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WordReference English-Swedish Dictionary © 2026:
| close adv | (nearby) | nära adv |
| | | i närheten adv |
| | Keep your phone close, in case he calls! |
| | Håll din telefon i närheten ifall han ringer! |
| close adj | (near) | nära adv |
| | Be careful, the 'edit' and 'delete' buttons are dangerously close! |
| | ⓘDen här meningen är inte en översättning av den engelska meningen. De två träden står nära varandra. |
| close to [sth/sb] prep | (near to) | nära adj |
| | (mycket nära) | tätt intill adj + prep |
| | The bank is close to the post office. |
| | Banken ligger nära postkontoret. |
| close adj | (relation: near) | nära adj |
| | | närbesläktad adj |
| | The two boys are close cousins. |
| | ⓘDen här meningen är inte en översättning av den engelska meningen. De båda växterna är närbesläktade. |
| close adj | (people: intimate) | nära adj |
| | | intim adj |
| | Jill and I are close friends. |
| | Jill och jag är nära vänner. |
| close to [sb] adj + prep | figurative (intimate with) | nära adj |
| | | intim med ngn adj + prep |
| | Ben has always been close to his sister. |
| | Ben har alltid varit nära sin syster. |
| close adj | (closely associated) | lik adj |
| | | likartad adj |
| | | närbesläktad adj |
| | Her philosophy is close to that of Roger, who was her teacher and mentor. |
| | Hennes filosofi är lik Rogers filosofi. Han var hennes lärare och mentor. |
| close [sth]⇒ vtr | (shut) (tex en dörr) | stänga vtr |
| | (tex en bok) | slå igen, slå ihop vtr partikel skj |
| | (tex ögon) | sluta vtr |
| | Please close the window. |
| | Snälla stäng fönstret. |
| close⇒ vi | (become shut) (tex en dörr) | stängas vitr |
| | (tex en bok) | slås igen, slås ihop vitr partikel |
| | (tex ögon) | slutas vitr |
| | The door slowly closed. |
| | Dörren stängdes långsamt. |
| Ytterligare översättningar |
WordReference English-Swedish Dictionary © 2026:
| close adj | (united) | lik adj |
| | Their views about history are extremely close. |
| close adj | (similar) | lik adj |
| | | likartad adj |
| | The twins are close in appearance. |
| close adj | (relationship: intimate) | nära adj |
| | | intim adj |
| | They have a close, romantic relationship. |
| close adj | (compact, tight) | fin adj |
| | | fin- adj |
| | | tät adj |
| | My sweater has a close weave. |
| close adj | (fitting tightly) (vardaglig) | tight, tajt adj |
| | | trång adj |
| | This key is a close fit to the lock. |
| close adj | (cut near to the base) | nära adj |
| | | jämn, slät adj |
| | I prefer a straight razor because it gives me a close shave. |
| close adj | (on topic) | hålla sig till ämnet vbal uttr |
| | | hålla sig till saken vbal uttr |
| | Please stay close to the question under discussion. |
| close adj | (rigorous) | noggrann adj |
| | | rigorös adj |
| | | nära adj |
| | A close examination will reveal that the theory is correct. |
| close adj | informal (atmosphere: stuffy) | kvalmig, instängd adj |
| | | kvav adj |
| | (känslomässig) | tryckt adj |
| | The atmosphere in the room was close. |
| close adj | (contest: almost even) | jämn adj |
| | Alan won a close race. |
| close adj | (secret: well guarded) | välbevarad adj |
| | | strängt bevarad adj |
| | | väl dold adj |
| | The information was a close secret. |
| close adj | (confined) | inspärrad, inlåst adj |
| | (vardaglig) | bakom lås och bom uttr |
| | The guards kept the prisoner at close quarters. |
| close to [sth] adj + prep | (nearly equal, almost) | nästan adj |
| | | nära adj |
| | You and I are close to the same height. |
| close n | (act of closing) | stängning s |
| | | stängningsdags s |
| | You have to finish by close of business today. |
| close n | (conclusion) | slut s |
| | | avslut s |
| | The conference came to a close. |
| close n | UK (cul-de-sac) | återvändsgata s |
| | | återvändsgränd s |
| | We live on a lovely close near the edge of town. |
| close⇒ vi | (unite) | slutas vitr |
| | | förenas vitr |
| | (händer) | knäppas vitr |
| | Her hands closed in prayer as she bowed her head. |
| close vi | (end) | avslutas vitr |
| | | sluta vitr |
| | The proceedings closed on time. |
| close vi | (cease to operate) | upphöra vitr |
| | (vardaglig) | läggas ner vitr partikel |
| | (vardaglig) | slås igen vitr partikel |
| | | stängas vitr |
| | My favourite restaurant closed. |
| close vi | (store: cease trading) | stängas vitr |
| | The store closed at nine pm. |
| close vi | (end performances) | sluta vitr |
| | (vardaglig) | läggas ner vitr partikel |
| | The play closes on Monday. |
| close vi | (financial: market day end) | stängas vitr |
| | The market closed on a high today. |
| close [sth]⇒ vtr | (fill in) | fylla igen ngt vtr + prep |
| | The builders closed the wall with the last brick. |
| close [sth] vtr | (conclude) | avsluta vtr |
| | | sammanfatta vtr |
| | | avrunda vtr |
| | The final speaker closed the session. |
| close [sth] vtr | (block) | spärra, avspärra vtr |
| | | spärra av vtr partikel skj |
| | | blockera vtr |
| | Workers have closed the road. |
| close [sth] vtr | (join, unite) | sluta vtr |
| | The people closed the circle by joining hands. |
| close [sth] vtr | (finalize) | avsluta vtr |
| | | slutföra vtr |
| | Let's close the negotiations now. |
| close [sth] vtr | informal (make a sale) | slutföra vtr |
| | The salesman hopes to close the deal today. |
| close [sth] vtr | (cease operations) | stänga vtr |
| | The company closed the factory on Christmas day. |
| close [sth] vtr | (nautical: approach) | närma sig vtr + refl |
| | The ship closed land that morning. |
| Partikelverb |
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| close down vi phrasal | (business: cease trading) | lägga ner vitr partikel |
| | | slå igen vitr partikel |
| | When the doctor was killed, the clinic was forced to close down. |
| close [sth] down vtr phrasal sep | (prevent [sth] from operating) | slå igen ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | | lägga ner ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | The Women's Anti-Exploitation League vowed to close down the porno shop. |
| close in vi phrasal | (pursuit: get closer) | knappa in vitr partikel |
| | The enemy was closing in; the soldier clutched his rifle and prepared to fight to the death. |
| close in on [sb/sth] vtr phrasal insep | (pursuit: get closer) | knappa in på vbal uttr |
| | | närma sig vtr + refl |
| | Drive faster! The cops are closing in on us! |
| close in on [sb/sth] vtr phrasal insep | figurative (make claustrophobic) | sluta sig omkring vbal uttr |
| | Inside the small room, he felt like the walls were closing in on him. |
close [sth] off,
close off [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (block, shut off) | stänga av ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | | blockera vtr |
| | The police closed off the road due to a bad accident. |
| close out vi phrasal | US (discount stock) | utförsälja vtr |
| | | sälja ut vtr partikel oskj |
| close [sth] out vtr phrasal sep | US (account: terminate) | avsluta vtr |
| | | säga upp vtr partikel oskj |
| | | stänga ned, stänga ner vtr partikel oskj |
| close [sth] out vtr phrasal sep | (sport: bring to end) | avsluta vtr |
| | The team closed the game out with a goal in the final minute to win 3-1. |
| close [sb] out vtr phrasal sep | (exclude, prevent from entering) | utesluta, exkludera vtr |
| | | stänga ngn ute vtr partikel oskj |
| | Bill closed the dog out of the room. |
| close [sth] out vtr phrasal sep | US (bar tab, etc.: settle) | göra upp om ngt vbal uttr |
| | (vardagligt) | kvitta vtr |
| | | dela upp ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| close up vi phrasal | (shop: shut) | stänga vitr |
| | | låsa vitr |
| | He closed up and counted the day's takings. |
| close up vi phrasal | (wound: heal) | läka, läkas vitr |
| | The wound will gradually close up over time. |
close [sth] up,
close up [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (shut) | stänga vtr |
| | | stänga igen ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | Nina closed up the shop and went home. |
| Sammansatta former: |
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close at hand,
close to hand adj | (convenient, nearby) | nära till hands uttr |
| | | i närheten prep + s |
| | In flu season, keep a box of tissues close at hand. |
| close at hand adj | figurative (imminent) | nära förestående adj |
| | (ofta om fara, hot) | överhängande adj |
| | "Nuclear war is close at hand!" was emblazoned on the black and yellow leaflets. |
close but no cigar,
close,
but no cigar expr | informal (nearly, but not quite) (idiomatisk) | nära skjuter ingen hare uttr |
| | | väldigt nära adv |
| close by adv | (near, in close proximity) | i närheten prep + s |
| | | nära adj |
| | Gerald's sister lives close by so it's easy for him to visit her. |
close by,
close-by adj | (near) | närliggande adj |
| | Is there a close-by store where we could buy eggs? |
| close call n | informal, figurative (narrow escape) | nära ögat adv + s |
| | Phew! That was a close call. I thought he was going to ask to see my ID. |
| | Puh! Det var nära ögat. Jag trodde han skulle be om att få se mitt ID-kort. |
| close call n | informal, figurative ([sth] hard to decide) | svårt val s |
| | It was a close call, but they declared him the winner. |
| close combat n | (fighting at short range) | närstrid s |
| close friend n | (intimate acquaintance) | nära vän, god vän adj+s |
| | Tom is a close friend of mine. |
| close match n | (pairing of two similar things) | nära matchning adv + s |
| | Mom's handbag and shoes are not exactly the same color, but they are a very close match. |
| close match n | (sports: very close scores) | nära match adv + s |
| | It was a close match but the Seagulls won on penalties. |
close of business,
end of business n | (end of the working day) | stängning s |
| | (vardagligt) | stängningsdags s |
| close quarters npl | (cramped space) | liten yta s |
| | | trångt utrymme s |
| | Considering its close quarters, the rent on the apartment was outrageous. |
| close shave n | figurative (narrow escape) (bildlig) | vara på håret vbal uttr |
| | He walked away from the accident knowing he had just had a close shave with death. |
| close shave n | (facial hair: trim) | nära rakning adj + s |
| | I can't seem to get a close shave with my electric razor. |
| close to home expr | figurative (affecting [sb] personally) (idiomatisk) | ligga varmt om hjärtat vbal uttr |
| | | personlig adj |
| | | familjär adj |
| | I was upset by the film; the issues raised in it were very close to home. |
| close to home expr | (locally) | nära ens hem uttr |
| | | lokalt adv |
| | I like to shop close to home to support local businesses. |
| close together adj | (near to one another,) | nära varandra adv |
| | | nära ihop adv |
| | If his eyes weren't so close together, he'd be almost handsome. |
close-up,
also US: closeup n | (film shot: up close) | närbild s |
| | (lånord) | close up s |
| | The actress said that she was ready for her close-up. |
close-up,
close shot,
also US: closeup n | (photo: taken up close) | närbild s |
| | In the closeup, she is smiling self-consciously at the photographer. |
close-up,
also US: closeup adj | (intimate, detailed) | ingående adj |
| | | nära adj |
| | The book provides a close-up insight into the film star's life. |
close-up,
also US: closeup adj | (very near) | nära adj |
| | | på nära håll uttr |
| | The photographer is taking some close-up shots of the fashion model. |
close up,
close-up,
up close adv | (from very near) (förled) | när- adv |
| | (omskrivning) | på nära håll adv |
| | Matt moved close up so he could get a better view of the painting. |
| close-knit adj | (family, community: close) | nära adj |
| | (vardagligt) | tight, tajt adj |
| | Welsh mining villages formed close-knit communities bonded together by Religion and Rugby. |
close-minded,
closed-minded adj | (blinkered, intolerant) (bildlig) | fyrkantig adj |
| | | fantasilös adj |
| | | ordinär adj |
| | He's so close-minded I can't discuss politics with him at all. |
| close-up view n | ([sth] seen from very near) | närbild s |
closefisted (US),
close-fisted (UK) adj | (miserly, stingy) | snål adj |
| | (ngt formell) | girig adj |
closemouthed (US),
close-mouthed (UK) adj | figurative (reluctant to divulge information) | tystlåten adj |
| | | fåordig adj |
| | | ordknapp adj |
draw to a close,
draw to an end v expr | (finish) | nå sitt slut vbal uttr |
| | | närma sig slutet vbal uttr |
| | | dra sig mot sitt slut vbal uttr |
| | As the evening drew to a close, the orchestra played a final waltz. |
| draw [sth] to a close v expr | (bring to an end) (ge ett slut) | avsluta vtr |
| | (ge ett passande slut) | avrunda vtr |
| | After an hour on the phone, she drew the conversation to a close. |
| get close vi | (time: approach) | närma sig vitr + refl |
| | Christmas is getting close again. |
| get close vi | (move very near) | komma nära vitr + adv |
| | | närma sig vitr + refl |
| | He got so close I could see every blackhead on his face. |
| keep [sb/sth] close vtr + adj | (keep nearby) | hålla ngt/ngn nära vtr + adj |
| | Claire decided to work from home so that she could keep her children close. |
| keep close vi + adj | (stay near) | hålla sig nära vbal uttr |
| | Tina told the twins to keep close as they crossed the busy road. |
| keep close to [sb/sth] v expr | (stay near) | hålla sig nära ngn/ngt vbal uttr |
| | Keep close to me when we're at the concert; I don't want you to get lost. |
| up close adv | (at close range) | på nära håll adv |
| | | nära adv |
| | Visitors to the wildlife park can see animals such as snakes and badgers up close. |