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estar cerca

be nearby

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phrase Common #2,687
be nearby Can refer to physical proximity or being close to someone or something.
SP: Hoy tienes que estar cerca de mí.
EN: Today you have to be near me.

Dos personas pueden estar cerca y no encontrarse nunca.

Two people can be close and never meet.

Me falta estar cerca de la ciudad.

I need to be close to the city.

— La Empleada (2025)

Ya no es seguro estar cerca de mí para Tom.

It’s no longer safe for Tom to be near me.

Y es aterrador estar cerca de él.

And he's terrifying to be around.

Ya deberíamos estar cerca.

We should be getting close by now.

— El Submarino (1981)

No soporta estar cerca de ella.

He can't stand being near her.

Debemos estar cerca.

We must be close.

Él no soporta estar cerca de ella.

He can't stand being around her.

Al estar cerca de la muerte, ella eligió la muerte y tú la vida.

Being close to death, she chose death and you chose life.

— El jardín de los pecadores 5: Paradoja espiral (2008)

No debía de estar cerca de la costa.

It can’t have been near the coast.

Por eso pude estar cerca.

That's why I was able to be close.

— El laberinto del fauno (2006)

Tom no quiere estar cerca de Mary.

Tom doesn't want to be near Mary.

También empecé a ir sólo para estar cerca tuyo.

I also started going just to be near you.

Pero cuando él explota, mejor no estar cerca porque se pone feo.

But when he blows up, you’re better off staying away because things get ugly.

— Mommy (2014)