cerca

Meaning

Adv

1. close, near, around, about, nearly, nigh (referring to quantity or time-related)
2. close, near, around, nigh, at hand, close at hand, in sight (spatially)
3. nearby, close by

Noun

1. (feminine) fence (a thin artificial barrier that separates two pieces of land or a house perimeter)
2. (feminine) stone wall

Verb

1. (form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person) inflection of cercar:
2. (form-of, imperative, second-person, singular) inflection of cercar:

cercar

to corral, fence, fence off

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Concepts

near

close

fence

nearby

wall

about

fencing

close to

contiguously

by

closely

corral

enclosure

handy

next

nigh

by the skin of one’s teeth

fold

see de cerca

hedge

just

narrowly

around

approximately

nearly

public space

near here

palace

patio

pen

🖊️

right

shore

some

somewhere

square

stonewall

terrace

court

edge

adjacent

cliff

Synonyms

próximo

valla

cercano

cerramiento

cerco

💍

cercado

muralla

de cerca

vallado

pared

corral

seto

orilla

plaza

por

barda

muro

empalizada

al lado

redil

tapia

piso

próxima

repisa

tabique

al alcance

alambrada

alguna parte

algún lugar

a mano

aprisco

clausura

mercado abierto

meseta

poyo

ribera

🏦

terraza

vera

proximo

no lejos

parte alta

cancha de fútbol u otra

canchón

espacio abierto

espacio cercado

lugar descampado

recinto sagrado

márgen

superfice

pared de piedra

Translations

nahe

près

vicino

perto

proche

nah

Zaun

dichtbij

cerca

κοντά

próximo

nabij

clôture

recinto

Hyphenated as

cer‧ca

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈθeɾka/

Etymology

Inherited from Latin: circā

Cognate with English: circa

Cognate with Latin: circum

Inherited from Old Spanish: cerca

Cognate with Portuguese: cerca

Cognate with Italian: cerca

Cognate with French: cerce

Inherited from Latin: circus

In summary

Inherited from Latin circā (“around”) (whence also English circa), from earlier Latin circum.

Sentences

Algunos soldados llegaron tan cerca como a media milla de la zona cero .

Some soldiers came as close as half a mile from ground zero.

Sin embargo , cerca hay un cartel que señala su inminente reconstrucción .

Nearby, however, is a sign signaling its imminent rebuilding.

Las alas son largas y más amplias , cerca de la parte trasera .

The wings are long and wider, near the rear.

Cerca de un tercio de los pacientes presentan metástasis al momento del diagnóstico .

About one-third of patients present with metastases at diagnosis.

Anida entre pajas o pastos altos , siempre muy cerca del suelo .

Nest among straws or tall grasses, always very close to the ground.

Cerca del más difuminado borde este de Lorentz se halla Aston.

Near the more blurred eastern edge of Lorentz is Aston.