- close
- I
1. [kləus]
adverb
1) (near in time, place etc: He stood close to his mother; Follow close behind.) blizu2) (tightly; neatly: a close-fitting dress.) tesno2. adjective1) (near in relationship: a close friend.) bližnji, zaupen2) (having a narrow difference between winner and loser: a close contest; The result was close.) tesen3) (thorough: a close examination of the facts; Keep a close watch on him.) natančen4) (tight: a close fit.) tesen5) (without fresh air: a close atmosphere; The weather was close and thundery.) zatohel6) (mean: He's very close (with his money).) skop7) (secretive: They're keeping very close about the business.) zaprt, molčeč•- closely- closeness
- close call/shave
- close-set
- close-up
- close at hand
- close on
- close to II 1. [kləuz] verb1) (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).) skleniti2. noun(a stop, end or finish: the close of day; towards the close of the nineteenth century.) konec- close up* * *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 dokazclose combat — bitka iz bližine, boj moža proti možuclose confinement — strogi zaporin close conversation — v živahnem pogovorucolloquially close customer — molčeč človekclose fight — neodločen bojclose friend — zaupen prijateljclose proximity ( —ali quarters) — neposredna bližinato come to close quarters — spoprijeti seclose season ( —ali time) — varstvena doba prepovedi lovaclose study — temeljit študijcolloquially close thing — pičla zmagaclose weather — soparno vremeit was a close call ( —ali shave) — za las smo ušliclose translation — natančen prevodto keep s.th. close — zase kaj obdržati, ne izdatiII [klous]adverbblizu, pičloclose at hand, close by — čisto blizuclose on — skoraj, domala; kmalu natohe ran me very close — kmalu bi me bil dohitelto follow close upon s.o. — biti komu za petamito live close — varčno živetito sail close to the wind — jadrati tesno ob vetru; figuratively biti komaj še v mejah zakonaI felt close to tears — na jok mi je šloIII [klous]nounograjen prostor, ograda; plot; šolsko dvorišče, igrišče; področje stolne cerkve; Scottish prehod skozi hišo, uličicaIV [klouz]nounzaključek, konecto bring to a close — končati, zaključitito draw to a close — iti h koncuV [klouz]1.transitive verbzapreti; končati, zaključiti, likvidirati; ustaviti se (ob drugi ladji);2.intransitive verbzapreti se; prenehati; (to) bližati se, zaceliti seto close one's days — umretito close one's eyes to s.th. — zapirati oči pred čimto close s.o.'s eye — suniti koga v okoto close the door on s.th. — narediti konec razpravljanju o čemto close with the land — približati se kopnemuto close with an offer — sprejeti ponudboto close bargain — končati pogovor
English-Slovenian dictionary. 2013.