near

près de

À une courte distance d’une personne ou d’une chose.

En anglais simple : Only a short distance away from someone or something.

• We live near the park.
• She sat near the window.
• Is there a shop near your house?

Synonymes : close to, by

Contraires : far from

Expressions courantes : near the station, near someone, live near something, near the river

près de, proche de

Avec peu de différence par rapport à une quantité, un état ou une qualité donnés.

En anglais simple : Close to a particular amount, condition, or quality.

• The factory is near full capacity.
• Your guess is near the truth.
• Her work comes near perfection.

Synonymes : close to

Contraires : far from

Expressions courantes : near the limit, near perfection, near the truth

proche

Qui arrivera peu de temps après maintenant ou après un autre événement.

En anglais simple : A short time away from the present or from another event.

• We hope to meet in the near future.
• The deadline is getting nearer.
• The two events were near in time.

Synonymes : close, imminent

Contraires : distant

Expressions courantes : near future, near date, near in time

quasi, presque

Très proche d’être quelque chose, sans l’être tout à fait ou exactement.

En anglais simple : Very close to being something, but not completely or exactly that thing.

• The cars had a near miss.
• The performance was a near disaster.
• Winning seemed a near certainty.

Synonymes : almost complete, virtual

Expressions courantes : near miss, near disaster, near certainty

cher, proche

Qui touche vos sentiments ou vos intérêts et compte beaucoup pour vous.

En anglais simple : Closely connected to your feelings or interests, and important to you.

• She kept her near and dear friends close.
• The matter was near to his heart.
• He spoke warmly of those nearest to him.

Comment l'utiliser : near to someone’s heart (This cause is near to her heart.)

Synonymes : dear, close

Contraires : distant

Expressions courantes : near and dear, near to someone, near someone’s heart

fidèle, proche

Qui ressemble beaucoup à ce qui est copié ou pris comme modèle.

En anglais simple : Very similar to the thing being copied or followed.

• The translation is near to the original.
• He produced a near copy of the drawing.
• This version is nearer to the source text.

Comment l'utiliser : near to something (Her version is near to the original.)

Synonymes : close, faithful

Expressions courantes : near to original, near translation, near copy

approcher, s’approcher

Devenir de plus en plus proche d’un lieu, d’un moment ou d’un point.

En anglais simple : To move closer to a place, time, or point.

• We neared the village.
• The project is nearing completion.
• As winter nears, the days grow shorter.

Synonymes : approach

Contraires : recede

Expressions courantes : near the end, near completion, near the coast

presque

Indique qu’on est tout près d’un résultat ou d’un état, sans l’atteindre complètement.

En anglais simple : Almost, but not completely.

• The climb was near impossible.
• He was near exhausted by sunset.
• The room was near empty when we arrived.

Synonymes : nearly, almost

Expressions courantes : near impossible, near perfect, near enough