come to a close: meaning & examples

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Language: English

Meanings:

  • 1.

    British EnglishAmerican Englishneutralformal
    • To finish; to reach the end or conclusion of an event, activity, process, or period of time.

    Examples

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    • After three hours, the meeting finally came to a close, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

      Después de tres horas, la reunión finalmente llegó a su fin y todos respiraron aliviados.

    • The festival will come to a close at midnight with a spectacular fireworks show.

      El festival terminará a medianoche con un espectáculo de fuegos artificiales espectacular.

    • As the school year came to a close, students prepared for their final exams.

      Al llegar al final del año escolar, los estudiantes se prepararon para sus exámenes finales.

    • The negotiations came to a close once both parties agreed on the terms.

      Las negociaciones llegaron a su fin una vez que ambas partes acordaron los términos.

Examples:

  • EN: We'd know the undertaking had come to a close.
    ES: Ambos sabíamos que ira inútil seguir y se había terminado.
  • EN: (ANNOUNCER) So we come to a close of another recorded session of "Music Just for You".
    ES: ...estamosllegando al fin de otro disco grabado de "MúsicaSólo parati".
  • EN: But ifTony weren't back there, this research would have come to a close.
    ES: Pero si Tony no estuviera ahí. habrían cancelado todo.
  • EN: I feel like my long weekend in France has just come to a close.
    ES: Siento que mi largo fin de semana en Francia ha terminado.
  • EN: An intellectual awakening so beautiful, its day has not yet come to a close.
    ES: Un despertar intelectual tan magnifico, que permanecen hasta hoy.
  • EN: But they come to a close very soon, do they not?
    ES: Pero se acaban pronto, ¿no?
  • EN: Oh, no. And just as this sentimental moment had mercifully come to a close, our heroes were pulled over by two state troopers and a cameraman from the hit TV show, Made Up Stories From the Real Highway Patrol.
    ES: justo al acabar, afortunadamente, estes en siblero instante a nuestros héroes losparÓ unapatrulla delprograma Cuentos e inventos de la policía de carreteras.
  • EN: A conversation did not just come to a close.
    ES: Nuestra conversación no se acabó.
  • EN: The investigation into the suicide bombing aboard Galactica... and how it was allowed to occur has come to a close.
    ES: La investigación sobre la bomba del suicida a bordo de la Galáctica... Y cómo pudo suceder está cerrada.
  • EN: "I decided to raise him by myself because our time together had come to a close".
    ES: Decidí criarlo yo sola porque nuestra relación había terminado.
  • EN: I'm afraid our time has come to a close.
    ES: Temo que debemos irnos.
  • EN: Kind offer, indeed, but I'm afraid our evening has come to a close.
    ES: Es muy amable, sin duda, pero me temo que nuestra velada ha llegado a su fin.
  • EN: The long journey of Elian Gonzales has finally come to a close.
    ES: El largo viaje de Elián González finalmente llegó a su fin.
  • EN: The tally must come to a close, as today was one long air raid, from morning till night.
    ES: Ya deben estar por terminar, ya que hoy hubo un bombardeo continuo, de la mañana a la noche.
  • EN: The project has come to a close.
    ES: El proyecto ha llegado a su fin.

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