Usage examples of "close" in English with translation to Spanish

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What time do you close? ¿A qué hora cierran?
That was a close shave. Ese estuvo cerca.
That was a close call. Fue una llamada cercana.
The United States has close ties to Mexico. Los Estados Unidos tienen fuertes lazos con México.
We heard the door close. Oímos la puerta cerrándose.
If you go too close, you run the risk of being electrocuted. Si te acercas mucho, corres el riesgo de electrocutarte.
What time does it close? ¿A qué hora cierra?
Japan is close to China. Japón está cerca de China.
She has very few close friends. Ella tiene muy pocos amigos cercanos.
We are bound to each other by a close friendship. Estamos unidos el uno al otro por una profunda amistad.
I heard the door close. cerrarse la puerta.
May I close the window? ¿Puedo cerrar la ventana?
She lives quite close by. Ella vive muy cerca de aquí.
Are you close to your family? ¿Eres cercano a tu familia?
Tom couldn't get the door to close all the way. Tom no pudo hacer que la puerta quedara completamente cerrada.
Please close the door quietly. Por favor, cierre la puerta con cuidado.
Our teacher lives close by. Nuestro profesor vive por acá cerca.
Tom is a close relative of mine. Tom es un pariente cercano mío.
The sum of the ignorance of the Republican candidates in the primaries for the U.S. presidential election is simply mind-boggling: one is afraid that China will obtain nuclear weapons, which they have had for 44 years, and the other proposes to close the U.S. embassy in Iran, which has been closed for 32 years... Such stupidity at the head of the world's most powerful country gives one the shivers! La suma de la ignorancia de los candidatos republicanos a las elecciones primarias a la presidencia estadounidense es simplemente alucinante: uno teme que China obtenga armas nucleares, que posee desde hace 44 años, y el otro propone cerrar la embajada de los EEUU en Irán, que está cerrada desde hace 32 años... ¡Una tal estupidez a la cabeza de la primera potencia mundial provoca escalofríos!
Would you close the window? ¿Podrías cerrar la ventana?
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