cerca

/ˈθeɾka/, [ˈθeɾ.ka]

close, near

Examples

Tom ha llevado un pequeño bar cerca de Boston ya por varios años.

Tom managed a small bar near Boston for quite a few years.

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Nuestra escuela está cerca del parque.

Our school stands near the park.

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Viven en una casa nueva cerca del parque.

They live in a new house near the park.

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Acampamos cerca del río.

We went camping near the river.

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Estuvo cerca de ser atropellado por un coche.

He was nearly run over by a car.

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Esta casa está cerca, tiene dos dormitorios y una sala de estar, y la decoración no está mal; son 1.500 al mes.

This house is nearby, it has two bedrooms and a living room, and the decoration isn't bad; it's 1500 a month.

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Su caballo saltó por sobre la cerca.

His horse jumped over the fence.

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Nosotros estuvimos aterradoramente cerca de la órbita del sol porque despegamos del lado incorrecto de Mercurio.

We came fearfully close to the Sun's orbit because we launched from the wrong side of Mercury.

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Algunas familias pasan sus vacaciones cerca de la playa.

Some families spend their vacation near the beach.

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Me tomó cerca de tres horas escribir el ensayo.

It took me nearly two hours to write the essay.

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¡Noviembre está cada vez más cerca!

November is nearer and nearer!

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Estuvimos peligrosamente cerca de morirnos congelados.

We came dangerously close to freezing to death.

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¿Hay un campo de golf cerca de aquí?

Is there a golf course near here?

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Mi casa está cerca de la iglesia.

My house is near the church.

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El cónsul de Bélgica nos invitó al té en un restaurante ubicado cerca de la embajada de su país.

The Belgian consul invited us to tea in a restaurant close to his country's embassy.

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Me hicieron esperar cerca de 30 minutos.

I was kept waiting for nearly half an hour.

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Tom no sabía que la casa de Mary estuviera tan cerca de la de John.

Tom didn't know that Mary's house was so close to John's.

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Hay una parada de bus por aquí cerca.

There is a bus stop near by.

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La librería está cerca del parque.

The bookstore is near the park.

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Bill vive cerca del mar.

Bill lives near the sea.

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