"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
3. precariously close = będąc niepewnym jutra blisko precariously close
  • She heard Dominick's soft groan as she began to massage his old wound, which was precariously close to his groin.
  • Aware that the Pirates had already won last night in Philadelphia, 5-1, the Mets knew they were precariously close to falling another game back in the standing.
  • The Unsprung inbox is precariously close to another very important box in the office.
  • When he awoke the next morning, he realized that he was precariously close to falling off the bed.
  • "I wanted to try to do something to lift this team up," Jordan said, knowing the Braves were precariously close to falling out of first place.
  • The highway between New Orleans and Houma was precariously close to flooding, as it was much of the year.
  • The Yankees were precariously close to continuing their losing streak and their streaky play.
  • Knee pads, a back brace, an ability to roll nicely into the net in a somersault, landing on your shoulders, which are precariously close to your neck.
  • She was almost screaming now, that precious, well-guarded cool was precariously close to collapsing.
  • However, the Maya couldn't sustain their population - and, Attenborough warns, we may be precariously close to a similar catastrophe.
(6) uncomfortably, somewhere
Kolokacji: 2
close + preposición
Kolokacji: 12
close to • close with • close for • close in • close by • ...

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