Sentence examples of "close to" in English

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Translations: all36 près de12 à proximité de1 other translations23

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She stood close to him. Elle se tenait près de lui.

There's a bus stop close to our school. Il y a un arrêt de bus à proximité de notre école.

He is close to sixty. Il a près de soixante ans.

The chair is close to the door. La chaise est près de la porte.

I wish you were close to me. Je regrette que vous ne soyez pas près de moi.

Here, you can get close to the action. Ici, on peut être près de l'action.

She stood as close to him as she could. Elle se tint aussi près de lui qu'elle put.

It's convenient living so close to the station. C’est pratique d’habiter si près de la station.

The top spun perilously close to the edge of the table. La toupie tournait dangereusement près du bord de la table.

I shouldn't have put my laptop so close to the edge of the table. Je n'aurais pas dû poser mon portable aussi près du bord de la table.

Sometimes I walk to work, and sometimes I ride my bike, because I live very close to work. Je vais parfois à pied au travail, d'autres fois j'y vais en vélo, car mon service est près de chez moi.

I held the fur coat close to my cheek and dreamt of the day I would be able to afford it. Je tins le manteau de fourrure près de ma joue et je rêvai au jour où j'aurais les moyens de l'acheter.

I want to stand as close to the edge as I can without going over. Out on the edge you see all the kinds of things you can't see from the center. Je veux me tenir aussi près du bord que je le peux sans aller au-delà. Du bord, on voit toutes les sortes de choses qu'on ne peut voir depuis le centre.

She came close to drowning. Elle a failli se noyer.

She stood close to her husband. Elle se tenait proche de son mari.

The dog is close to death. Le chien est sur le point de mourir.

He is close to the president. Il est proche du président.

Are you close to your family? Êtes-vous proche de votre famille ?

The store is close to my house. Le magasin est proche de ma maison.

He came close to losing an eye. Il s'en est fallu de peu qu'il perde un oeuil.

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