cerca de

Portuguese

Preposition

cerca de

1. about; approximately

   Synonyms: aproximadamente, mais ou menos

Quotations

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /ˈθeɾka de/ [ˈθeɾ.ka ð̞e]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /ˈseɾka de/ [ˈseɾ.ka ð̞e]
• Syllabification: cer‧ca de

Adverb

cerca de

1. close to, about, nearly, approximately, around

   Synonyms: aproximadamente, más o menos

   Es cerca de diez dólares.

   It's approximately ten dollars.

Preposition

cerca de

1. close to, near, near to, around, close by

   La escuela de mi hija está cerca del ayuntamiento.

   My daughter's school is close to the city hall.

Further reading

• “cerca de”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014