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Meanings of
close down
in English
Portuguese
fechar
Catalan
clausurar
Spanish
clausurar
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Cease to operate or cause to cease operating.
close
fold
close up
shut down
open
Portuguese
fechar
Synonyms
Examples for "
close
"
close
fold
close up
shut down
Examples for "
close
"
1
Even so, Moldova's parliamentary majority and government remain
close
allies of Europe.
2
However, FMC said it still expects the deal to
close
this year.
3
The result of that saw many companies
close
and numerous jobs lost.
4
Aid groups say health services across the country are
close
to collapse.
5
As a result, the government lost just over
close
to R16 million.
1
Deutsche Telekom said today its net profit grew nearly
six
-
fold
last year.
2
The expert panel has suggested a
two
-
fold
approach to improve the situation.
3
As far as Meyer was concerned, that multiplied the risk a
thousand
-
fold
.
4
Curro has seen its share price rise
seven
-
fold
since its 2011 float.
5
Well, or we can just
fold
you into the question and answer.
1
I shall be very interested to see how you work,
close
up
.
2
It'd been a long time since I'd seen one so
close
up
.
3
Dain caught a glimpse; another two said they saw it
close
up
.
4
The property allows city folk a rare
close
up
of working farms.
5
The sea was already
close
up
to the stern of the boat.
1
The trunk was not locked; the lid had merely been
shut
down
.
2
Phadrig
shut
down
the top of the big escritoire and locked it.
3
The people
shut
down
on him in a narrower circle, advancing sullenly.
4
She heard papers rustling, then the lid of the piano
shut
down
.
5
The tropic night soon closed and darkness
shut
down
with great rapidity.
Usage of
close down
in English
1
These are hardly the actions of a company 'threatening to
close
down
'
.
2
Effectively, the industry was forced to
close
down
for almost two years.
3
The weak economy in Zimbabwe has caused many businesses to
close
down
.
4
I survive off this daily wage, I can't
close
down
,
said Hussein.
5
The fort itself lay
close
down
by the edge of the water.
6
I think what'll happen is the communities will
close
down
even further.
7
Melbourne is trying to do the right thing and
close
down
again.
8
The rest of the stores would
close
down
,
Bloomberg said on Monday.
9
We had teamed together once to
close
down
the New Haven Coliseum.
10
The soft evening shadows began presently to
close
down
and around him.
11
Then he turned and bent his head
close
down
to the girl.
12
Alone Jan stood for a few moments
close
down
to the river.
13
Unused quotas from firms that
close
down
are added to the pool.
14
To get to rucks in numbers and to
close
down
quickly defensively.
15
Are they going to
close
down
hamburger bars by force of law?
16
The rest of the stores would
close
down
,
Bloomberg reported on Monday.
Other examples for "close down"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
This collocation consists of:
close
down
close
Verb
Preposition
Translations for
close down
Portuguese
fechar
Catalan
clausurar
tancar
plegar
Spanish
clausurar
cerrar
Close down
through the time
Close down
across language varieties
South Africa
Common
New Zealand
Common
Ireland
Common
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