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verb

1 verb shut door, drawer, eyes, etc

TRANSITIVEdún verb c m udruid verb c m uclose the door, please dún an doras, más é do thoil é; druid an doras, le do thoilshe closed her mouth dhún sí a béal, dhruid sí a béal

INTRANSITIVEdún verb c m udruid verb c m uhis eyes closed dhún a shúile, dhruid a shúilethe gate closes automatically dúnann an geata uaidh féin, druideann an geata as féin

2 verb fold book, umbrella TRANSITIVEdún verb c m udruid verb c m ushe closed the book dhún sí an leabhar

Taispeáin iontráil iomlán

3 verb block hole, opening TRANSITIVEdún verb c m udruid verb c m uthey're trying to close the hole tá siad ag iarraidh an poll a dhúnadh 4 verb shut business etc

TRANSITIVEdún verb c m udruid verb c m uthey close the bar at midnight dúnann siad an beár ag meán oíchethe bank is closing ten branches tá an banc ag druidim deich mbrainse

INTRANSITIVEdún verb c m udruid verb c m uthey close at six dúnann siad ar a séthe office is closing for lunch tá an oifig ag druidim faoi choinne an lóinthe two hotels have closed tá an dá óstán tar éis dúnadh

5 verb restrict access to road etc TRANSITIVEdún verb c m udruid verb c m uthe Gardaí closed the road dhún na Gardaí an bótharthe bridge has been closed to lorries níltear ag ligean leoraithe ar an droichead 6 verb end activity, discussion

TRANSITIVEdeireadh a chur le c m ucríoch a chur le c m utabhair chun deiridh c m uclabhsúr a chur ar c m uto close a meeting deireadh a chur le cruinniú, cruinniú a scorthe investigation has been closed tá deireadh leis an bhfiosrúchánthat closed the matter chuir sé sin deireadh leis, thug sé sin an cúram chun críche, b'in deireadh leis mar scéal

INTRANSITIVEcríochnaigh verb c m uthe meeting closed at 9 p.m. chríochnaigh an cruinniú ar 9 p.m.; tháinig deireadh leis an gcruinniú ar 9 p.m.the exhibition closes tomorrow beidh deireadh leis an taispeántas amárachthe competition closes on 31 July is é an 31 Iúil dáta deiridh an chomórtais

7 (also close down) verb COMP stop app, window, etc

TRANSITIVEdún verb c m udruid verb c m utry closing the app déan iarracht an aip a dhúnadh

INTRANSITIVEdún verb c m udruid verb c m uthe program keeps closing leanann an ríomhchlár air ag druidim

8 verb reduce difference, distance

TRANSITIVElaghdaigh verb c m uthat closed the gap to two points laghdaigh sé sin an bhearna go dtí dhá chúilínthey're closing the distance tá siad ag teacht níos cóngaraí, tá siad ag druidim níos gaire

INTRANSITIVElaghdaigh verb c m utéigh i laghad c m uthe gap is closing between them tá an bhearna eatarthu ag laghdú

9 verb approach, catch up INTRANSITIVEtar níos cóngaraítar níos gairethe second boat was closing quickly bhí an dara bád ag teannadh isteach go mearhe's closing on them tá sé ag breith suas leo, tá sé ag teannadh leo 10 verb COMM , FIN terminate account TRANSITIVEdún verb c m udruid verb c m uI closed my account there dhún mé mo chuntas ansin 11 verb COMM , FIN finalise deal TRANSITIVEcuir i gcrích c m uwe hope to close the deal soon tá súil againn an margadh a chur i gcrích go luath 12 verb wrap fingers, arms, etc around

TRANSITIVEshe closed her arms around him d'fháisc sí a lámha ina thimpeall, chuir sí a lámha thart airhe closed his fist around the coin dhún sé a dhorn thart ar an mbonn

INTRANSITIVEhe felt a hand closing around his neck d'airigh sé lámh ag fáscadh timpeall a mhuiníl

13 verb ECON end trading INTRANSITIVEthe shares closed at €8.67 bhí na scaireanna ag €8.67 ag am scoirtheir stock closed down 10 cents bhí luach a stoic tite 10 cent ag am scoir 14 (also close up) verb MED of cut, wound

INTRANSITIVEdún verb c m udruid verb c m uthe wound isn't closing níl an chneá ag dúnadh, níl an chneá ag cneasú

TRANSITIVEdún verb c m udruid verb c m uthey had to close the cut with stitches bhí orthu an gearradh a dhúnadh le greamanna

15 verb ELECTRIC of circuit TRANSITIVEdún verb c m uiaigh verb c m u

noun

16 noun end, final pointdeireadh masc1 c m ucríoch fem2 c m uat the close of the century i ndeireadh na haoise, ag deireadh an chéidthe series came to a close chríochnaigh an tsraith, tháinig an tsraith chun críche, tháinig an tsraith chun deiridhthe season is drawing to a close tá an séasúr ag teacht chun deiridh, tá an séasúr ag druidim chun crícheto bring sth to a close rud a thabhairt chun críche, rud a thabhairt chun deiridh, clabhsúr a chur ar rud, deireadh a chur le rudshe called the conference to a close chuir sí clabhsúr leis an gcomhdháil 17 noun shutting of door etcthe door slammed to a close dhún an doras de phlab

phrases

to close your mind to sth

d'intinn a dhúnadh ar ruddiúltú breathnú ar rud

to close your eyes to sth

neamhshuim a dhéanamh de rudrud a scaoileadh tharatneamhaird a thabhairt ar rudthey closed their eyes to what was going on rinne siad neamhshuim dá raibh ag tarlú

to close ranks

1 uniteseasamh le chéileteacht le chéile c m u 2 MIL in formationna ranganna a theannadh

close

adjective

1 adjective near in distancecóngarach adj1 c m ugar adj1 c m uit's close to the sea tá sé gar don fharraige, tá sé cóngarach don fharraige, tá sé in aice na farraige, tá sé le hais na farraigestay close to me fan gar dom, fan in aice liom, fan le m'aisyou're too close to the wall tá tú róchóngarach don bhalla, tá tú róghar don bhallathe closest airport is Cork Corcaigh an t-aerfort is gairehe wasn't even close ní raibh sé cóngarach dó fiú, ní raibh sé i ngiorracht dó fiú, ní raibh sé ina ghaobhar fiúshe was close behind bhí sí díreach laistiarthe hospital was in close proximity bhí an t-ospidéal in aice láimhe 2 adjective near in timethe exams are close ní fada uainn na scrúduithe, is gearr uainn na scrúduithe, tá na scrúduithe buailte linnthey came in close succession tháinig siad go gairid i ndiaidh a chéile, tháinig siad sna sála ag a chéileit was close to midnight bhí sé ag teannadh le meán oíche, bhí sé ag druidim le meán oícheshe's close to retirement age tá sí gar don aois scoirthe two events are close together tá an dá imeacht cóngarach dá chéile

Taispeáin iontráil iomlán

3 adjective almost happening or doing sthyou're very close tá tú beagnach ann, is gearr uait, tá tú chóir a bheith anna resolution is very close to being reached táthar ar tí teacht ar réiteach, ní fada go mbeidh cúrsaí socraitheshe was close to tears bhí sí ar tí gol, bhí an deoir ar an tsúil aici, bhí na deora ag briseadh uirthihe's close to death tá an bás leis, tá sé ag saothrú an bháis, ní fada ón mbás é, tá sé ag comhrá leis an mbásshe was close to collapsing bhí sí i riocht titim as a seasamh, bhí sí ar tí titim i bhfanntais 4 adjective careful, detailedgéar adj1 c m ugrinn adj1 c m umion adj1 c m uto take a close look at sth iniúchadh géar a dhéanamh ar rud, féachaint go grinn ar rudon closer examination it was found to be cracked nuair a rinneadh scrúdú ní ba ghéire air fuarthas go raibh sé scoilteI paid close attention to what she said d'éist mé go cúramach lena raibh le rá aici, d'éist mé go haireach lena ndúirt sí 5 adjective similarit isn't the same thing but it's close ní hionann é go díreach ach níl sé i bhfad uaidh, ní hé an rud céanna é ach tá sé cosúil go maith leisI'd like this or something close ba mhaith liom é seo nó a mhacasamhailhe bears a close resemblance to his father tá an-dealramh aige lena athair, tá fíorchosúlacht aige lena athair, is é a athair beo éthis is the closest match for it seo an rud is gaire dó, seo é an rud is cosúla leis 6 adjective intimatemór le chéile c m udlúth- prefthey were always close bhí siad mór le chéile riamh, bhí dáimh acu le chéile riamhthey're close friends is dlúthchairde iad, is cairde móra iadwe weren't very close ní rabhamar rómhór le chéilethey have a close friendship tá dlúthchairdeas eatarthu, tá siad an-mhór le chéilewe have a very close relationship tá caidreamh an-dlúth eadrainnthey have close ties with each other tá dlúthcheangal acu le chéileshe has a close connection with the school tá dlúthbhaint aici leis an scoil 7 adjective of relativegairid adj1 c m ugar adj1 c m ushe was a close relation of mine gaol gairid dom ba ea í, bhí sí gar i ngaol dom 8 adjective directly involveddlúth adj1 c m udlúth- prefthey were close allies ba chomhghuaillithe dlútha iadthere are close links between them tá dlúthcheangal eatarthuwe're looking for closer co-operation táimid ag lorg comhoibriú níos dlúithe 9 adjective nearly correctgar adj1 c m ucóngarach adj1 c m uyou're close! níl tú i bhfad uaidh!guess again - you're not even close tomhais arís - níl tú gar dó go fiú, tomhais arís - níl tú cóngarach dó fiú 10 adjective narrowly won or settledteann adj c m uit was a close contest ní raibh mórán eatarthuthis was the closest election in years ba é seo an toghchán ba chóngaraí le blianta, ba é seo an toghchán ba chlósáilte le bliantait'll be a close finish is beag a bheidh ann ag an deireadhshe came a close second tháinig sí an-ghar sa dara háit, bhí sí sa dara háit faoi bheag 11 adjective just avoidedthat was close, you idiot! dóbair dúinn, a amadáin!; bhí an t-ádh linn ansin, a amadáin!no damage but it was close ní dhearnadh aon damáiste ach ní raibh ann ach sin 12 adjective muggymeirbh adj1 c m umarbhánta adj3 c m uclósáilte adj3 c m u 13 adjective tightdlúth adj1 c m uteann adj c m uthe close print is hard to read tá an cló dlúth deacair a léamhthe gloves are a close fit tá na lámhainní teann go maith 14 adjective cut very shortdlúth adj1 c m ua close shave bearradh dlúth 15 adjective of secret, control, etc: strictdaingean adj c m udocht adj c m uthe party was kept a close secret coinníodh an chóisir ina rún daingeanthey were put under close supervision coinníodh súil ghéar orthukeep your dog under close control coimeád stiúir dhocht ar do mhadra 16 adjective private, secretiverúnmhar adj1 c m upríobháideach adj1 c m u

adverb

17 adverb near in distancein aice láimhe c m uhis friend stayed close d'fhan a chara in aice láimhecome a little closer tar beagáinín níos gaire, tar rud beag níos cóngaraí, druid isteach beagán eilethey allowed us to get quite close lig siad dúinn dul gar go leor dóibh, lig siad dúinn druidim cóngarach go maith dóibhit fell close to the wall thit sé in aice leis an mballa, thit sé gar don bhalla, thit sé cóngarach don bhalla, thit sé láimh leis an mballathey stood close together sheas siad gar dá chéile, sheas siad cóngarach dá chéile 18 adverb near in timeChristmas is getting closer tá an Nollaig ag teannadh linnit happened close to half-time tharla sé ag druidim le leath amayou can't run two races so close together ní féidir dhá rás a rith chomh gar sin dá chéile

noun

19 noun street or cathedral areaclós masc1 c m u

phrases

close by

1 adverb nearbyin aice láimhe c m uin aice láithreachthe office is close by tá an oifig in aice láimhe 2 preposition nearin aice le c m ugar do c m ucóngarach do c m ule hais c m uit's close by the canal tá sé in aice leis an gcanáil, tá sé le hais na canálawe passed close by the island ghabhamar láimh leis an oileán, chuamar gar don oileán

close on

prepositionbeagnach c m unach mór c m uchóir a bheith c m uclose on two thousand people beagnach dhá mhíle duine

close to

1 preposition nearly, almostbeagnach c m unach mór c m uchóir a bheith c m uclose to fifty years beagnach caoga bliain 2 adverb at a short distanceshe'd never seen a snake close to ní fhaca sí riamh nathair díreach os a comhair amach, ní fhaca sí riamh nathair i ngiorracht di

close to home

1 involving someone directlythis is a problem that's close to home for her seo fadhb atá ar leac an tinteáin aici féin, seo fadhb nach bhfuil sí féin slán uirthi 2 embarrassing, uncomfortablegar don chnámhi ndeas don chnámhthat comment was close to home chuaigh an focal sin go cnámh, ghoin an focal sin

close up

adverbwait until it's close up fan go mbeidh sé i ngiorracht duit, fan go mbeidh sé cóngarach duit

close up to

prepositionan-ghar dodíreach in aice lewe got really close up to the tower d'éirigh linn dul an-ghar don túrI was never close up to it ní raibh mé riamh díreach in aice leis

to come close

1 be similarit isn't quite as good but it comes close níl sé díreach chomh maith leis ach tá sé sách gar dó, níl sé díreach chomh maith céanna ach níl sé i bhfad uaidhonly one person came close to her ní raibh ach duine amháin a bhí in aon ghaobhar dithe figures don't come close to what was forecast níl na figiúirí baol ar chomh maith lena raibh tuartha 2 nearly do sthwe didn't win, but we came close níor bhuamar ach chuamar gar go maith dó, níor bhaineamar ach ní rabhamar i bhfad ar shiúlthe company came close to collapse dóbair don chomhlacht titim as a chéile, ba bheag nár thit an comhlacht as a chéile

to keep a close eye on sb/sth

(also

to keep a close watch on sb/sth

) súil ghéar a choinneáil ar dhuine/rudsúil ghéar a choimeád ar dhuine/rudduine/rud a fhaire go cúramach

to run sb/sth close

teacht gar do dhuine/rudwe'll run them close for the last seat ní bheimid i bhfad uathu don suíochán deiridhIreland ran France very close tháinig Éire an-ghar don Fhrainc, thug Éire a sáith don Fhraincit's not as good but it runs it close níl sé chomh maith céanna ach is beag atá eatarthu, níl sé chomh maith céanna ach níl mórán eatarthu

too close for comfort

róghar ar fadi bhfad róchóngarachthe lightning came too close for comfort tháinig an tintreach róghar ar fad dúinn

too close to call

the election is too close to call tá an toghchán idir dhá cheann na meávoting is too close to call tá an vótáil róghar lena rá cé atá chun tosaighit's too close to call níl faic na fríde eatarthu, níl barr ribe eatarthu

close enough

1 sufficiently nearsách garcóngarach go leorwe were close enough to touch him bhíomar sách gar dó le lámh a leagan airI couldn't get close enough to them níor éirigh liom dul cóngarach go leor dóibh 2 accurate enoughsách garcóngarach go leorit's not all true but it's close enough níl sé ar fad fíor ach tá sé gar go leorthat's not it exactly but it's close enough ní hé sin é go díreach ach níl sé i bhfad uaidh

close to the bone

gar don chnámhi ndeas don chnámh

close at hand

(also

near to hand

) in aice láimhe c m ulámh leather family is close at hand tá a muintir in aice láimhe, tá a teaghlach ar na gaobhairkeep your phone close at hand coinnigh an fón faoi do lámh

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close

to close your mind to sth

to close your eyes to sth

to close ranks

close

close by

close on

close to

close to home

close up

close up to

to come close

to keep a close eye on sb/sth

to keep a close watch on sb/sth

to run sb/sth close

too close for comfort

too close to call

close enough

close to the bone

close at hand

near to hand

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