near

near
near [nɪər]
1. adverb
   a. (in space) tout près ; (in time) proche
• he lives quite near il habite tout près
• near at hand [object] à portée de (la) main ; [event] tout proche
• to draw near (to) s'approcher (de)
• near to where I had seen him près de l'endroit où je l'avais vu
• she was near to tears elle était au bord des larmes
   b. (in degree) presque
• this train is nowhere near full ce train est loin d'être plein
   c. ( = close) that's near enough (inf) ça pourra aller
2. preposition
   a. (in space) près de
• near here/there près d'ici/de là
• near the church près de l'église
• don't come near me ne vous approchez pas de moi
• it's near the end of the book c'est vers la fin du livre
• her birthday is near mine son anniversaire est proche du mien
   b. ( = on the point of) the work is near completion le travail est presque terminé
   c. ( = on the same level) au niveau de
• to be near sth se rapprocher de qch ; (figurative) ressembler à qch
• French is nearer Latin than English is le français est plus proche du latin que l'anglais
• nobody comes anywhere near him personne ne lui arrive à la cheville
3. adjective
   a. ( = close in space) proche
• to the nearest pound à une livre près
   b. ( = close in time) proche
• in the near future dans un proche avenir
   c. (figurative) [relative] proche
• the nearest equivalent ce qui s'en rapproche le plus
• his nearest rival son plus dangereux rival
• a near miss (Aviation) une quasi-collision
• that was a near thing (gen) il s'en est fallu de peu
• it was a near thing (of election, race result) ça a été très juste
4. transitive verb
[+ place] approcher de ; [+ person] approcher
• my book is nearing completion mon livre est presque terminé
5. compounds
► the Near East noun le Proche-Orient
► near-sighted adjective
• to be near-sighted être myope ► near-sightedness noun myopie f
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[nɪə(r)] 1.
adverb
1) (nearby)

to live quite near — habiter tout près

to move ou draw nearer — s'approcher davantage (to de)

to bring something nearer — approcher quelque chose

2) (close in time)

the time is near when... — dans peu de temps,...

how near are they in age? — combien ont-ils de différence d'âge?

3) (nearly)

as near perfect as it could be — aussi proche de la perfection que possible

nowhere near finished — loin d'être fini

2.
near enough adverbial phrase
1) (approximately) à peu près
2) (sufficiently close)

that's near enough — (not any closer) tu es assez près; (acceptable as quantity) ça ira

3.
preposition
1) (in space) près de
2) (in time)

nearer the time — quand la date approchera

it's getting near Christmas — Noël approche

on or near the 12th — autour du 12

3) (in degree) proche de

near the beginning of the article — presque au début de l'article

he's no nearer (making) a decision — il n'est pas plus décidé

she's nowhere near finishing — elle est loin d'avoir fini

£400? it cost nearer £600 — 400 livres sterling? je dirais plutôt 600

nobody comes anywhere near her — fig personne ne lui arrive à la cheville

4.
near to prepositional phrase
1) (in space) près de

near to where — près de l'endroit où

how near are we to Dijon? — à quelle distance sommes-nous de Dijon?

2) (on point of) au bord de [tears, hysteria, collapse]

to be near to doing — être sur le point de faire

how near are you to completing...? — est-ce que vous êtes sur le point de finir...?

3) (in degree)

to come nearest to — s'approcher le plus de

to come near to doing — faillir faire

5.
adjective
1) (close in distance, time) proche
2) (in degree)

he's the nearest thing to an accountant we've got — c'est lui qui a le plus de connaissances en comptabilité parmi nos employés

it's the nearest thing — (to article, colour required) c'est ça le plus approchant

3) (short)

the nearest route — le chemin le plus court

6.
near + combining form presque

a near-catastrophic blunder — une gaffe presque catastrophique

7.
transitive verb lit, fig (draw close to) approcher de

to near completion — toucher à sa fin

to near retirement — partir bientôt à la retraite


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