Near in spanish
pronunciation: θeɹ̩kɑ part of speech: verb, adjective, adverb
near [nearer -comp., nearest -sup.]1 = cerca, cerca de, cercano. [Pincha en o en para ver otros adjetivos cuyo grados comparativos y superlativos se formas añadiendo "-er" o "-est" (o sus variantes "-r" o "-st") al final]
Example: He was a loner himself, a small-town country boy who spent most of his time wandering about the hills and fields near his home.more:
» be nowhere near = estar muy lejos de, estar bien lejos de, no acercarse lo más mínimo a, ni siquiera estar cerca de, distar mucho de ser.
Example: Alimony and child support is entirely up to the discretion of the judge and is nowhere near an equitable 50-50 split as mandated by community property laws.» come + near = acercarse, aproximarse.
Example: Of course, faeries being faeries, they are particularly good at vanishing from view whenever anyone comes near.» draw + near = acercarse, aproximarse.
Example: A new campaign urging the public to vote only for candidates who will oppose abortion in the forthcoming election is gathering speed as the date of the vote draws near.» FID/NANE (FID Regional organization for North Africa and the Near East) = FID/NANE (Organización regional de la FID para el Norte de †frica y el Cercano Oriente).
Example: The FID Regional organization for North Africa and the Near East (FID/NANE) was established to help libraries and information centres in 21 Arab countries, Mali, Chad and Niger to develop information systems and services in the region.» get + anywhere near = acercarse a.
Example: Am I getting anywhere near your question concerning the problem of displaying or sequencing?.» in the near future = en un futuro próximo, en un futuro cercano, en un futuro no muy lejano, en un futuro más o menos cercano, en un futuro más o menos lejano, en un período más o menos cercano, en un período más o menos lejano.
Example: In the same context, let me put before you an issue which I think you will be hearing a good deal about in the near future.» in the very near future = en un futuro muy cercano.
Example: He will explore the challenges that face us in the very near future.» Posesivo + near and dear ones = Posesivo + seres queridos.
Example: Christmas is the time to be merry and it definitely gives us many reasons to celebrate with all our near and dear ones.» near at hand = cerca, cercano.
Example: The firm does not have to be near at hand, but there must be plenty of cooperation and consultation as to selection of stock.» nearby [near-by] = cercano, cerca, a mano, por aquí, por allí.
Example: An earlier leakage had prompted library staff to make arrangements with a nearby firm of book conservation specialists in the event of a further disaster.» near-contemporary = casi contemporáneo.
Example: The finest and most influential of these French italics were the work of Robert Granjon, an artist of the stature of his countryman and near-contemporary Garamont and one of the greatest all-round type designers of any period.» near-death = cercano a la muerte, entre la vida y la muerte.
Example: After a near-death moment, people recall bright lights or seeing dead relatives.» Near East = Oriente Próximo, Cercano Oriente.
Example: Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH) continue to use the name Near East rather than Middle East.» Near-Eastern = del Oriente Próximo, del Cercano Oriente.
Example: The hebrew, Arabic, and other Near-Eastern alphabets cut as type during the hand-press period for works of biblical exegesis were narrowly confined to specialist printers.» near-extinct = casi extinto.
Example: The lamprey, which evolved some 250 million years ago, belongs to a near-extinct family of jawless fishes.» near-fatal = casi fatal, casi mortal.
Example: Much of the verve and shimmer of her lyrics can be connected to the near-fatal liver abscess she suffered in 1996.» near-frantic = casi fanático.
Example: The shock of Sputnik precipitated a near-frantic concern about our technological complacency, sending the country into a crash program of science education and space exploration in order to regain a lost prestige.» near future, the = futuro inmediato, el; futuro cercano, el.
Example: This article lists the measures proposed for the near future by the International Centre of Scientific and Technical Information.» near-illiterate = casi analfabeto.
Example: A borrowing of a non-fiction book could be the autobiography of a near-illiterate footballer ghosted by a hack journalist.» near-monopoly = cuasimonopolio.
Example: The award of a charter, the establishment of an examination system, and a register of the qualified, rapidly created a 'near-monopoly in training' in the years between 1885 and 1909.» near-neutral = casi neutro.
Example: If the spot stays yellow the paper is decidedly acid; an in-between colour (green, grey, grey-green, yellow-green) indicates mild acidity; while if the spot goes purple, the paper is near-neutral or alkaline.» near-perfection = casi la perfección.
Example: We have reached near-perfection in bibliographic control of 'traditional' library materials.» near relation = pariente cercano, especie cercana.
Example: A judge ought to be without prejudice, and he cannot therefore sit in a case where he has any interest, or when a near relation is a part.» near relative = pariente cercano, especie cercana.
Example: The hire of a near relative of a current employee is permitted when it is in the best interest of the University.» near-side = próximo, interno, inmediato.
Example: The near-side press point was placed further in towards the middle of the tympan (and of the sheet) than the off-side point.» near side, the = lado más próximo, el; lado más cercano, el. [Expresión usualmente acompañada del artículo]
Example: When the heaps of all the sheets of a book had been dried and piled together again, they were set out in signature order on a long table, with the first recto pages upwards and to the near side.» nearsighted [near-sighted] = corto de vista, miope.
Example: 'Small, near-sighted, dreaming, bruised, an outlander in the city of his birth,' thirteen-year-old Aremis Slake fled one day to the only refuge he knew, the New York subway system.» nearsightedness [near-sightedness] = miopía.
Example: The seers -- the sybils and prophets -- of Michelangelo's Sistine Ceiling reveal imperfections of bodily sight (such as near- and far-sightedness), emphasizing their spiritual foresight.» nearsightedness [near-sightedness] = cortas miras, falta de visión de futuro.
Example: The nearsightedness in these works is mirrored in contemporary American analysis of events & life.» near synonym = casi sinónimo, sinónimo en parte. [Palabra cuya representación gráfica es diferente de otra pero tiene significado muy parecido y que en ciertos contextos se utiliza como si tuviese el mismo significado]
Example: Near synonyms are most common, with true synonyms which mean exactly the same thing, and which are used in precisely the same context being more unusual.» near-synonymous relationship = relación entre cuasisinónimos.
Example: The introduction discusses the semantic aspects, and in addition to whole-part and near-synonymous relationships lists sixteen different kinds of other relationships.» near-term = a medio plazo.
Example: The IETF (Internet Engineering Task Force) is another volunteer organization; it meets regularly to discuss operational and near-term technical problems of the Internet.» near-vertical = casi vertical.
Example: What began as a paved road on a slight incline soon became a narrow and near-vertical path through woods, with hairpin bends every 50 yards.» near-white = casi blanco.
Example: Isabelline horses that bleach out in the sun may approach a near-white shade.» reach + near completion = estar casi terminado.
Example: In 1989 Vanderbilt University library's 5 year conversion project reached near completion.» the nearest thing to = lo más cercano a, lo más parecido a.
Example: This register in which printers were expected to enter the details of all new books they were intending to print is the nearest thing we have to a current bibliography of sixteenth century publications.NEAR2 = cerca. [En la recuperación de información, operador de proximidad utilizado para buscar dos o más términos que aparezcan en la misma frase y en cualquier orden]
Example: You can restrict the neighborhood even more by using NEAR, which searches for two (or more) terms, in any order, in the same sentence.near3 = acercarse, aproximarse, rozar.
Example: However, the effects of media conglomeration on Times Mirror for bottom line results would pull the plug on the New York venture that was nearing its provisional term and beginning to show positive results.more:
» be nearing completion = estar casi terminado.
Example: Cataloguing of these holdings is nearing completion and the collection should prove of great value in historical, archaeological and developmental studies.» near + completion = estar casi finalizado.
Example: The project to revise the AACR is nearing completion.» near + death = acercarse a la muerte.
Example: I don't know if it's coldness or just how the body, overloaded,tends to shut down, but as my brother neared death I felt nothing that resembled grief.