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/kloʊs/ adjective A1 (estimated)

1. at little distance

German	nah, dicht, eng
French	proche, intime, rapproché
Portuguese	familiar, próximo, vizinho
Czech	blízký, úzký
Italian	vicino, prossimo, stretto
Spanish	cercano, citerior, propincuo
Dutch	dichtbij, nabij, na
Swedish	nära, såt
Latin	angustus, spissus

2. intimate

German	befreundet
French	proche
Portuguese	próximo
Czech	blízký
Italian	intimo
Spanish	cercano, íntimo, allegado

3. hot and humid or muggy

German	schwül
French	lourd
Dutch	zwoel, drukkend

4. reserved, secret, close

Latin	obscurus

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/kloʊs/ adverb A1 (estimated)

1. near, close

German	nah
French	près, proche, proche
Portuguese	perto, próximo
Czech	blízký
Italian	vicino, vicino
Spanish	cerca
Dutch	dichtbij, dicht, nabij
Swedish	nära
Latin	prope

2. close, near, nearby, next

German	nahe
French	proche
Portuguese	perto, próximo, por perto
Czech	blízko
Italian	vicino, presso, accanto
Spanish	cerca
Dutch	dichtbij, bij, nabij
Swedish	nära, i närheten
Latin	prope, propter, iuxta

3. close

German	hart
Portuguese	rente

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/ˈkloʊ̯z/ noun · plural: closes A1 (estimated)

1. end or conclusion

German	der Schluss
French	la fin, la conclusion, l'achèvement
Portuguese	a conclusão, o fechamento
Italian	lo stretto, la conclusione, fine
Spanish	el fin, la conclusión, cierre
Swedish	ett slut
Latin	clausula

2. street

German	die Sackgasse
French	le cul-de-sac

3. close, near, neighbour

German	nah, dicht, nahe
French	le/la proche
Portuguese	o próximo, o vizinho
Czech	blízký
Italian	il vicino, il prossimo
Spanish	próximo
Dutch	het dicht
Swedish	nära
Latin	proximus

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/ˈkloʊ̯z/ verb A1 (estimated)

1. obstruct (an opening)

German	schließen, zumachen
French	fermer, clore, boucher
Portuguese	fechar
Czech	zavřít, zavírat
Italian	chiudere, tappare
Spanish	cerrar, tapar, clausurar
Dutch	sluiten, dichten
Swedish	stänga
Latin	claudo

2. move (a door)

German	schließen, zumachen, beschließen
French	fermer
Portuguese	fechar, cerrar
Czech	zavřít, zavírat, uzavřít
Italian	chiudere, sigillare, serrare
Spanish	cerrar, correr
Dutch	dichtdoen, toedoen
Swedish	stänga, lycka, tillsluta

3. to make smaller

German	verkleinern
Italian	ridurre, accorciare
Spanish	acortar, achicar, acercarse
Dutch	verkleinen

4. to make a sale

German	abschließen
French	conclure
Italian	chiudere, concludere
Spanish	cerrar, concluir

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