English-Estonian translations for close to

• peaaegu
  Viimati kuulsin uudistest, et naftahind oli tõusnud peaaegu 110 USA dollarini barreli eest. I last heard on the news that it was close to 110 dollars a barrel.
  Viis aastat tagasi oli nisu hind 100 eurot tonni kohta; nüüd kaubeldakse sellega peaaegu 300 euro eest. Five years ago, wheat was worth EUR 100 per tonne; today it is traded at close to EUR 300.
  On väike lohutus, et peaaegu kogu maailm leiab end olukorrast, mis on lähedane kriitilisele. It is little consolation that virtually the whole world finds itself in a situation that is close to critical.

Definition of close to

• Approximately
• Nearly; almost

Examples

• It lasted close to an hour
• It rained for close to forty days and forty nights
• The project is close to finished
• The chair was close to the window

Related words

• close stool
• close to home
• close to one's heart
• close to the ground
• next to, close to
• fly too close to the sun
• keep one's cards close to one's chest
• sail close to the wind
• source close to the matter