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• Décrit quelque chose de proche dans l'espace, le temps ou les relations ; également utilisé pour décrire un intervalle étroit ou une similitude.

Describes something that is near in space, time, or relationship; also used to describe a narrow margin or similarity.

1. Near in distanceA1formal

   Being at a short distance away; not far.

   Proche (dans l'espace)

   • The store is very close to my house.
   • Stay close to me in the crowd.
   • The two buildings are close together.

   Synonymesadjacentat handhandynearnearbyneighboringnighproximate

   Antonymesdistantfarremote

2. Near in timeA2formal

   Approaching or about to happen soon.

   proche dans le temps

   • The deadline is close, so we need to hurry.
   • Christmas is getting close.
   • We are close to the end of the project.

   Synonymesat handforthcomingimminentimpendingnearnighupcoming

   Antonymesdistantfarremote

3. Intimate relationshipA2formal

   Having a strong emotional bond or connection.

   Proche (relation affective)

   • She is a close friend of mine.
   • They have a very close relationship.
   • He is close to his grandmother.

   Synonymesaffectionateattachedbosomconfidentialdeardevotedfamiliarinseparableintimateloving

   Antonymesaloofdetacheddistantestrangedremote

4. Almost equal or similarB1formal

   Very similar or almost the same.

   proche, semblable

   • The two paintings are close in style.
   • It was a close match, but they lost.
   • The results were close to what we expected.

   Synonymesakinalikecomparablecorrespondingequivalentmatchingnearsimilar

   Antonymesdifferentdissimilardistantremote

• Adverbe signifiant « près dans l'espace ou le temps » ou « dans une position voisine ». S'emploie pour décrire la proximité et coïncide par la forme avec l'adjectif.

An adverb meaning "near in space or time" or "in a position that is not far away." It is used to describe proximity and is identical in form to the adjective.

1. Near in distanceA1formal

   At a short distance away; nearby.

   proche (dans l'espace)

   • She stood close to the door.
   • The store is close to my house.
   • He moved closer to hear better.

   Synonymesat handnearnearbynigh

   Antonymesdistantfar

2. Near in timeB1formal

   Almost at a particular point in time.

   proche dans le temps

   • It's close to midnight.
   • We are close to finishing the project.
   • The deadline is getting close.

   Synonymesaboutalmostapproximatelynearnearlyroughly

   Antonymesdistantfar

3. Carefully or tightlyB2formal

   In a careful, thorough, or tight manner.

   étroitement, avec soin

   • Watch him close to see how he does it.
   • Hold the rope close so it doesn't slip.
   • The police followed close behind the suspect.

   Synonymescarefullycloselyfirmlysecurelytightly

   Antonymescarelesslyloosely

• Nom désignant la fin ou l'achèvement d'un événement, d'une activité ou d'une période de temps.

A noun referring to the end or conclusion of an event, activity, or period of time.

1. End or conclusionB1formal

   The end of an event, activity, or period of time.

   fin, conclusion

   • The meeting came to a close at 5 PM.
   • At the close of the day, they reviewed their progress.
   • The close of the season brought many surprises.

   Synonymescessationconclusionculminationendendingfinalefinishtermination

   Antonymesbeginningonsetopeningoutsetstart

2. Enclosed areaB2formalbritish

   A street closed at one end; a cul-de-sac.

   Impasse

   • They live in a quiet close near the park.
   • The children played safely in the close.
   • The house is located at the end of a close.

   Synonymesblind alleycourtcul de sacdead enddead-end street

• Verbe utilisé pour désigner l'action de fermer quelque chose, de terminer ou d'achever quelque chose, ou de réduire la distance entre des objets.

A verb used to indicate the act of shutting something, bringing something to an end, or reducing the distance between things.

1. ShutA1formal

   To move something so that an opening is covered or blocked.

   fermer (pour obturer)

   • Please close the door when you leave.
   • She closed her eyes and fell asleep.
   • He closed the book after finishing the last chapter.

   Synonymesbarblockboltfastenlatchlockobstructplugsealsecureshutstop

   Antonymesopen

2. End or finishA2formal

   To bring an activity, event, or period to an end.

   clore / terminer

   • The store closes at 9 PM.
   • They closed the meeting with a summary of decisions.
   • The festival closed with a spectacular fireworks display.

   Synonymesceasecompleteconcludeendfinishterminatewind upwrap up

   Antonymesbeginopenstart

3. Reduce distanceB1formal

   To move so as to cover an opening or reduce a gap.

   Réduire la distance

   • The police closed in on the suspect.
   • The army closed ranks to defend the position.
   • The gap between the two runners began to close.

   Synonymescontractconvergediminishlessennarrowreduceshrinktighten

   Antonymesopenpartseparate

Variantes phrasalclose downclose inclose offclose outclose up