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Meanings of close up in English

Portuguese
tapar
Catalan
obstruir

To render passage impossible by physical obstruction.

    tapar
    Portuguese
    calar a boca
    Catalan
    callar
    Spanish
    callar

    Refuse to talk or stop talking; fall silent.

      calar a boca
      Portuguese
      fechar
      Catalan
      clausurar
      Spanish
      clausurar

      Cease to operate or cause to cease operating.

          fechar

          Very close.

                Usage of close up in English
                1
                I shall be very interested to see how you work, close up.
                Just another judgement day
                2
                It'd been a long time since I'd seen one so close up.
                Blind willow, sleeping woman
                3
                Dain caught a glimpse; another two said they saw it close up.
                The Black Unicorn
                4
                The property allows city folk a rare close up of working farms.
                The Irish Times
                5
                The sea was already close up to the stern of the boat.
                Archibald Hughson: An Arctic Story
                6
                She held the baby in her arms close up against her heart.
                The Personal Touch
                7
                Slipping ahead he lay in ambush until the Indians were close up.
                The Winning of the West, Volume 3 / The Founding of the Trans-Al...
                8
                I could not answer; so I drew her close up to me.
                The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 07, No. 43, May, 1861 / A Magazine ...
                9
                There's some evidence he can work close up, or from a distance.
                The unnatural inquirer
                10
                And with that it's time to close up shop for the week.
                The Guardian
                11
                Walking close up to him, she looked him full in the eyes.
                The World for Sale, Volume 1.
                12
                She ranged close up, in order to ask whereaway the wreck was.
                Personal Reminiscences in Book Making, and Some Short Stories
                13
                The boats got close up to the brig before they were discovered.
                Tales of the Sea, and of Our Jack Tars
                14
                And on that note, it's time to close up for the evening.
                The Guardian
                15
                Others in that group must either follow suit or close up shop.
                The Fireside Chats of Franklin Delano Roosevelt / Radio Addresse...
                16
                For these close up, instead of entering the avenues to the mind.
                Home Scenes and Home Influence; a series of tales and sketches
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                Translations for close up
                Close up through the time
                Close up across language varieties
                United States of America
                Common
                United Kingdom
                Common
                New Zealand
                Common
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