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cérca
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adverboften used in the phrase cerca de
Near; at or to a short distance away in space or time.
cérca
Pronunciation
Etymology
From Latin circa, meaning “around, near.”
Examples
Vivo cerca de la estación.
Vívo cérca de la estación.
I live near the station.
La Navidad está cerca.
La Navidád está cérca.
Christmas is near.
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noun[C]
A fence, enclosure, or barrier used to surround or separate land.
cérca
Pronunciation
Etymology
Related to Spanish cercar, from Latin circare, “to go around, encircle.”
Examples
La cerca de madera rodea el jardín.
La cérca de madéra rodéa el jardín.
The wooden fence surrounds the garden.
Saltó la cerca para entrar al campo.
Saltó la cérca para entrár al cámpo.
He jumped over the fence to enter the field.
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verb[T]
Third-person singular present indicative, or second-person singular imperative, of cercar: to fence in, surround, or enclose.
cérca
Pronunciation
Etymology
From the verb cercar, from Latin circare, “to go around, encircle.”
Examples
El granjero cerca el terreno con alambre.
El granjéro cérca el terréno con alámbre.
The farmer fences in the land with wire.
Cerca el jardín antes de que entren los animales.
Cérca el jardín ántes de que éntren los animáles.
Fence in the garden before the animals get in.
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