cerca

/ˈθeɾka/, [ˈθeɾ.ka]

close, near

Examples

Tan pronto tenga la oportunidad, le ayudaré a tu madre a pintar la cerca.

As soon as I can get the chance, I'll help your mother paint the fence.

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Sólo había algunas manchas de vegetación cerca del río.

There were only a few patches of vegetation near the river.

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Debe estar cerca por aquí.

It has to be near here somewhere.

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Cuando Dios parece estar muy cerca, el Diablo nunca está lejos.

Where God seems very close, the Devil is never far away.

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Quiero saber si está cerca.

I want to know if it's close.

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¿Está él cerca del coche? No, él está dentro del coche.

"Is he by the car?" "No, he is in the car."

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En Italia, en el verano no oscurece hasta cerca de las nueve en punto.

In Italy, during summer, it doesn't get dark until about nine o'clock.

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¿Hay caza mayor cerca de aquí?

Is there any big game near here?

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El jardín estaba rodeado por una cerca de madera.

The garden was surrounded by a wooden fence.

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Vivo cerca del dique.

I live near the dike.

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Me senté cerca de John.

I sat next to John.

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Su casa queda cerca del metro.

That person's house is near the subway.

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Vivimos cerca de la frontera.

We live near the border.

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Yo me topé con un viejo amigo cerca del banco.

I ran across an old friend near the bank.

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Ella se paró cerca de él.

She stood close to him.

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Ella vive muy cerca de aquí.

She lives quite close by.

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Hay una parada de colectivos cerca de nuestra escuela.

There is a bus stop near our school.

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Estaban demasiado cerca de la puerta para cerrarla.

They were too close to the door to close it.

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Vive aquí cerca.

She lives nearby.

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Cuyuchi está de pie cerca del limero.

Cuyuchi is standing near the lime tree.

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