"close" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

close adjetivo

close + sustantivo
Kolokacji: 198
close friend • close relationship • close proximity • close tie • close range • close contact • close attention • close associate • ...
verbo + close
Kolokacji: 24
come close • stand close • lean close • sit close • live close • ...
adverbio + close
Kolokacji: 32
extremely close • particularly close • fairly close • relatively close • especially close • ...
(1) extremely, exceedingly
Kolokacji: 2
1. dangerously close = niebezpiecznie blisko dangerously close
2. perilously close = niebezpiecznie blisko perilously close
  • As it turns out, he was perilously close to the latter.
  • They were perilously close to the edge of the dock.
  • They haven't been burned yet but are perilously close to the fire.
  • And what about that mirror, which was now perilously close to the next step in the circle of life?
  • "You are perilously close to being too muscular," I said.
  • He turned with a smile that was perilously close to a grin.
  • The house is now perilously close to a 50-foot drop to the Atlantic.
  • The memory of the visions was perilously close to him.
  • And that's on your good days, which are perilously close to swimsuit season.
  • As her scent drifted up into his nose, he knew she was perilously close to the change.
3. precariously close = będąc niepewnym jutra blisko precariously close
(6) uncomfortably, somewhere
Kolokacji: 2
close + preposición
Kolokacji: 12
close to • close with • close for • close in • close by • ...

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