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

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Ellos los estudiaron de cerca. They studied them closely.
Si lo miras de cerca, no ves nada. If you look closely, you don't see anything.
Debes leer el libro de texto de cerca. You must read the textbook closely.
Ellos están viendo de cerca lo que está pasando. They are watching what's happening closely.
El trabajo no está terminado ni de cerca. The job isn't anywhere near done.
Tom se detuvo para echarle una mirada de cerca al auto. Tom stopped to take a close look at the car.
Anoche, alguien se metió a la pequeña tienda cerca de mi casa. Last night someone broke into the small shop near my house.
Tom vive solo en una pequeña cabaña cerca de una cascada. Tom lives alone in a small cabin near a waterfall.
Ella le aconsejó venir cerca de las 2:30. She advised him to come by 2:30.
Mi casa está cerca del parque. My house is close to the park.
La cerca la pintó mi padre. The fence was painted by my father.
La Suprema Corte está emplazado cerca del Palacio Imperial. The Supreme Court is located near the Imperial Palace.
Ella se sentó cerca de él. She sat next to him.
Escogimos un hotel cerca de los museos. We chose a hotel near the museums.
El jardín estaba rodeado por una cerca de madera. The garden was surrounded by a wooden fence.
Paró cerca de la silla de Tom. He stopped by Tom's chair.
Hay una parada de bus por aquí cerca. There is a bus stop near by.
Se sentó cerca de él. She sat next to him.
Vive cerca del mar, pero aún no sabe nadar. Living near the sea, she still cannot swim.
Hay gente jugando cerca de la playa. People are playing near the beach.
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