NEAR

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near I. adverb

1. aproape, apropiat;

to come / to draw near a se apropia (de);

he drew nearer se apropie mai mult, veni mai aproape;

the hour is drawing near se apropie ora;

to bring smth. nearer (to) a apropia ceva (de), a aduce ceva aproape (de);

nearer and nearer din ce în ce mai aproape, tot mai aproape;

near at hand aproape, la îndemână; (despre evenimente) apropiat;

the time is near upon six o'clock e aproape ora şase, nu mai e mult până la ora şase;

he has been very near to death's door a văzut moartea cu ochii, puţin a lipsit să nu moară;

they are near of kin sunt rude apropiate / înrudiţi îndeaproape.

2. aproape de, pe punctul de a;

as near as I can remember după câte îmi amintesc / îmi aduc aminte; din câte îmi aduc aminte;

it went near to break his heart aproape i-a zdrobit / i-a frânt inima;

I came near to crying eram gata să / n-a lipsit mult ca să plâng;

near upon thirty men aproape / aproximativ treizeci de oameni;

he was very near asleep era aproape adormit;

he is not / (fam.) nowhere near so strong as you nu e nici pe departe atât de puternic ca tine; mai are mult ca să fie (tot aşa de) voinic ca tine.

◊ (fam.) to live near a trăi cu mare zgârcenie, a-şi mânca de sub unghie.

near II. prepoziție

1. aproape de, lângă;

near the village aproape, lângă sat;

don't come near me nu te apropia de mine!

2. aproape de, pe punctul de;

his hopes were near fulfilment puţin lipsea ca nădejdile sale să se împlinească;

he was very near / he came near being run over puţin a lipsit / n-a lipsit mult ca să fie călcat, era cât p-aci să fie călcat;

to be / to come near smb. a se apropia de cineva (prin asemănare), a semăna cu cineva;

it is the same or near it e acelaşi sau aproape acelaşi lucru;

nobody can come anywhere near her n-o întrece nimeni, nu e nimeni pe aceeaşi treaptă cu ea.

near III. adjectiv

1. apropiat; intim, scump;

our near relations rudele noastre de aproape, părinţii;

they are near relatives (of each other) se înrudesc de aproape.

2. (despre un loc, timp, eveniment) apropiat;

the nearest house casa cea mai apropiată / din apropiere.

3. (despre un drum) scurt, direct;

to go by the nearest road a merge pe drumul cel mai scurt.

4. care afectează / priveşte îndeaproape;

it is a very near concern of mine e o chestiune care mă priveşte direct;

near translation traducere apropiată de text / care urmăreşte îndeaproape textul;

near resemblance mare asemănare, asemănare perfectă;

(amer.) near portrait portret foarte asemănător.

5. (despre persoane) zgârcit, foarte econom, zgârie-brânză, strâns la pungă.

near IV. verb A. tranzitiv

a se apropia de;

he is nearing his end a) e pe moarte; b) mai are puţin ca să-şi atingă ţelul.

near IV. verb B. intranzitiv

a se apropia.

Exemple de propoziții și/sau fraze:

“If he is not a beggar himself, his near relation's one,” said Steerforth.

(David Copperfield, de Charles Dickens)

It drew nearer and nearer, while we sat holding our breath.

(Treasure Island, de Robert Louis Stevenson)

They were speaking as they drew near.

(Persuasion, de Jane Austen)

We don't know who or what may be near us.

(The Lost World, de Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

That last fit of coughing has tired me a little; I feel as if I could sleep: but don't leave me, Jane; I like to have you near me.

(Jane Eyre, de Charlotte Brontë)

Why had he been so careful not to inform the people at Briarbrae that he intended to remain near them?

(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, de Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Stand over there near the bedroom door.

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, de Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

“I must go outside and see the bird nearer,” said the man.

(Fairy Tales, de The Brothers Grimm)

"This must be the Land of Oz," said Dorothy, "and we are surely getting near the Emerald City."

(The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, de L. Frank Baum)

The trip you take near the full moon November 12 seems to be shorter than the one you will likely take in late November or in December.

(AstrologyZone.com, de Susan Miller)

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