Closer - перевод на Русский и значение в Английском

verb

(of a building or an area of land) be next to or have a common boundary with.

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Gardens abutting great prescott street

adjective

Next to or adjoining something else.

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Adjacent rooms

adjective

Very near, or with nothing in between

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They work in adjacent buildings.

adjective

(of a building, room, or piece of land) next to or joined with.

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I was in an adjoining room and could hear voices

verb

Be next to and joined with (a building, room, or piece of land).

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The dining room adjoins a conservatory

adjective

Stuffy; not ventilated.

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A dusty, airless basement

adjective

Having little or no air from outside, and having no movement of air

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My hotel room was small, airless, and uncomfortable.

preposition

Moving in a constant direction on (a road, path, or any more or less horizontal surface).

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Soon we were driving along a narrow road

adverb

Moving in a constant direction on a road, path, or any more or less horizontal surface.

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He continued to plod along

adjective

Showing great care and perseverance.

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She was assiduous in pointing out every feature

adjective

Paying close attention to something.

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Never before had she had such an attentive audience

adjective

Making sure of avoiding potential danger, mishap, or harm; cautious.

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I begged him to be more careful

adjective

Tending to form clots; sticky.

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Claggy mud

adjective

Thick and sticky

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The soil in the garden was thick, claggy clay., the claggy weather in the west will clear to leave …

adjective

Unpleasantly damp and sticky or slimy to touch.

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His skin felt cold and clammy

adjective

Slightly wet and cool, in an unpleasant way

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Her forehead was hot, but her hands were clammy.

adjective

Wholly directed to one thing; intense.

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A concentrated campaign

verb

Focus all one's attention on a particular object or activity.

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She couldn't concentrate on the film

adjective

Using a lot of effort to succeed at one particular thing

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The company is making a concentrated effort to broaden its market., concentrated orange juice

adjective

Wishing to do one's work or duty well and thoroughly.

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A conscientious man, he took his duties very seriously

adjective

Having many details or facts; showing attention to detail.

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More detailed information was needed

verb

Give full information about.

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The report details proposals to improve public transport

adjective

Giving a lot of information with many details

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Detailed description a witness gave a detailed description of the man.

adjective

Having or showing care and conscientiousness in one's work or duties.

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After diligent searching, he found a parcel

adjective

Careful and serious in your work, or done in a careful and determined way

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A diligent worker, they made diligent efforts to carry out their programs.

adjective

Extending or moving from one place to another without changing direction or stopping.

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There was no direct flight that day

adverb

With no one or nothing in between.

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They seem reluctant to deal with me direct

verb

Control the operations of; manage or govern.

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An economic elite directed the nation's affairs

adjective

Directing a great deal of attention, interest, or activity towards a particular aim.

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Darren knows what he wants and he's very focused

verb

Adapt to the prevailing level of light and become able to see clearly.

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Try to focus on a stationary object

adjective

Giving a lot of attention, time, effort, etc. to one particular area of a business, and knowing exactly what you want to achieve

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The chief executive of the company attributes their success to focused marketing., a focused approa…

adjective

(of a room or atmosphere) warm, stuffy, or smoky.

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It was fuggy in the cabin

adjective

Having air that is not pure, especially because of smoke, heat, or having a lot of people in a small space

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Pubs have become a lot less fuggy since smoking was banned., the fuggy atmosphere seemed to stick i…

adjective

Of great weight; difficult to lift or move.

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A heavy and bulky load

noun

A thing, such as a vehicle, that is large or heavy of its kind.

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Meanwhile, he is leading the charge at airport to beef up the runway and expand support facilities …

adverb

Heavily.

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Heavy-laden

adjective

Marked by a relatively high level of water vapour in the atmosphere.

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A hot and humid day

adjective

(of air and weather) containing extremely small drops of water in the air

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New york is very hot and humid in the summer.

adjective

Occurring or done at once; instant.

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The authorities took no immediate action

adjective

Happening or done without delay or very soon after something else

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She made an immediate impact when she arrived to coach the team., emotional outbursts followed in t…

noun

Intention or purpose.

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With alarm she realized his intent

adjective

Determined to do (something).

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The government was intent on achieving greater efficiency

adjective

Having or showing eagerness or enthusiasm.

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A keen gardener

verb

Wail in grief for a dead person.

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The body of johnny was taken by his own people who keened over him

noun

An irish funeral song accompanied by wailing in lamentation for the dead.

adjective

Done according to a systematic or established procedure.

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A methodical approach to the evaluation of computer systems

adjective

Showing great attention to detail; very careful and precise.

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The designs are hand-glazed with meticulous care

adjective

Giving or showing careful attention to every detail

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A meticulous housekeeper, meticulous research, she meticulously planned every decorating detail.

adjective

Very careful to consider every detail in a process

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Meticulous about sth she was meticulous about keeping her expense receipts properly filed., a combi…

noun

A period of time equal to sixty seconds or a sixtieth of an hour.

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We waited for twenty minutes

adjective

Extremely small.

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Minute particles

verb

Record (the proceedings of a meeting).

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The secretary shall minute the proceedings of each meeting

adjective

(of the weather) unpleasantly warm and humid.

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It was a hot, very muggy evening

adjective

(of weather) very warm and humid (= containing a lot of very small drops of water in the air)

adverb

At or to a short distance away; nearby.

Примеры использования:

A bomb exploded somewhere near

preposition

At or to a short distance away from (a place).

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The car park near the sawmill

adjective

Located a short distance away.

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A large house in the near distance

adjective

Next to or very near another place; adjacent.

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Neighbouring countries

verb

(of a place or object) be situated next to or very near (another).

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The square neighbours the old quarter of the town

adjective

Neighbouring places are next to or near each other

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Neighbouring countries/states, she married a man from the neighbouring village.

adjective

Inflicting harsh and authoritarian treatment.

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An oppressive dictatorship

adjective

Oppressive weather is hot, with a lot of wetness in the air.

adjective

Done with or employing great care and thoroughness.

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Painstaking attention to detail

adjective

(esp. of work) very careful and needing a lot of attention

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It took many months of painstaking research, but he was now ready to write the book.

adjective

Extremely thorough and careful.

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The rigorous testing of consumer products

adjective

Severe or difficult, esp. because at a high level

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Rigorous standards of accuracy, the manhattan district attorney’s office had a pretty rigorous trai…

adjective

Detailed and careful

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I want rigorous financial analysis of the options., the selection process is extremely rigorous., a…

adjective

(of a person or process) careful, thorough, and extremely attentive to details.

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The research has been carried out with scrupulous attention to detail

adjective

Thoroughly scrutinizing, especially in a disconcerting way.

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You have to ask yourselves some searching questions

verb

Try to find something by looking or otherwise seeking carefully and thoroughly.

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I searched among the rocks, but there was nothing

adjective

Intended to discover the hidden truth

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Fran stared hard, her searching gaze trying to get him to admit what he knew.

adjective

Producing, filled with, or clouded with steam.

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A small steamy kitchen

adjective

Filled with steam

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By the time hannah finished her shower, the bathroom was all steamy.

adjective

Tending or designed to stick to things on contact.

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Sticky cakes and pastries

noun

A piece of paper with an adhesive strip on one side, used for leaving messages or reminders.

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Perfect pictures of sunny days, birthday parties and proms, of boyfriends, girlfriends and parents …

adjective

Difficult to deal with or solve

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A sticky situation, a sticky issue, you had better wash your sticky fingers.

adjective

(of heat, air, or a room) very hot and causing difficulties in breathing; suffocating.

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Stifling heat

verb

Make (someone) unable to breathe properly; suffocate.

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Those in the streets were stifled by the fumes

adjective

Extremely hot, with a lack of fresh air

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Summers in virginia have always had stifling humidity.

adjective

(of a place) lacking fresh air or ventilation.

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A stuffy, overcrowded office

adjective

Formal, boring, and not modern

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A stuffy, arrogant man, the office gets so stuffy in the afternoon.

adjective

Causing difficulty in breathing.

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The suffocating heat

verb

Die or cause to die from lack of air or inability to breathe.

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They suffocated in their sleep

adjective

Something that is suffocating makes you feel uncomfortably hot or unable to breathe

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I've got to open the window - it's suffocating in here!, suffocating smoke/fumes, the book tells th…

adjective

(of the air or weather) hot and humid.

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The sultry late summer weather had brought swarms of insects

adjective

(of weather) very hot and humid (= with air that contains very small drops of water)

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It was a sultry night, and i was walking home., a sultry dance

adjective

Complete with regard to every detail; not superficial or partial.

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Planners need a thorough understanding of the subject

adjective

With nothing left out or omitted; complete

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The district attorney’s office conducted a thorough investigation., the doctor gave him a thorough …

adjective

(of a room or space) not provided with fresh air.

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Dark and unventilated cargo holds

adjective

If a space is unventilated, fresh air cannot enter and move around it

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The heat in the unventilated office soon became unbearable.

adjective

Keeping careful watch for possible danger or difficulties.

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The burglar was spotted by vigilant neighbours

adjective

Being very careful to notice things, esp. signs of danger

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Security personnel need to be more vigilant in checking bags and packages., the vigilance of a moth…

adjective

Watching someone or something closely; alert and vigilant.

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They attended dances under the watchful eye of their father

adjective

Giving careful attention so as to notice what is happening and be prepared for something that might happen

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If you invest heavily in the stock market, you have to stay watchful and be ready to move your mone…