nearby

proche, voisin

Se dit d’un lieu ou d’une chose situé à faible distance.

En anglais simple : A place or thing like this is only a short distance away.

• We ate at a nearby cafe.
• Several nearby houses lost power.
• Is there a nearby hospital?

Synonymes : local, close

Contraires : distant

Expressions courantes : a nearby shop, nearby towns, the nearby park

à proximité, tout près

À faible distance d’ici ou du lieu dont on parle.

En anglais simple : Only a short distance from here or from the place being discussed.

• My sister lives nearby.
• We parked nearby and walked to the beach.
• Is there a bank nearby?

Synonymes : close by, near

Contraires : far away

Expressions courantes : live nearby, somewhere nearby, park nearby

près de

Indique une faible distance par rapport à un lieu précis.

En anglais simple : A short distance from a particular place.

• They camped nearby the river.
• A cottage stood nearby the village.
• We found shelter nearby the old church.

Comment l'utiliser : nearby + place (They lived nearby the church.)

Synonymes : near, close to

Contraires : far from

Expressions courantes : nearby the house, nearby the village