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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesde près
Pronunciation / Transliteration: de prè
"Nous avons suivi cette affaire de près."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
In a way that is closely connected, related, or involves careful attention.
"The detective looked closely at the fingerprints found at the crime scene." - 2
At a short distance in space or time; near.
"The two runners followed closely behind the leader throughout the race."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the adjective close, originating from the Old French 'clos', meaning enclosed or shut, which comes from the Latin 'clausus', past participle of 'claudere' (to shut). The suffix '-ly' is added to form the adverb, shifting the meaning historically from physical confinement to careful, attentive, or near proximity.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Closely" is said worldwide
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de près
Transliteration: de prè
"Nous avons suivi cette affaire de près."
genau
Transliteration: genau
"Bitte schauen Sie sich das Dokument genau an."
attentamente
Transliteration: attentamente
"Esamineremo la questione attentamente."
detenidamente
Transliteration: detenidamente
"El comité estudió el informe detenidamente."
atenciosamente
Transliteration: atenciosamente
"Ele observou o pássaro atentamente."
बारीकी से
Transliteration: bariki se
"पुलिस ने मामले की बारीकी से जाँच की।"
仔细地
Transliteration: zǐxì de
"请仔细地阅读合同条款。"
면밀히
Transliteration: myeonmilhi
"경찰은 용의자의 움직임을 면밀히 주시했다."
詳しく
Transliteration: kuwashiku
"私たちはそのデータを詳しく分析した。"
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