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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

I.to scavenge for VB intr

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II.scavenge [Am ˈskævəndʒ, Brit ˈskavɪn(d)ʒ] VB trans

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rescatar (de la basura)

I.stint [Am stɪnt, Brit stɪnt] N

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1.1. stint C (fixed amount, share):

I've done my stint for today

hoy ya he hecho mi parte or lo que me tocaba or lo que me correspondía

2. stint U:

without stint

without stint

sin restricciones

II.stint [Am stɪnt, Brit stɪnt] VB trans

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III.to stint on VB intr

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to stint on

I.surrender [Am səˈrɛndər, Brit səˈrɛndə] VB trans

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1. surrender MIL:

surrender arms/town

surrender arms/town

2. surrender (hand over) form:

surrender document/ticket

3. surrender (relinquish):

surrender right/claim

II.surrender [Am səˈrɛndər, Brit səˈrɛndə] VB intr

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III.to surrender oneself to VB refl

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to surrender oneself to indulgence/idleness:

to surrender oneself to

dejarse vencer por

just surrender yourself to the music

déjate llevar por la música

just surrender yourself to the music

abandónate a la música

IV.surrender [Am səˈrɛndər, Brit səˈrɛndə] N U

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1. surrender (capitulation):

capitulación f

2. surrender (submission):

I call that a surrender to pressure from the right

para mí eso es claudicar ante las presiones de la derecha

in passionate surrender

en una entrega apasionada

3. surrender form (handing over):

surrender (of passport, document)

surrender (of rights)

surrender of property

cesión f de bienes

I.swipe [Am swaɪp, Brit swʌɪp] N inf

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2. swipe (verbal attack):

II.swipe [Am swaɪp, Brit swʌɪp] VB trans inf

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1. swipe (hit):

darle (un golpe) a

2. swipe (steal):

volarse Mex inf

3. swipe COMPUT:

pasar (por un lector electrónico)

III.to swipe at VB intr

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I.to tend to VB intr (attend to)

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II.tend² [Am tɛnd, Brit tɛnd] VB trans

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I.tune [Am t(j)un, Brit tjuːn] N

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1. tune C:

tune (melody)

tune (piece)

tune (piece)

I remember the tune, but not the words

me acuerdo de la música pero no de la letra

there's not much tune to his songs U

sus canciones no tienen mucha melodía or no son muy melódicas

I'm sick of hearing the same old tune

estoy harto de oír siempre la misma cantinela inf

to call the tune

llevar la batuta or la voz cantante

to change one's tune

cambiar de parecer

to dance to another tune

ponerse como una malva

to the tune of sth expenses to the tune of $500 a day

500 dólares al día en concepto de gastos de representación

to the tune of the Marseillaise

con la música de la Marsellesa

2. tune U (correct pitch):

to sing out of tune

to sing out of tune

to sing in tune

this string is in/out of tune

esta cuerda está afinada/desafinada

to be in/out of tune with sth/sb, a leader in tune with the people

un líder en sintonía con el pueblo

the building is quite out of tune with its surroundings

el edificio desentona or no está en armonía con su entorno

II.tune [Am t(j)un, Brit tjuːn] VB trans

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1. tune MUS:

tune instrument

2. tune MOTOR:

tune engine

tune engine

III.to tune to VB intr RADIO TV

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to tune to station/wavelength:

sintonizar algo

I.content¹ [Am kənˈtɛnt, Brit kənˈtɛnt] ADJ pred

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II.content¹ [Am kənˈtɛnt, Brit kənˈtɛnt] VB trans

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III.to content oneself VB refl

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IV.content¹ [Am kənˈtɛnt, Brit kənˈtɛnt] N U (contentment)

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content liter

contento m liter

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I.close to PREP

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3. close to (in friendship with):

to be close to sb

estar unido a alguien

II.close to ADV (almost)

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close to finished/complete

casi terminado/completo

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close to sth

close to the bone

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I.to [tu:] PREP

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1. to (in direction of):

a

to go to France/Oxford

ir a Francia/Oxford

to go to town

to go to the dentist('s)

to go to the cinema/theatre

ir al cine/teatro

to go to bed

to go to the south

to go to the south

ir hacia el sur

to the left/right

a la izquierda/derecha

to fall to the ground

caerse al suelo

the path to the lake

el camino que lleva al lago

2. to (before):

a quarter to five

las cinco menos cuarto

5. to (towards):

to be kind/rude to sb

ser amable/grosero con alguien

10. to (causing):

much to my surprise

para mi sorpresa

11. to (by):

known to sb

conocido de [o por] alguien

12. to (matching):

the top to this jar

la tapa de este tarro

13. to (of):

the secretary to the boss

la secretaria del jefe

14. to (for purpose of):

Phrases:

that's all there is to it

II.to [tu:] infinitive particle

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1. to (infinitive: not translated):

to do/walk/put

hacer/caminar/poner

2. to (in command):

I told him to eat

le dije que comiera

3. to (after interrogative words):

I know what to do

she didn't know how to say it

no sabía como decirlo

4. to (wishes):

he wants to listen

quiere escuchar

she wants to go

6. to (attitude):

she seems to enjoy it

parece que disfruta

to be honest ...

(dicho) sinceramente...

8. to (in consecutive acts):

I came back to find she had left Madrid

volví para descubrir que se había ido de Madrid

9. to (introducing a complement):

he wants me to tell him a story

quiere que le cuente un cuento

to be too tired to do sth

estar demasiado cansado para hacer algo

10. to (in general statements):

it is easy to do it

es fácil hacerlo

11. to (in ellipsis):

he doesn't want to eat, but I want to

él no quiere comer, pero yo sí

III.to [tu:] ADV

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to push the door to

cerrar la puerta empujándola

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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2. close (end):

close ADJ

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to be too close to call (match)

estar muy reñido aún

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After operating for close to two centuries, it was almost completely ruined by an arsonists fire and had to be dismantled in 1910. en.wikipedia.org

Close to the equator they happen around the autumnal equinox and the vernal equinox; farther from the equator they happen closer to the winter solstice. en.wikipedia.org

But, CXOs that are too close to the details of the business also create a problem. www.fastcompany.com

It was cut into pieces and spent on goods with close to equal buying power throughout the empire. en.wikipedia.org

If there are no navigable waterways close to the pickup point and destination then a good will not be transported by a ship. en.wikipedia.org

The measurements showed that tar and nicotine levels of filtered cigarettes were higher or close to the levels of former unfiltered cigarettes. en.wikipedia.org

The bulk of the population that does live in unorganized areas lives close to the areas of the county that are organized. en.wikipedia.org

But back in 2012 the troubled former child star was living a little close to the breadline. www.irishexaminer.com

A junk lob takes a shallower arch, and lands close to the side wall somewhere between the dotted line and the back wall. en.wikipedia.org

Its production cycle is generally accepted to be from 1980 to 2000 or 2002, close to a record for a high-volume professional camera. en.wikipedia.org

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