cerca

/ˈθeɾka/, [ˈθeɾ.ka]

close, near


Examples
  • Tom se detuvo para echarle una mirada de cerca al auto.

    Tom stopped to take a close look at the car.

  • Él vive cerca de mi casa.

    He lives near my house.

  • Tom colgó su abrigo en uno de los ganchos cerca de la puerta.

    Tom hung his coat on one of the hooks near the door.

  • La estación de trenes queda cerca.

    The train station is nearby.

  • ¿De qué país está cerca?

    What country is it close to?

  • Estuvo muy cerca.

    It was really close.

  • Ella se mantuvo cerca de su marido.

    She stood close to her husband.

  • Los disparos comenzaron cerca del mediodía.

    The shooting started around noon.

  • Hay una estatua del profesor cerca de la escuela.

    There is a statue of the teacher near the school.

  • Voy seguido a la playa porque vivo cerca del mar.

    I live near the sea so I often get to go to the beach.

  • Hubo un incendio cerca.

    A fire broke out nearby.

  • Bill vive cerca de la playa.

    Bill lives near the sea.

  • Un chico solitario estaba leyendo cerca de un fuego débil.

    A lonely boy was reading near a feeble fire.

  • Ella se calentó cerca del fuego.

    She warmed herself by the fire.

  • Tom compró un terreno cerca de donde vive Mary.

    Tom bought a piece of land not far from where Mary lives.

  • Él brincó la cerca.

    He climbed over the fence.

  • ¿Hay un banco cerca de la estación?

    Is there a bank near the station?

  • Yo crecí cerca de un río.

    I grew up near a river.

  • Tom encontró un trabajo de medio tiempo cerca de su casa.

    Tom found a part-time job near his home.

  • Tom pintará la cerca mañana.

    Tom will paint the fence tomorrow.


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