Elle a surveillé son petit frère de près pendant la visite au marché très animé.
English: She watched her younger brother closely during the busy market trip.
de près /də-pʁˈɛ/ · adverb · CEFR B2. French translation of "closely".
See also: Vocabulary entry (French)
- Source term
- closely
- Translation
- de près
- CEFR Level
- B2
- Part of speech
- adverb
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| Dictionary form | de près |
|---|---|
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How to use it in a sentence
- Pattern
- Subject + helper/modal + de près
- Examples
- Nous devons souvent de près.
- Tip
- Adjust endings and word order to match the full sentence.
Example Sentences
Ces deux événements sont étroitement liés de manière surprenante.
English: The two events are closely connected in surprising ways.
Il a examiné de près chaque détail du contrat avant de signer.
English: He closely examined every detail of the contract before signing.
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significantly → significativement
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numerous → nombreux
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relatively → relativement
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somewhat → quelque peu
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widely → largement
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greatly → grandement
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reasonably → raisonnablement
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deeply → profondément
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dramatically → dramatiquement
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sufficiently → suffisamment
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considerably → considérablement
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severely → sévèrement
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