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close verb

  /kloʊz/ , /kləʊz/
  • (physical) To remove or block an opening, gap or passage through.
 fermer, clore, boucher
  • (ambitransitive) To move a thing, or part of a thing, nearer to another so that the gap or opening between the two is removed.
  • (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
  • (intransitive) To finish; to come to an end.
 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, fermer

close adjective

  /kloʊs/ , /kləʊs/
  • At little distance; near in space or time.
 proche, près
  • Intimate or immediate in personal relationship.
 proche
  • Adhering strictly to a standard or original; exact or nearly so.
  • (Ireland, UK, weather) Hot, humid, with no wind.
 lourd

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.
 achèvement, conclusion, fin

closed adjective

  /kloʊzd/ , /kləʊzd/
  • (computing, of a file, document, etc.) Not in current use; not connected to as a resource.
  • Not available for operation, participation, interaction, etc.
  • Not available for use or operation.
  • (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
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