24.3.11. gy. A1C2 (példák)

nearby adverb /ˌnɪəˈbaɪ/ a közelben

If there's a cafe nearby, we could stop for a snack.

I noticed a policeman standing nearby.

off adverb /ɒf/ 6 vmilyen távolságra, vmilyen messze (időben/térben)

You can see the village off in the distance.

My holidays seem a long way off.

The exams are so far off that I'm not even thinking about them yet.

from preposition /frɒm/ 4 -tól, -től (távolság vmitől)

It's about two kilometres from the airport to your hotel.

We're about a mile from home.

near preposition /nɪər/ 1 közel (távolság)

Is there a train station near here?

We were near the exit.

The hotel is near the airport.

Don't come too near me - you might catch my cold.

Which bus stop is nearest (to) your house?

I moved my chair nearer to the fire.

towards preposition /təˈwɔːdz/ 3 felé, tájt (közel egy helyhez/időhöz)

Our seats were towards the back of the theatre.

I often get hungry towards the middle of the morning.

We're getting towards winter and it's getting dark earlier.

within preposition /wɪˈðɪn/ 2 belül (távolságon belül)

Two-thirds of Californians live within 15 miles of the coast.

The hotel is within easy reach of the airport.

Phrases and idioms:

a stone's throw egy kőhajításnyira

The cottage is just a stone's throw from the sea.

be around közelben/környéken van, itt van

Will you be around next week?

Roger isn't around at the moment - can I help instead?

draw near/close közeledik (térben, időben), odahúzódik

Her birthday's drawing nearer every day.

in the vicinity (of sth) környék, környéke vminek (formal)

A number of buildings in the vicinity of the fire were damaged.