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cerca

/ˈθeɾka/, [ˈθeɾ.ka]

close, near

Adverb cerca (superlative cerquísima)

  1. close, near, around, about, nearly, nigh (referring to quantity or time-related)
  2. close, near, around, nigh, at hand, close at hand, in sight (spatially)
  3. nearby, close by

Noun cerca f (plural cercas)

  1. fence (a thin artificial barrier that separates two pieces of land or a house perimeter)
  2. stone wall

Verb cerca

  1. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of cercar.
  2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of cercar.
  3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted) present indicative form of cercar.

Source: Wiktionary available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License

Examples

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

    Tom stopped to take a close look at the car.

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  • Él vive cerca de mi casa.

    He lives near my house.

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  • 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.

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  • La estación de trenes queda cerca.

    The train station is nearby.

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  • ¿De qué país está cerca?

    What country is it close to?

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  • Estuvo muy cerca.

    It was really close.

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  • Ella se mantuvo cerca de su marido.

    She stood close to her husband.

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  • Los disparos comenzaron cerca del mediodía.

    The shooting started around noon.

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  • Hay una estatua del profesor cerca de la escuela.

    There is a statue of the teacher near the school.

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

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

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