cerca de
Portuguese
editPreposition
edit- about; approximately
- Synonyms: aproximadamente, mais ou menos
Quotations
editFor quotations using this term, see Citations:cerca de.
Spanish
editPronunciation
edit- IPA(key): (Spain) /ˈθeɾka de/ [ˈθeɾ.ka ð̞e]
- IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /ˈseɾka de/ [ˈseɾ.ka ð̞e]
- Syllabification: cer‧ca de
Adverb
edit- close to, about, nearly, approximately, around
- Synonyms: aproximadamente, más o menos
- Es cerca de diez dólares.
- It's approximately ten dollars.
Preposition
edit- 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
edit- “cerca de”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014