| Englisch | Deutsch | |
| tight {adj} [narrow, close] | 7096 eng [Kleidung, Beziehung] | |
| near {prep} [also: near to] [close to] | 440 bei [+Dat.] [in der Nähe] | |
| handy {adj} [close at hand] | 394 parat [zur Verfügung, griffbereit, z. B. Werkzeug] | |
| tight {adj} [close-fitting] | 16 prall [sitzen] | |
| fainty {adj} [Am.] [Southern U.S.] [close to fainting] | einer Ohnmacht nahe [postpos.] | |
| forbye {prep} [archaic] [spv.] [esp. Scot.] [close by, near] | nahe | |
| cloth. snug {adj} [close-fitting] | eng anliegend [auch: enganliegend] | |
| bot. stipate {adj} [rare] [pressed close together] | dichtgedrängt | |
| Unverified thight {adj} [dialect] [tight, close together] | eng | |
Verben |
| to approach [almost reach, attain, come close] | 468 erreichen | |
| to button [close] | 342 zuknöpfen | |
| to buckle sth. [close with a buckle] | 137 etw. zuschnallen | |
| comm. to shutter sth. [Am.] [fig.] [close a business, store etc.] | 73 etw.Akk. schließen [den Geschäftsbetrieb einstellen] | |
| sports to mark sb. [esp. Br.] [stay close to a player of the opposite team] | 8 jdn. decken | |
| tech. to bung sth. [to close sth. with a stopper, plug up sth.] | 5 etw.Akk. spunden | |
| to contract [close a deal] | einen Handel abschließen | |
| to contract [close a deal] | einen Handel schließen | |
| to love [a close person or a pet non-romantically] | lieb haben | |
| to spoon [of two persons; to lie close to each other, like spoons in a drawer; also: to have sex in that position] | Löffelchen machen | |
| to spoon [to sleep with someone in close contact, both facing right or left] | in der Löffelchen-Position schlafen | |
Substantive |
| cloth. trouse {pl} [Br.] [close-fitting breeches worn in Ireland] | 50 Hose {f} | |
| closeness [close association] | 43 Verbundenheit {f} | |
| ties [close connections] | 28 Bande {pl} [geh.] [enge Verbindungen, Beziehungen] | |
| med. [state of fainting or being very close to fainting] | 5 Kreislaufzusammenbruch {m} [ugs.] | |
| sports [goal to close the gap in scoring, esp. in football / soccer] | Anschlusstreffer {m} [Anschlusstor] | |
| mil. pol. [supporter of close relations between Europe and the US] | Atlantiker {m} [ugs.] | |
| armour cervelliere [also: cervelière, cervelliera] [close-fitting skull cap of iron] | Hirnhaube {f} [Helmform] | |
| Unverified nest [set of things designed to fit close together or one within another] | Satz {m} [zusammengehörende, gleichartige Gegenstände unterschiedlicher Größe] | |
2 Wörter: Andere |
| at hand {adj} [postpos.] [close at hand, handy] | griffbereit | |
| pol. urban peri-urban {adj} [also periurban] [situated close to a city or town] | periurban [stadtnah] | |
2 Wörter: Verben |
| to yoke sb./sth. together [also fig.] [join in a close relationship] | jdn./etw. mit jdm./etw. zusammenspannen [auch fig.] | |
2 Wörter: Substantive |
| mus. contracted harmony [rare for: close harmony] | enge Lage {f} | |
| FireResc med. mil. dressing station [a first-aid post close to a combat area] | Verbandplatz {m} | |
| living together [close together, side by side] | Beieinanderleben {n} | |
| math. open bracket [in an expression, e.g.: d open bracket b plus c close bracket < d(b+c) >] | Klammer {f} auf [in einem Ausdruck, z. B.: d Klammer auf b plus c Klammer zu < d(b+c) >] | |
3 Wörter: Andere |
| all the closer {conj} [Am.] [coll.] [as close as] | so nahe wie | |
| stocks in the street {adv} [after the close of the stock market] | nach Börsenschluss | |
| sth. is very near [close to happening] | etw. wird sich bald ereignen | |
3 Wörter: Verben |
| to get together with sb. [form a close relationship] | sich mit jdm. verbandeln [regional] [eng verbinden] | |
| to keep up with sb./sth. [stay close while following] | mit jdm./etw. mitkommen [Schritt halten] [ugs.] | |
| Unverified to run in on sb./sth. [to run towards and close in on sb./sth.] | zu jmd. / etwas rennen [um anzugreifen, festzuhalten, etc.] | |
| to shutter the windows [close the shutters] | die Fensterläden schließen | |
3 Wörter: Substantive |
| hist. mil. close combat clasp [for hand-to-hand fighting or at close quarters with bayonets, etc.] [WW II German Armed Forces] | Nahkampfspange {f} [dt. Wehrmacht] | |
| hist. mil. tank destruction badge [for individual destruction of enemy armored fighting vehicle at close range with hand-held weaponry] [WW II German Armed Forces] | Sonderabzeichen {n} für das Niederkämpfen von Panzerkampfwagen durch Einzelkämpfer [dt. Wehrmacht] | |
4 Wörter: Andere |
| I remain respectfully yours [formal complimentary close of letter] | Ich verbleibe mit vorzüglicher Hochachtung Ihr [geh. am Schluss eines Briefes] | |
| The door won't fasten. [seldom for: The door won't close.] | Die Tür lässt sich nicht schließen. | |
5+ Wörter: Andere |
| proverb A close friend can become a close enemy. | Ein enger Freund kann zu einem engen Feind werden. | |
| math. a open bracket b plus c minus e open parenthesis f minus g close parenthesis, close bracket [esp. Am.] <a [b+c-e(f-g)]> | a eckige Klammer auf b plus c minus e runde Klammer auf f minus g runde Klammer zu, eckige Klammer zu <a [b+c-e(f-g)]> | |
| That was a near thing. [That was a near miss (a close call)] | Das hätte (leicht) ins Auge gehen können [ugs.] | |
5+ Wörter: Verben |
| to keep sb. on a short leash [to maintain close control over a person's activities] | jdn. an der kurzen Leine führen [jdm. nur wenig Freiraum (für eigene Entscheidungen) lassen] | |
| to put the wood in the hole [Br.] [coll.] [close the door] | das Brett ranmachen [ugs.] [die Tür schließen] | |
Fiktion (Literatur und Film) |
| film F Doctor Sleep [2002] [Nick Willing] [also: Close Your Eyes] | Doctor Sleep [Alternativtitel: Blutmord - Das letzte Kind] | |
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