blízu♦♦♦ (prim. bliže, bližje)
I. predl. [obale, meje, kraja, vasi, doma] close to, near
sedel je blizu mene - he was sitting close to me
II. prisl.
1. (prostorsko) [ležati, stati, živeti] close (by), near (by)
napadalec mora biti blizu - the attacker must be close
videti / ogledati si od blizu (koga/kaj) to take a close look at sb/sth
blizu skupaj close together
biti si blizu (s (kom)) to be close (with sb)
2. (skoraj) [tisoč, deset] almost, close to
blizu četrt milijona ljudi - almost a quarter of a million people
3. (časovno) close, near
počitnice so blizu - the holiday is near