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1. adjective1) (not far away in place or time: The station is quite near; Christmas is getting near.) cerca2) (not far away in relationship: He is a near relation.) próximo
2. adverb1) (to or at a short distance from here or the place mentioned: He lives quite near.) cerca2) ((with to) close to: Don't sit too near to the window.) cerca
3. preposition(at a very small distance from (in place, time etc): She lives near the church; It was near midnight when they arrived.) cerca de
4. verb(to come near (to): The roads became busier as they neared the town; as evening was nearing.) acercarse a- nearly- nearness
- nearby
- nearside
- near-sighted
- a near miss
near adj adv cercais the station near here? ¿está cerca la estación?there's a café near my house hay una cafetería cerca de mi casaneartr[nɪəSMALLr/SMALL]adjective1 cercano,-a■ where is the nearest bank? ¿dónde está el banco más cercano?■ Barclays is quite near Barclays queda bastante cerca2 (relations) cercano,-a■ a near relative un pariente cercano■ one's nearest and dearest los más queridos3 (time) próximo,-a■ in the near future en un futuro próximo4 (similar) parecido,-a■ this is the nearest we have, I'm afraid lo siento, pero esto es lo más parecido que tenemosadverb1 cerca■ I live quite near (by) vivo bastante cercapreposition1 cerca de■ it's near the market está cerca del mercado■ near the end of the book hacia el final del libro1 (Also near to) a punto de■ she was near to crying estuvo a punto de llorartransitive verb1 acercarse a■ we are nearing the day when ... nos acercamos al día en que ...\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto come near acercarseto come near to doing something estar en un tris de hacer algoto draw near acercarsenear miss (shot) tiro que no da en el blanco por poco 2 (situation) situación que no se produce por poco■ it was a near miss falló por poco■ the lorry almost hit us, it was a near miss por poco nos da el camión, nos escapamos por los pelosnear ['nɪr] vt1) : acercarse athe ship is nearing port: el barco se está acercando al puerto2) : estar a punto deshe is nearing graduation: está a punto de graduarsenear adv1) close: cercamy family lives quite near: mi familia vive muy cerca2) nearly: casiI came near to finishing: casi terminénear adj1) close: cercano, próximo2) similar: parecido, semejantenear prep: cerca denearadj.• afín adj.• allegado, -a adj.• aproximado, -a adj.• cerca adj.• cercano, -a adj.• estrecho, -a adj.• inmediato, -a adj.• propincuo, -a adj.• próximo (Cercano) adj.• vecino, -a adj.• íntimo, -a adj.adv.• cerca adv.prep.• cerca de prep.• hacia prep.• sobre prep.v.• acercarse v.
I nɪr, nɪə(r)adjective -er, -est1)a) (in position) cercano, próximothe nearest store — la tienda más cercana
b) (in time) cercano, próximoc) (in approximation) parecidothat's the nearest thing to an apology you can expect from him — eso es lo más parecido a una disculpa que se puede esperar de él
d) <relative> cercano2) (virtual) (before n)there was near panic when the alarms sounded — casi se produjo el pánico cuando sonaron las alarmas
in a state of near exhaustion — prácticamente en estado de agotamiento
3) (BrE Auto, Equ) izquierdo
II
adverb -er, -est1)a) (in position) cercadon't go any nearer to the edge — no te acerques más al borde
from near and far — de todas partes
b) (in time)we're getting near to Christmas — ya falta poco para Navidad
c) (in approximation)the total will be nearer to $1,000 than $500 — el total va a estar más cerca de 1.000 que de 500 dólares
d) (on the verge of)near to something/-ing: she was near to tears estaba al borde de las lágrimas or a punto de echarse a llorar; I came very near to hitting him — estuve a punto de pegarle, por poco le pego
2) (nearly) casiI'm nowhere near finished — me falta mucho or (colloq) un montón para terminar
that's nowhere near enough — (colloq) con eso no alcanza, ni mucho menos
it'll cost $1,000, near enough — (colloq) costará 1.000 dólares, o por ahí (fam)
III
preposition -er, -esta) (in position) cerca dethe room nearest the entrance — la habitación que está más cerca de la entrada
don't go too near the fire — no te acerques demasiado al fuego
b) (in time)we're getting very near Christmas — falta muy poco para Navidad
c) (in approximation)damage was estimated at somewhere near $2,000 — los daños se calcularon en cerca de 2.000 dólares
I'd say he's nearer 70 than 60 — yo diría que está más cerca de los 70 que de los 60
no one comes near her in stamina — los deja a todos muy atrás en resistencia
d) (on the verge of)the project is now near completion — el proyecto está a punto de acabarse
IV
transitive verb acercarse* awe are nearing our destination — nos estamos acercando a nuestro destino
he must be nearing his 80th birthday — debe faltarle poco para cumplir los 80
[nɪǝ(r)]the project is nearing completion — el proyecto se está por acabar
1. ADV1) (in place) cercahe lives quite near — vive bastante cerca
don't come any nearer! — ¡no te acerques más!
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so near and yet so far, the shore was so near and yet so far — la orilla estaba al alcance de la mano pero llegar a ella era imposiblevictory was so near and yet so far — la victoria parecía estar asegurada pero ese último esfuerzo para obtenerla les resultó imposible
2) (in time)•
the agreement brings peace a little nearer — este acuerdo nos acerca un poco más a la paz•
winter is drawing near — el invierno se acerca•
the nearer it gets to the election the more they look like losing — a medida que se acercan las elecciones mayor parece la posibilidad de que pierdan•
to be near at hand — [object] estar al alcance de la mano; [event, season] estar a la vuelta de la esquina3) (in level, degree)•
the nearest I ever came to feeling that was when ... — la única vez que llegué a sentir algo parecido fue cuando ...•
you as near as dammit killed me * — no me mataste, pero por un pelo *•
that's near enough — (numbers) no merece la pena precisar más; (amount) con eso vale•
you won't get any nearer than that to what you want — no vas a encontrar otra cosa que se aproxime más a lo que buscasthe nearest I ever got to winning — lo más cerca que estuve de ganar
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it's nowhere near enough * — con eso no basta ni mucho menos"have you finished it yet?" - "nowhere near" — -¿has terminado ya? -qué va, me falta muchísimo
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as near as I can recall — que yo recuerde4) (=almost) casi•
I came near to telling her everything — llegué casi a decírselo todo•
near on 3,000 people — casi 3.000 personas•
it's in near perfect condition — está casi en perfectas condiciones•
I could hardly see it in the near total darkness — apenas lo veía en la oscuridad que era casi total2. PREP(also: near to)1) (of place) cerca deI live near Liverpool — vivo cerca de Liverpool
is there a bank near here? — ¿hay algún banco por aquí cerca?
I sat near the fire — me senté cerca de la chimenea
the schools near where I live — los colegios de mi barrio
the person nearest the door — la persona que está más cerca de la puerta
he won't let anyone near his toys — no deja que nadie se acerque a sus juguetes
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we don't live anywhere near Lincoln — vivimos bastante or muy lejos de Lincoln•
if you come near me I'll kill you — como te me acerques, te matonobody comes anywhere near him at swimming — en natación nadie le llega ni a la suela del zapato
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the passage is near the end of the book — el trozo viene hacia el final del libro•
don't go near the edge — no te acerques al borde•
we were nowhere near the station — estábamos bastante or muy lejos de la estación2) (in time)her birthday is near mine — su cumpleaños cae cerca del mío
near the end of the century — hacia fines del siglo
3) (=almost)the sun was near to setting — el sol estaba a punto de ponerse
we were near to being drowned — por poco nos morimos ahogados
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she was near death — estaba al borde de la muerte, tocaba a su fin liter•
near to tears — a punto de llorar3. ADJ1) (in place) cercanomy house is near enough to walk — mi casa está muy cerca, se puede ir andando
where's the nearest service station? — ¿dónde está la gasolinera más cercana?
these glasses make things look nearer — con estas gafas todo parece estar más cerca
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£250 or nearest offer — 250 libras o precio a discutir•
calculate to the nearest decimal place — para el cálculo solo utilicen el primer decimal•
he calculated the price to the nearest pound — redondeó el precio a la libra entera2) (in time) próximo•
in the near future — en un futuro cercano•
the time is near when ... — falta poco cuando ...3) (in level, degree)it's the nearest thing to heaven I can think of — para mí esto es como estar en el séptimo cielo
that's the nearest thing to a compliment you'll get from him — iro eso es lo más parecido a un elogio que vas a conseguir de él
a near thing —
she won, but it was a near thing — ganó, pero por los pelos
4) [relative] cercanoyour nearest and dearest — tus seres más allegados y queridos
4. VT1) (in space) acercarse a2) (in time)it was nearing lunchtime — faltaba poco para la hora de comer
I'm nearing the end of my contract — falta poco para que venza mi contrato
he is nearing 50 — frisa en los 50, tiene casi 50 años
3) (in level, degree)the building is nearing completion — el edificio está casi terminado
the country is nearing total anarchy — el país está al borde de la anarquía total
5.VI acercarse6.CPDthe Near East N — el Cercano Oriente
near miss N — [of planes] casi colisión f ; (when aiming) casi acierto m ; (in competition) (=near-victory) casi victoria f
he had a near miss — (Aer) no se estrelló por poco; (Aut) no chocó por poco
it was a near miss — (target) no dio en el blanco por poco
near money N — (Comm) activos mpl realizables
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I [nɪr, nɪə(r)]adjective -er, -est1)a) (in position) cercano, próximothe nearest store — la tienda más cercana
b) (in time) cercano, próximoc) (in approximation) parecidothat's the nearest thing to an apology you can expect from him — eso es lo más parecido a una disculpa que se puede esperar de él
d) <relative> cercano2) (virtual) (before n)there was near panic when the alarms sounded — casi se produjo el pánico cuando sonaron las alarmas
in a state of near exhaustion — prácticamente en estado de agotamiento
3) (BrE Auto, Equ) izquierdo
II
adverb -er, -est1)a) (in position) cercadon't go any nearer to the edge — no te acerques más al borde
from near and far — de todas partes
b) (in time)we're getting near to Christmas — ya falta poco para Navidad
c) (in approximation)the total will be nearer to $1,000 than $500 — el total va a estar más cerca de 1.000 que de 500 dólares
d) (on the verge of)near to something/-ing: she was near to tears estaba al borde de las lágrimas or a punto de echarse a llorar; I came very near to hitting him — estuve a punto de pegarle, por poco le pego
2) (nearly) casiI'm nowhere near finished — me falta mucho or (colloq) un montón para terminar
that's nowhere near enough — (colloq) con eso no alcanza, ni mucho menos
it'll cost $1,000, near enough — (colloq) costará 1.000 dólares, o por ahí (fam)
III
preposition -er, -esta) (in position) cerca dethe room nearest the entrance — la habitación que está más cerca de la entrada
don't go too near the fire — no te acerques demasiado al fuego
b) (in time)we're getting very near Christmas — falta muy poco para Navidad
c) (in approximation)damage was estimated at somewhere near $2,000 — los daños se calcularon en cerca de 2.000 dólares
I'd say he's nearer 70 than 60 — yo diría que está más cerca de los 70 que de los 60
no one comes near her in stamina — los deja a todos muy atrás en resistencia
d) (on the verge of)the project is now near completion — el proyecto está a punto de acabarse
IV
transitive verb acercarse* awe are nearing our destination — nos estamos acercando a nuestro destino
he must be nearing his 80th birthday — debe faltarle poco para cumplir los 80
the project is nearing completion — el proyecto se está por acabar
English-spanish dictionary. 2013.
