate):

the champ is down!

¡el campeón ha caído en la lona!

I was down with flu all last week

estuve con gripe toda la semana pasada

3.2. down (in league, table, hierarchy):

still down at the bottom of the league

todavía en el último lugar de la clasificación

from the president down

desde el presidente para abajo

4.1. down (in, toward the south):

to go/come down south/to London

ir/venir al sur/a Londres

people down south/in Mexico

la gente del sur/de México

4.2. down (at, to another place) esp Brit :

down on the farm

he's down at the bar

está en el bar

I'm going down to Anne's/the library

voy a casa de Anne/a la biblioteca

4.3. down (away from university, major city) esp Brit :

they're sending a detective down from Scotland Yard

van a enviar un detective de Scotland Yard

he went down from Oxford in 1967

terminó sus estudios en Oxford en 1967

he went down from Oxford in 1967

egresó de Oxford en 1967 LatAm

5.2. down (out of action):

the telephone lines are down

las líneas de teléfono están cortadas

the system is down again COMPUT

otra vez el sistema no funciona

5.3. down (deflated):

one of your tires is down

tienes un neumático desinflado

7. down (in cash):

he's demanding $150 down

exige un depósito de $150

8. down (hostile):

to be down on sb inf, my teacher's down on me at the moment

la maestra me tiene ojeriza

to be down on sb inf, my teacher's down on me at the moment

la maestra la ha agarrado conmigo LatAm inf

9.2. down (reduced to):

when the liquid is down to half its volume

cuando el líquido se haya reducido a la mitad de su volumen

we're down to our last tin of tomatoes

nos queda solo una lata de tomates

9.3. down (dependent on) Brit:

it's all down to luck

todo es cuestión de suerte

9.4. down (to be done by):

the rest is down to you

el resto depende de ti

it's down to the owner to take precautions

es responsabilidad del propietario tomar precauciones

II.down¹ [Am daʊn, Brit daʊn] PREP

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1.2. down (at lower level):

halfway down the hill

a mitad de camino ladera abajo

line 26, halfway down the page

línea 26, hacia la mitad de la página

2.3. down (to, in) Brit inf:

I've got to go down the shops

tengo que ir de compras

I saw her down the pub yesterday

ayer la vi en el bar

3. down (through):

down the ages/centuries

a través de los tiempos/los siglos

III.down¹ [Am daʊn, Brit daʊn] ADJ

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1.1. down attr (going downward):

the down escalator

la escalera mecánica de bajada or para bajar

1.2. down attr Brit (from London):

the down train

el tren de Londres

IV.down¹ [Am daʊn, Brit daʊn] N

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1. down (dislike):

to have a down on sb Brit inf

tenerle ojeriza a alguien

2. down (in US football):

down

down

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1.2. down (knock down):

down person/opponent

down person/opponent

1.3. down (shoot down):

down aircraft

down aircraft

1.4. down (put down):

to down tools

dejar de trabajar

2. down (defeat) Am:

down inf

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fall down VB [Am fɔl -, Brit fɔːl -] (v + adv)

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I.cut down VB [Am kət -, Brit kʌt -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

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1. cut down (fell):

cut down tree

cut down tree

2. cut down (kill):

he was cut down in his prime liter

su vida fue segada en flor liter

II.cut down VB [Am kət -, Brit kʌt -] (v + adv) (make reductions)

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I.burn down VB [Am bərn -, Brit bəːn -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

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II.burn down VB [Am bərn -, Brit bəːn -] (v + adv)

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quedar reducido a cenizas

down² [Am daʊn, Brit daʊn] N U

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1. down (on bird):

down

3. down (on plant, fruit):

down

down³ <downs, pl> [Am daʊn, Brit daʊn] N esp Brit GEOG

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closing down N no pl

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closing down

I.close down VB intr

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cerrarse (definitivamente)

II.close down VB trans

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cerrar (definitivamente)

close-down N

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closing-down sale N

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closing-down sale

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I.close¹ [kləʊs, Am kloʊs] ADJ

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1. close (near in location):

close combat

combate m cuerpo a cuerpo

2. close (intimate):

close relatives

parientes m pl cercanos

3. close (almost even):

4. close (similar):

5. close (unwilling to be frank):

6. close:

close (airless)

close (stuffy)

II.close¹ [kləʊs, Am kloʊs] ADV

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1. close (near in location):

to move close

2. close (near in time):

I.close² [kləʊz, Am kloʊz] N

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2. close Brit (cul-de-sac road):

callejón m sin salida

II.close² [kləʊz, Am kloʊz] VB trans

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1. close (shut):

to close ranks

III.close² [kləʊz, Am kloʊz] VB intr

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1. close (shut):

2. close (end):

I.closing ADJ

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closing speech

II.closing N no pl

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1. closing:

closing (ending)

closing (act)

2. closing COMM:

down¹ [daʊn] N

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I.down² [daʊn] ADV

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1. down (movement):

down

to fall down

to lie down

2. down (from another point):

to go down to Brighton/the sea

bajar a Brighton/al mar

5. down (in writing):

to write/get sth down

escribir/anotar algo

II.down² [daʊn] PREP

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2. down (along):

to go down the street

ir por la calle

close ADJ

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to be too close to call (match)

estar muy reñido aún

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Featuring more of a serious feel in dining, this concept lasted a few years before closing down, returning the chain solely to the diner-style feel. en.wikipedia.org

And a result the bowling alley opted for closing down while seeking another location. en.wikipedia.org

They were successful in closing down the operation (which was the largest in the country), saving countless thousands of dogs each year. en.wikipedia.org

Saboteurs cause a series of explosions, closing down railway construction for the winter. en.wikipedia.org

After the company began closing down operations at the complex in 1973, some buildings were demolished, while others have been rehabilitated and repurposed. en.wikipedia.org

The local townspeople rose up against the school teacher and threw her in jail, closing down the school permanently. en.wikipedia.org

The economic recession in 1988 saw the eventual closing down of these three establishments. en.wikipedia.org

This saved schools all over the nation from closing down by balancing tournaments--but a price had to be paid: real soccer didn't exist. en.wikipedia.org

Terry responded by closing down the school for a month. en.wikipedia.org

At the end of the season, the team announced it was closing down and selling its equipment and shop, but that was soon retracted. en.wikipedia.org

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