Sentence examples of "closer" in English

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Translations: all72 proche34 près22 fermé2 uni2 other translations12
Every year, Hawaii moves ten centimeters closer to Japan. Chaque année, Hawaï se rapproche de dix centimètres du Japon.
The new year drew closer. Le nouvel an se rapprocha.
Draw your chair closer to the fire. Approchez votre chaise du feu.
Come closer and have a good look at this picture. Approche-toi et regarde bien cette image.
He tried getting closer to her using every possible means. Il tenta de s'approcher d'elle en utilisant tous les moyens possibles.
With every broken vow, you bring our ideal closer to destruction. Avec chaque serment rompu, tu rapproches un peu plus notre idéal de la destruction.
This isn't quite it yet but I think that we are getting closer. Ce n'est pas encore tout à fait ça mais je crois qu'on se rapproche de la solution.
In order to see that picture better, I want to get a little closer. Afin que je puisse mieux voir ce tableau, je voudrais m'en rapprocher un peu.
I want to take a better look at that painting. I want to stand closer. Je voudrais me rapprocher pour mieux observer cette peinture.
We get closer, trying to understand each other, but just hurt each other and cry. Nous nous rapprochons, en essayant de nous comprendre, mais nous ne faisons que nous faire du mal et pleurer.
Science, my lad, is made out of errors, but of good ones, for they bring step by step closer to the truth. La science, mon garçon, est faite d’erreurs, mais d’erreurs qu’il est bon de commettre, car elles mènent peu à peu à la vérité.
Science, my lad, is made out of errors, but of good ones, for they bring you step by step closer to the truth. La science, mon garçon, est faite d’erreurs, mais d’erreurs qu’il est bon de commettre, car elles mènent peu à peu à la vérité.
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