close

fermer, se fermer

Faire qu’une chose ne soit plus ouverte, ou ne plus être ouvert.

En anglais simple : Make something no longer open, or become no longer open.

• Please close the window.
• She closed her eyes and rested.
• The door closes automatically behind you.

Synonymes : shut

Contraires : open

Expressions courantes : close the door, close your eyes, close a book, close the lid

fermer

Cesser de servir les clients ou d’exercer une activité commerciale, temporairement ou définitivement.

En anglais simple : Stop serving customers or doing business, either for a while or permanently.

• The shop closes at five.
• They closed the factory last year.
• Is the restaurant closing for the holidays?

Comment l'utiliser : close at + time (The bank closes at four.); close for something (The café closes for the winter.)

Synonymes : shut, shut down, cease trading

Contraires : open

Expressions courantes : close a shop, close for lunch, close down, close at six

réduire, combler

Diminuer ou supprimer la distance ou la différence entre des choses.

En anglais simple : Make the distance or difference between things smaller, or remove it completely.

• She ran faster to close the gap.
• The distance between the boats slowly closed.
• Extra funding helped close the gap in our budget.

Comment l'utiliser : close the gap between A and B (The policy aims to close the gap between rich and poor.)

Synonymes : narrow, reduce, eliminate

Contraires : widen, increase

Expressions courantes : close the gap, close the distance, close a budget gap

terminer, se terminer, conclure

Mettre fin à quelque chose ou arriver à sa fin.

En anglais simple : Bring something to an end, or reach its end.

• The chair closed the meeting.
• Her speech closed with a thank-you.
• The festival closes tomorrow evening.

Comment l'utiliser : close with something (The concert closed with a song everyone knew.)

Synonymes : end, finish, conclude

Contraires : begin, start

Expressions courantes : close a meeting, close with something, close a chapter

conclure, finaliser

Finaliser un accord pour régler une vente ou une affaire commerciale.

En anglais simple : Finish making an agreement so that a sale or business deal is settled.

• We closed the deal today.
• She hopes to close the sale before Friday.
• They finally closed the deal after weeks of talks.

Synonymes : finalize, complete, conclude

Expressions courantes : close a deal, close a sale, close the transaction

clôturer

Avoir un certain prix à la fin des échanges de la journée.

En anglais simple : Have a particular price when trading ends for the day.

• The shares closed higher today.
• Oil closed at eighty dollars a barrel.
• The euro closed lower after the announcement.

Comment l'utiliser : close at + price (The shares closed at twelve dollars.)

Synonymes : finish, end

Expressions courantes : close at something, close higher, close lower

fin, clôture

Fin d’un événement, d’une activité ou d’une période.

En anglais simple : The end of an event, activity, or period of time.

• The meeting came to a close.
• Please reply by close of business tomorrow.
• At the close of the year, we reviewed our progress.

Comment l'utiliser : the close of something (At the close of the meeting, everyone thanked the chair.); bring something to a close (The final song brought the concert to a close.)

Synonymes : end, finish, conclusion

Contraires : beginning, start

Expressions courantes : the close of something, close of business, to a close, at the close

proche

Peu éloigné de quelqu’un ou de quelque chose, dans l’espace ou dans le temps.

En anglais simple : Near someone or something in place or time.

• The shops are close.
• Her birthday is close to mine.
• We could hear the birds at close range.

Comment l'utiliser : close to someone/something (Our house is close to the station.)

Synonymes : near, nearby

Contraires : far, distant

Expressions courantes : close to something, at close range, close contact