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Traduzione e definizione
close (to): vicino (a)
The pharmacy is close to the market; you can walk from one to the other in 2 minutes. la farmacia è vicina al mercato; puoi andare a piedi dall’una all’altro in 2 minuti
Bruno and Susie are very close; they have known each other for years. Bruno e Susie sono molto legati; si conoscono da anni.
Close by nelle vicinanze, nei dintorni, vicino
-Is there a gas station close by? -Yes, just around the corner. -C'è un distributore di benzina qui vicino? -Sì, proprio dietro l'angolo.
Nota:: attenzione a non confonderlo con to close (chiudere, chiudere a chiave).
Esempi
- "You should know that storing psychedelic, poisonous and alcoholic material in close proximity to cosmetic products is a major safety hazard."
- "Then come closer... closer... not too close!"
- "It is very luminous and close to public transport and is blessed with a very interesting view."
- "Pity colleagues in close proximity"."
- "We'll be so close to the stage, we won't even need to use opera glasses!"
- "Operator : Those dates are very close together."
- "It's so hard to weed the flowerbeds when they are so close to the ground!"
- "Philip : I am a close personal friend of Bruno Delavigne."
- "One of Philip's closest colleagues, and least close friends, Brian Jones, will now say a few words about Philip's life."
- "One of Philip's closest colleagues, and least close friends, Brian Jones, will now say a few words about Philip's life."
- "Moreover, US pollution is being carried by wind currents towards the South Pole, close to Australia."
- "As for being close to public transport, I don't think it could have been any closer to the railroad tracks."
- "Brent : Candy I've heard that the deepest lake in the world is very close to Irkutsk."
- "I feel very close to you since I kidnapped your monkey."
- "Why don't you go back to the closest city and file your report from there?"
- "Too close!"
- "The neighborhood should be safe with lots of trees and flowers and it must be close to public transport as I don't drive a car."
- "The genetic markers are not even close ."
Esercizio 1
Edward Moon is talking to a man from .
The man says that his country is full of .
True or false? The man is used to seeing gay people -->
True or false? According to Edward, the man is close to his destination -->
The man says that his country is full of .
True or false? The man is used to seeing gay people -->
True or false? According to Edward, the man is close to his destination -->
Edward Moon is talking to a man from New Zealand 1.
The man says that his country is full of sheep 2.
True or false? The man is used to seeing gay people --> False 3
True or false? According to Edward, the man is close to his destination --> True 4
The man says that his country is full of sheep 2.
True or false? The man is used to seeing gay people --> False 3
True or false? According to Edward, the man is close to his destination --> True 4
1 New Zealand: This is the correct answer. The man tells Edward that he is "from New Zealand". People from New Zealand are called "New Zealanders", or occasionally "Kiwis". Their accent is similar to the Australian accent.
1 Australia: This is not the right answer. Edward thinks that the man is from Australia, but he is incorrect. Australians and New Zealanders have accents that are considered similar.
1 San Francisco: This is incorrect. The man is a tourist visiting San Francisco, he is not from the city itself.
2 sheep: This is correct. The New Zealander says that his country is "full of sheep". A stereotypical view of New Zealand (and Wales) is that it has a lot of sheep. "Sheep" are animals known for their wool and meat (called "lamb" or "mutton"). The plural of "sheep" is "sheep"!
2 gay people: This is incorrect. The man thinks that Australia is "full of gays".
2 hippies: This is incorrect. A "hippy" (or "hippie") is someone who rejects the established culture. "Hippies" were common in San Francisco in the 1960s.
3 False: This is a false statement. The man says to Edward: "We don't get many gays where I come from", meaning that he is not "used to" or "accustomed to" seeing gay people. The construction "to be used to (doing something)" expresses habit. Example: As an English teacher, I am used to seeing my students have difficulties understanding the audio lessons. "To come from (a place)" and "to be from (a place)" share the same meaning.
3 True: This statement is not true.
4 True: This is a true statement. Edward tells the man that he is "not too far away" from his destination (the Castro District). "(To be) far away (from a destination)" is to be a large distance from it. "Close to" has the opposite meaning: to be "near", "next", or "adjacent" to something.
4 False: This statement is not false.
Esercizio 2
It’s a year since I last cleaned my apartment. I really hope that I can clean the stains on the walls. Otherwise, I might have to move somewhere else.
It’s close to 1 a year since I last cleaned my apartment. I really hope that I can clean away 2 the stains on the walls. Otherwise, I might have to move away 3 somewhere else.
1 close to: When 'close to' is used with an expression of time, it means 'nearly' or 'almost'. For example: 'It's close to ten years since we were at university' (we were at university nearly ten years ago).
1 away from: We generally do not use 'away from' in the context of time. We mostly use 'away from' in the context of physical movement. For example: 'The bird flew away from the explosion'.
2 away: 'Away' in this context refers to the sense of something disappearing. 'To clean away' a stain means 'to clean an object and remove a stain from it'. Another example: 'I'm going to file away these papers now' (I'm going to move these papers into a filing cabinet or filing system: the papers will disappear or be removed from their current location).
2 through: The preposition 'through' refers to movement from one side of something to the other. This doesn't make sense in this context. An example: 'Don't jump through a window like they do in the movies. You'll die'.
2 in: The preposition 'in' refers to location at the interior of something. This doesn't make sense in this context. An example: 'The worst water damage is in the living room'.
3 away: 'To move away', in the context of accommodation, means 'to leave one's home and start living in a new home'. It has a similar meaning to 'to move out'. For example: 'Let's move away to Jamaica!'; 'If your landlord is terrible, you should just move out'.
3 over: 'To move over' generally means 'to move to one side', usually in order to make space for someone else. For example, you might say to someone sitting on a sofa: 'Move over, I want to sit down!'.
3 out of: 'To move out of (a house)' means 'to leave, to stop living in (a house)'. This doesn't make sense here, because the speaker would not 'move out of somewhere else' (leave a different home) because of stains in their current apartment. They would be more likely to move to somewhere else (or 'to move away somewhere else' or simply 'to move somewhere else').
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