perto

close, closely, next (at a little distance)

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpɛʁ.tu/

Etymology

Cognate with Portuguese: apertar

In summary

From Old Galician-Portuguese preto, from earlier *apreto, from apretar (Modern Portuguese apertar), from Late Latin appectorāre, from Latin pectus. Doublet of preto. Cognate of Galician preto.

Concepts

near

close

nearby

about

next

nigh

closely

neighbouring

nearly

pajama

walking

🚶

at hand

by

by the skin of one’s teeth

contiguously

intimately

just

narrowly

Synonyms

próximo

vizinho

de perto

rigorosamente

intimamente

com intimidade

junto

próximo &amp

juntamente

Translations

vicino

proche

cerca

près

nahe

nah

dichtbij

blisko

nabij

yakın

propinquus

bliski

κοντά

presso

bij

Sentences

Você vai chegar perto dele ?

Are you going to get close to him?

O peixe no mar e o pescador perto do peixe .

The fish in the sea and the fisherman near the fish.

Um campo de arroz perto de alguns edifícios antigos .

A rice field near some old buildings.

O grande cachorro preto está correndo na areia perto da praia .

The big black dog is running on the sand near the beach.

Perto da montanha e da costa , é a terra do falaguera.

Close to the mountain and the coast, it is the land of the falaguera.

Caminhava nas pontas dos pés para não acordar a parenta, que dormia perto .

He walked on tiptoes so as not to wake his relative, who slept nearby.