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

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Don't go too close to the pond so that you won't fall in. No te acerques demasiado al estanque para que no te vayas a caer en él.
How many close friends do you have? ¿Cuántos amigos íntimos tienes?
I must be getting close. Debo estar acercándome.
Keep a close eye on him. Vigílalo bien.
Close your eyes for three minutes. Cerrá los ojos por tres minutos.
Ancient people lived close to nature. La gente de la antigüedad vivía en contacto con la naturaleza.
The dog is close to death. El perro está a punto de morir.
It's only effective at close range. Solo es efectivo a quemarropa.
It is close to seven o'clock. Son casi las siete.
He came close to losing an eye. Estuvo a punto de perder un ojo.
Tom wants to get close to the action. Tom quiere acercarse a la acción.
She came close to falling off the platform. Ella estuvo a punto de caerse de la plataforma.
Tom likes to get close to the action. A Tom le gusta acercarse a la acción.
I always keep a dictionary close at hand. Siempre tengo un diccionario a la mano.
Please slow down when getting close to the intersection. Antes de llegar a la intersección debe reducir la velocidad.
Finally, their friendship ended and their close relationship disappeared. Finalmente, su amistad terminó, y su íntima relación desapareció.
Valentine's Day is close, and I still don't know what to give to her. El día de los enamorados se acerca y todavía no sé qué regalarle.
If you take a close look, you'll find that your friends and you have similar personalities. Si te fijas bien, verás que tú y tus amigos tienen personalidades similares.
I don't know what I said or did to make him think that we're close friends. No sé qué hice o dije para hacerle creer que somos buenos amigos.
A Soviet spacecraft reached Venus' atmosphere in 1967, but lost communication with our planet just when it came close. Una sonda espacial soviética llegó a la atmósfera de Venus en 1967, pero perdió la comunicación con nuestro planeta apenas se aproximó.
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