near

Pronúncia: nɪəʳ
    adverb
  1. prop.
  2. to (draw come) near acostar-se, apropar-se.
  3. near on thirty books prop de trenta llibres, gairebé trenta llibres.
  4. that’s near enough ja n’hi ha prou.
  5. to bring something near acostar una cosa.
    6. preposition
  6. (also near to) [of place] prop de, a la vora de, al costat de.
  7. (idem) [of time] prop de, quasi.
  8. (idem) [of numbers] quasi.
  9. near here prop d’aquí, a la vora d’aquí.
  10. to be near (to) the fire estar a la vora del foc.
  11. the passage is near the end of the book el passatge és cap al final del llibre.
  12. near the end of the century cap al final de segle.
  13. she was near her end estava prop del final, estava prop de la mort.
  14. she was near to crying estava a punt de plorar, gairebé plorava.
  15. we were near to being drowned per poc no ens ofeguem, va anar de poc que no ens ofeguéssim.
  16. we’re near it ja som a prop.
    17. adjective
  17. [place, etc.] a prop, pròxim, avinent, proper, veïnat.
  18. [of time] a prop.
  19. Christmas is near ja s’acosta Nadal, Nadal és a prop.
  20. [relationship] de prop.
  21. [resemblance] considerable.
  22. [guess] que s’hi acosta molt, quasi correcte.
  23. [translation, etc.] aproximat
  24. [automobiles] nearside.
  25. the nearest way el camí més curt.
  26. work it out to the nearest pound calcula-ho aproximadament en lliures enteres.
  27. one’s nearest and dearest els familiars de prop i més estimats.
    28. transitive verb
  28. acostar-se a, aproximar-se a, apropar-se a.
  29. the building is nearing completion la construcció ja s’acosta a la fi, l’edifici ja és gairebé acabat.
  30. our country is nearing disaster el país ha arribat a la ratlla del desastre.