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1. adv

vicino

it's quite near — è abbastanza vicino

I like to know that you are near — mi piace sapere che tu sei (qui) vicino or accanto

near at hand — a portata di mano, (event) imminente, alle porte

to come or draw near — (person, event) avvicinarsi

come nearer — vieni più vicino, avvicinati

to bring sth nearer (to) — portare qc più vicino (a)

he came near to being drowned — per poco non è annegato

near to tears — sul punto di piangere

that's near enough — va bene così

there were 100 people there, near enough — c'erano pressappoco 100 persone

nowhere near full — ben lontano (-a) dall'essere pieno (-a)

2. prep

(also: near to) (of place) vicino a, presso, (in time) circa, quasi

it's very near to the school — è molto vicino alla scuola

near here/there — qui/lì vicino

is there a bank near here? — c'è una banca qui vicino?

I live near Liverpool — abito vicino a Liverpool

he was standing near the door — era in piedi vicino alla porta

it was somewhere near midnight — era circa mezzanotte

it's somewhere near here — dev'essere da queste parti

the passage is near the end of the book — il brano è verso la fine del libro

his views are very near my own — è di vedute molto simili alle mie

nobody comes anywhere near her at cooking — nessuno può competere con lei in cucina

3. adj, -er comp -est superl

1) (in space, time) vicino (-a)

where's the nearest service station? — dov'è la stazione di servizio più vicina?

the nearest shops were three kilometres away — i negozi più vicini erano a tre chilometri di distanza

in the near distance — a breve distanza

the nearest way — la via or strada più breve

£25,000 or nearest offer Brit — 25.000 sterline trattabili

in the near future — in un prossimo futuro

2) (relation) stretto (-a), prossimo (-a)

3)

their win was a near thing — hanno vinto di misura

that was a near thing! — per un pelo!

4. vt

(place, event) avvicinarsi a

the building is nearing completion — il palazzo è quasi terminato or ultimato