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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
- 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 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

English-Slovenian dictionary. 2013.

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