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I 1. [kləus] adverb

1) (near in time, place etc: He stood close to his mother; Follow close behind.) blizu

2) (tightly; neatly: a close-fitting dress.) tesno

2. adjective

1) (near in relationship: a close friend.) bližnji, zaupen

2) (having a narrow difference between winner and loser: a close contest; The result was close.) tesen

3) (thorough: a close examination of the facts; Keep a close watch on him.) natančen

4) (tight: a close fit.) tesen

5) (without fresh air: a close atmosphere; The weather was close and thundery.) zatohel

6) (mean: He's very close (with his money).) skop

7) (secretive: They're keeping very close about the business.) zaprt, molčeč

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- closely

- closeness
- close call/shave
- close-set
- close-up
- close at hand
- close on
- close to II 1. [kləuz] verb

1) (to make or become shut, often by bringing together two parts so as to cover an opening: The baby closed his eyes; Close the door; The shops close on Sundays.) zapreti (se)

2) (to finish; to come or bring to an end: The meeting closed with everyone in agreement.) končati (se)

3) (to complete or settle (a business deal).) skleniti

2. noun

(a stop, end or finish: the close of day; towards the close of the nineteenth century.) konec

- close down

- close up

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I [klous]

adjective (closely adverb)

zaprt, zaklenjen; stisnjen, tesen, gost; figuratively jedrnat; soparen, zadušljiv, zatohel; molčeč, vase zaprt; blizek; pazljiv, natančen; skoraj enak; vztrajen, marljiv; zaupen; skop, varčen; skrit; logičen; neodločen (boj)

close argument — nepobiten dokaz

close combat — bitka iz bližine, boj moža proti možu

close confinement — strogi zapor

in close conversation — v živahnem pogovoru

colloquially close customer — molčeč človek

close fight — neodločen boj

close friend — zaupen prijatelj

close proximity ( —ali quarters) — neposredna bližina

to come to close quarters — spoprijeti se

close season ( —ali time) — varstvena doba prepovedi lova

close study — temeljit študij

colloquially close thing — pičla zmaga

close weather — soparno vreme

it was a close call ( —ali shave) — za las smo ušli

close translation — natančen prevod

to keep s.th. close — zase kaj obdržati, ne izdati

II [klous]

adverb

blizu, pičlo

close at hand, close by — čisto blizu

close on — skoraj, domala; kmalu nato

he ran me very close — kmalu bi me bil dohitel

to follow close upon s.o. — biti komu za petami

to live close — varčno živeti

to sail close to the wind — jadrati tesno ob vetru; figuratively biti komaj še v mejah zakona

I felt close to tears — na jok mi je šlo

III [klous]

noun

ograjen prostor, ograda; plot; šolsko dvorišče, igrišče; področje stolne cerkve; Scottish prehod skozi hišo, uličica

IV [klouz]

noun

zaključek, konec

to bring to a close — končati, zaključiti

to draw to a close — iti h koncu

V [klouz]

1.

transitive verb

zapreti; končati, zaključiti, likvidirati; ustaviti se (ob drugi ladji);

2.

intransitive verb

zapreti se; prenehati; (to) bližati se, zaceliti se

to close one's days — umreti

to close one's eyes to s.th. — zapirati oči pred čim

to close s.o.'s eye — suniti koga v oko

to close the door on s.th. — narediti konec razpravljanju o čem

to close with the land — približati se kopnemu

to close with an offer — sprejeti ponudbo

to close bargain — končati pogovor