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Old 03-Dec-2003, 01:00
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It should be down right?
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It should be down right?
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close
(also close down, close sthdown) if a company, shop/store, etc. closes, or if you close it, it stops operating as a business: [vn] The club was closed by the police. [v] The hospital closed at the end of last year. The play closed after just three nights. open
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Yes, I've got it right too

If I'm not mistaken, close up is related to pictures or something similar to that (zoom in or something)...

Anybody would care to help?
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Hi
I have found in Webster:

Close:
to suspend or stop the operations of *close school* — often used with down
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Yes, I've got it right too

If I'm not mistaken, close up is related to pictures or something similar to that (zoom in or something)...

Anybody would care to help?
I've got the answer... Close up is =
a photograph taken from a short distance that gives a very detailed picture.
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Old 23-Jun-2009, 23:58
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Hi,

Your avatar is a close up of your eye.
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Hi,

Your avatar is a close up of your eye.
Indeed. A very good example...
Yup, that's my eye...
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