Translation of 'near' - German English Dictionary
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| bei {prp; +Dat.} | near; by | |||
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| 1. | beim; bei dem | 1. | near the | |
| 2. | nahe beim (= bei dem) Stadion | 2. | near the stadium | |
| 3. | in meiner Nähe | 3. | near me | |
| nahe {adj} [geogr.] [übtr.] | near; close | |||
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| 1. | in naher Zukunft; in der nahen Zukunft [selten] | 1. | in the near future; in the close future | |
| 2. | dem Tode nahe sein | 2. | to be near to death; to be close to death | |
| nah {adj} | near | |||
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| 1. | näher | 1. | nearer | |
| 2. | am nächsten; nächst | 2. | nearest | |
| 3. | von nah und fern | 3. | from near and far | |
| fast; beinahe; beinah; nahezu; schier; meist {adv} | almost; nearly; near | |||
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| 1. | fast immer; meist | 1. | almost always | |
| 2. | in fast allen Fällen | 2. | in almost/nearly all cases | |
| 3. | Das Vorhaben wäre fast gescheitert. | 3. | The project came close to failing. | |
| 4. | Fast alle waren damit beschäftigt, sich vorzubereiten. | 4. | Almost/nearly everybody was busy preparing for it. | |
| 5. | Fast alle waren verheiratet. | 5. | They were nearly all married. | |
| 6. | Fast hätte ich vergessen, dir von meiner bevorstehenden Reise zu erzählen. | 6. | I almost/nearly forgot to tell you about my upcoming trip. | |
| 7. | Das geht leicht, ja fast zu leicht. | 7. | It's easy to do, in fact almost too easy. | |
| nahe {adv} | near; nigh | |||
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| sich herwagen {vr} | to venture to come near | |||
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| 1. | sich herwagend | 1. | venturing to come near | |
| 2. | sich hergewagt | 2. | ventured to come near | |
| herziehen {vt} | to pull near | |||
| Examples | Examples | |||
| 1. | herziehend | 1. | pulling near | |
| 2. | hergezogen | 2. | pulled near | |
| Beinahekatastrophe {f} | near-disaster; near-tragedy | |||
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| 1. | Beinahekatastrophen {pl} | 1. | near-disasters; near-tragedies | |
| naturnah {adj} [envir.] | near-natural; semi-natural; nature-orientated; close to nature (postpostive); close to natural conditions (postpostive) | |||
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| 1. | naturnahe Aktivitäten | 1. | nature-oriented activities | |
| 2. | naturnahe Erholung | 2. | recreation in the natural environment | |
| 3. | naturnahe Lebensräume | 3. | semi-national habitats | |
| 4. | naturnaher Urlaub | 4. | nature-oriented holidays | |
| 5. | naturnaher Wasserbau | 5. | near-natural hydraulic engineering | |
| 6. | naturnahe Umgebung | 6. | near-natural environment; environment close to nature | |
| 7. | naturnahe Bewirtschaftung von Wäldern | 7. | semi-natural management of forests | |
| 8. | Die Erzeugung sollte so naturnah wie möglich sein. | 8. | The production should be as compatible with nature as possible. | |
| Brückenteil {n} | bridge part | |||
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| 1. | Brückenteile {pl} | 1. | bridge parts | |
| 2. | Brückenteil 10 m Festpunktseite | 2. | 10m bridge part near fixed point | |
| 3. | Brückenteil 10 m Lospunktseite | 3. | 10m bridge part near pendulum support | |