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close

One entry found.

Main Entry: ³close

Function: adjective

Inflected Form(s): closer, closest

Language: English

1 confining : restrictivo, estrecho
2 secretive : reservado
3 strict : estricto, detallado
4 stuffy : cargado, bochornoso (dícese del tiempo)
5 tight : apretado, entallado, ceñido <it's a close fit : es muy apretado>
6 near : cercano, próximo
7 intimate : íntimo <close friends : amigos íntimos>
8 accurate : fiel, exacto
9 : reñido <a close election : una elección muy reñida>

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