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close verb

  /kloʊz/ , /kləʊz/
  • (ambitransitive) To move a thing, or part of a thing, nearer to another so that the gap or opening between the two is removed.
  • (ergative, computing) To terminate an application, window, file or database connection, etc.
fermer, clore, boucher
  • (intransitive) To do the tasks (putting things away, locking doors, etc.) required to prepare a store or other establishment to shut down for the night.
fermer, clore
  • (transitive) To put an end to; to conclude.
clore, terminer, conclure, finir, mettre fin à
  • (transitive, intransitive, electricity, of a switch, fuse or circuit breaker) To move to a position allowing electricity to flow.
conclure

close adjective

  /kloʊs/ , /kləʊs/
  • At a little distance; near.
proche, près
  • (Ireland, UK, weather) Hot, humid, with no wind.
lourd
  • Intimate; well-loved.
proche

close noun

  /kloʊs/ , /kləʊs/
  • (chiefly British) A street that ends in a dead end.
cul-de-sac

close noun

  /kloʊz/ , /kləʊz/
  • An end or conclusion.
conclusion, achèvement, fin

closed adjective

  /kloʊzd/ , /kləʊzd/
  • Sealed, made inaccessible or impassable; not open.
  • (of a store or business) Not operating or conducting trade.
fermé
  • Not public.
fermé, privé

closely adverb

  /ˈkləʊsliː/
près
  • In a close manner.
étroitement

closing noun

  /ˈkloʊzɪŋ/ , /ˈkləʊzɪŋ/
  • The end or conclusion of something.
clôture

closeness

étroitesse

closeness noun

  /ˈkloʊs.nəs/ , /ˈkləʉs.nəs/ , /ˈkləʊs.nəs/
  • The state of being friends
  • (mathematics) The shortest path between two vertices in a graph
proximité

🇫🇷 fr en 🇬🇧

clore verb

  /klɔʁ/
  • Fermer, faire que ce qui était ouvert ne le soit plus
  • (Sens figuré) Terminer
  • (En particulier) Déclarer terminé
close
  • Fermer, enfermer, mettre dans une enceinte
close in

clos adjective

  /klo/
closed, shut
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