Usage examples of "cerca de" in Spanish with translation to English

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Ocurrió cerca de la casa. It happened near the house.
Japón está cerca de China. Japan is close to China.
¿Son cerca de las diez? Is it about ten o'clock?
Paró cerca de la silla de Tom. He stopped by Tom's chair.
Me hicieron esperar cerca de 30 minutos. I was kept waiting for nearly half an hour.
Ella vive muy cerca de aquí. She lives quite close by.
Me quedé dormido cerca de las doce de la noche. Toward midnight, I fell asleep.
Vive cerca de la playa. He lives near the beach.
Vivimos cerca de la escuela. We live close to the school.
Él pesa cerca de 300 libras. He weighs about 300 pounds.
Arrendamos una cabaña cerca de un lago. We rented a cabin by a lake.
Estuvo cerca de ser atropellado por un coche. He was nearly run over by a car.
Yo vivo cerca de aquí. I live near here.
Ojalá estuvieras cerca de mí. I wish you were close to me.
Perdí mi llave cerca de aquí. I lost my key about here.
Había cuatro sillas cerca de la mesa. There were four chairs by the table.
Cerca de mil personas participaron en la manifestación. Nearly a thousand people participated in the demonstration.
Ella estuvo cerca de ahogarse. She came near being drowned.
Ella se paró cerca de él. She stood close to him.
Esto costará cerca de diez mil yenes. This will cost about 10 thousand yen.
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