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71close in — v. /klouz/ 1) (D; intr.) to close in for ( to approach and prepare for ) (to close in for the kill) 2) (D; intr.) to close in on ( to bring to bay ) (the police closed in on the fugitives) * * * [ kləʊz ɪn] (D; intr.) to close in on (the police… …
72close — 1. stingy A shortened form of close fisted, whence also near1. 2. having an extramarital sexual relationship with From the requisite proximity: Mr and Mrs a widow... have been close for two years. (Daily Telegraph, 28 March 1994… …
73close up — phrasal verb Word forms close up : present tense I/you/we/they close up he/she/it closes up present participle closing up past tense closed up past participle closed up 1) [intransitive/transitive] to lock the doors of a building or business As… …
74close-up — noun ( s) Etymology: close up, adverb 1. a. : a motion picture taken very near an object or person to emphasize detail strongly or accentuate mood b. : a photograph taken at close range c. : photographic presentation produced with camera and… …
75Close up — Prestidigitation Jérôme Bosch (ou suiveur) : L Escamoteur, 1475 1480, huile sur bois, Saint Germain en Laye, musée municipal. Le mot prestidigitation (de presto digiti qui signifie agilité des doigts) a été créé par Jules de Rovère …
76close-up — UK [ˈkləʊs ʌp] / US [ˈkloʊs ˌʌp] noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms close up : singular close up plural close ups a photograph of someone or something taken from a position very near them I took a close up of the baby s face. in close up:… …
77close — noun /kləυz/ the end of a day’s trading on the Stock Exchange ● At the close shares had fallen 20%. ■ adjective /kləυs/ ♦ close to very near, almost ● The company was close to bankruptcy. ● We are close to meeting our sales targets. ■ verb… …
78Close — I Close [engl.], Dateien: schließen. II Close [engl. schließen], Netzwerke: aus einem Mehrbenutzersystem abmelden (Log out). III Close [kləʊz], …
79close-up — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ extreme, tight (AmE) ▪ The movie opens on a tight close up of Audrey. CLOSE UP + NOUN ▪ detail ▪ The slide gave close up detail of petal formation …
80close — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. compact, dense, firm; stifling, oppressive, muggy, stale, stuffy; stingy, tight fisted, niggardly; taut; confining, constrictive; near, intimate; secretive, reticent, reserved; approximate. See… …
