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cerca

A1#329

Hear it

adverb
  1. close, near, around, about, nearly, nighreferring to quantity or time-related
  2. close, near, around, nigh, at hand, close at hand, in sightspatially
  3. nearby, close by
nounfeminine
  1. fencea thin artificial barrier that separates two pieces of land or a house perimeter
  2. stone wall

Forms

adverb

superlativecerquísima
diminutivecerquita

noun

singularcerca
pluralcercas

Used in the library

  • Bailan muy cerca, en silencio.They dance very close, in silence.A1El tango en Buenos Aires — Tango in Buenos Aires
  • Nace cerca de Burgos, en el siglo once.He is born near Burgos, in the eleventh century.A1El Cid
  • Cerca está el Capitolio, un edificio blanco muy grande.Nearby stands the Capitolio, a very big white building.A1La Habana Vieja — Old Havana
  • Está en el barrio de la Boca, cerca del puerto.It is in the neighbourhood of La Boca, near the port.A1El fútbol en Argentina — Football in Argentina

Other ways to say it

  • bardafence; barding
  • vallafence; barricade
  • verjagate, railing (usually an iron gate with balusters); fence (often made of trellis)

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