close to

cerca de, junto a

A poca distancia de alguien o algo.

En inglés sencillo: A short distance from someone or something.

• Sit close to me.
• Our house is close to the station.
• They stood close to the door while they waited.

Cómo se usa: close to + person/place/thing (The hotel is close to the beach.)

Sinónimos: near, by

Antónimos: far from

Expresiones frecuentes: close to home, close to someone, close to the station

cerca de, aproximadamente

Aproximadamente un número o una cantidad, a menudo un poco menos.

En inglés sencillo: About a particular number or amount, often a little less.

• It took close to an hour.
• Close to fifty people came to the meeting.
• The house sold for close to a million dollars.

Cómo se usa: close to + number/amount (The repairs cost close to a thousand dollars.)

Sinónimos: about, approximately, around

Expresiones frecuentes: close to fifty, close to midnight, close to an hour

casi, a punto de

Estar muy cerca de alcanzar un estado o terminar una acción.

En inglés sencillo: Almost reaching a particular state or completing an action.

• The work is close to finished.
• She was close to tears after the argument.
• We came close to winning the match.

Cómo se usa: close to + -ing (We were close to giving up.); close to + state (The tank is close to empty.)

Sinónimos: almost, nearly

Expresiones frecuentes: close to finished, close to tears, close to winning