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1. adverb
   1. (close) près;
      to live quite ~ habiter tout près;
      to move ~er s'approcher davantage (to de);
      to bring sth ~er approcher qch;
   2. (nearly) as ~ perfect as it could be aussi proche de la perfection que possible;
      nowhere ~ finished loin d'être fini.

2. preposition
   1. près de;
      ~ here près d'ici;
      ~ the beginning of the article presque au début de l'article;
      he's no ~er (making) a decision il n'est pas plus décidé;
   2. (in time) ~er the time quand la date approchera;
      it's getting ~ Christmas Noël approche.

3. adjective proche;
   in the ~ future dans un avenir proche;
   the ~est shops les magasins les plus proches.

4. transitive verb approcher de;
   to ~ completion toucher à sa fin.

5. near enough phrase à peu près.

6. near to phrase
   1. (in space) près de;
      ~er to plus près de;
   2. (on point of) au bord de (tears, collapse);
   3. to come ~ to doing faillir faire.

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'near' found in these entries:

English:

approach - by - close - draw - here - near miss - near-sighted - nowhere - there

French:

approcher - avoisiner - côté - frontalier - pas - près - proche - Proche-Orient - proximité - vers

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Principal Translations/Principales traductions
near	adv	(close in distance)	près prép
			tout près prép
Stand near me, please.
Viens près de moi, s'il te plaît.
Viens tout près de moi, s'il te plaît.
near	adv	(around)	près de, presque adv
It's near nine o'clock.
Il était près de (or: presque) neuf heures.
near	prep	(within a small distance)	près prép
			à proximité prep
Near where he was sitting, she found a coin.
Elle trouva une pièce près de là où il creusait.
Elle trouva une pièce à proximité de là où il creusait.
Additional Translations/Traductions supplémentaires
near	adj	(close by)	traduction non disponible
His shot was a near miss of the target.
near	adj	(close in time) en temps	proche, prochain adj
I'll do the job in the near future.
Je ferai le travail dans un proche avenir (or: dans un avenir prochain).
near	adj	(connected) lié	proche adj
We have invited all the near relatives to the wedding.
Nous avons invité tous les proches parents au mariage.
near	adj	(close to sthg original) proche de l'original	fidèle adj
It is a near likeness of the original painting.
C'est une fidèle reproduction de l'original.
near	adj	(friends: intimate) intime	proche adj
She gathered her near friends to tell them about her engagement.
Elle a réuni ses amies proches et leur a annoncé ses fiançailles.
near	adv	(proximate)	près prép
			à côté de prep
Take the bicycle near you.
Prends cette bicyclette près de toi.
Prends cette bicyclette à côté de toi.
near	adv	(close in time)	approcher vi ⇒
The moment for action draws near.
Le moment d'agir approche.
near	adv	(close in relation)	presque adv
			quasiment adv
We were sober, but he was near drunk.
Nous étions sobres mais lui était presque ivre.
Nous étions sobres mais lui était quasiment ivre.
near	adv	(all but, nearly)	près de adv
			presque adv
It's near five years since I've seen my friend.
Voilà près de cinq ans que je n'ai pas vu mon ami.
Voilà presque cinq ans que je n'ai pas vu mon ami.
near	prep	(close in time)	vers prép
They scored a point near the end of the game.
Ils ont marqué un point vers la fin du match.
near	vi	(approach)	s'approcher vpr ⇒
She neared, and whispered a secret in my ear.
Elle s'approcha et me murmura un secret à l'oreille.
near	vtr	(approach)	approcher vi ⇒
The landing plane neared the airport.
L'avion approchait de l'aéroport.
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Compound Forms/Formes composées
anywhere near			aux environs de
anywhere near		adv	près de
be near			être près de
be near		v	avoisiner ⇒ (dans l'espace)
come near		v	approcher ⇒ (venir près)
go near		v	s'approcher ⇒
in the near future			dans un proche avenir
near and far			le proche et le lointain
near at hand			à proximité
near at hand		adv	tout près
near death			aux frontières de la mort
near death			mort imminente
near enough to		phrase	suffisamment proche de
near future			futur proche
near miss		adv	collision évitée de justesse (aéronautique)
near miss		adv	coup raté de peu
near point			point proche
near side			côté droit
near the ground		adv	près de la terre
near the surface		adv	près de la surface
near to		adj	près de
near-at-hand		adv	à proximité
near-at-hand		adv	tout près
near-miss		adv	près du centre de la cible
near-point		adj	proche du point
near-sighted		nf	myopie
near-synonym		nm	quasi-synonyme
near-synonym		nm	quasi-synonyme
near-white		adj	presque blanc
nowhere near		adv phr	pas près de
nowhere near		adv phr	loin de
pretty near			assez près
too near		adj	trop près
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