vicinity

alrededores, inmediaciones

Zona cercana a un lugar concreto.

En inglés sencillo: The area close to a particular place.

• There are shops in the vicinity.
• Police searched the vicinity of the station.
• Several hotels stand in the immediate vicinity of the airport.

Cómo se usa: in the vicinity of something (There is a park in the vicinity of the school.)

Sinónimos: surrounding area, neighborhood

Expresiones frecuentes: in the vicinity, vicinity of something, immediate vicinity

alrededor

Cantidad o tamaño cercano a una cifra determinada.

En inglés sencillo: An amount or size close to a particular number.

• The repairs cost in the vicinity of two hundred dollars.
• Her weight is in the vicinity of sixty kilograms.
• We expect a total in the vicinity of three thousand visitors.

Cómo se usa: in the vicinity of an amount (The house costs in the vicinity of a million euros.)

Sinónimos: region, neighborhood

Expresiones frecuentes: in the vicinity, vicinity of something, somewhere in vicinity

proximidad, cercanía

Situación de estar cerca de alguien o algo.

En inglés sencillo: The state of being close to someone or something.

• The machine must stay in close vicinity to its power source.
• Living in such close vicinity to the railway disturbed her sleep.
• The sensor detects objects in its immediate vicinity.

Cómo se usa: in close vicinity to something (They live in close vicinity to the hospital.)

Sinónimos: proximity, nearness

Antónimos: distance

Expresiones frecuentes: in close vicinity, vicinity to something, in immediate vicinity