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**Tdol** · #1 03-Dec-2003, 01:00

silversea · #2 20-Mar-2005, 03:58

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Originally Posted by tdol

It should be down right?

**Tdol** · #3 20-Mar-2005, 05:41

Quote:

Originally Posted by silversea

It should be down right?

Right

Daruma · #4 23-Jun-2009, 05:38

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

Eden Darien · #5 23-Jun-2009, 06:15

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?

sash2008 · #6 23-Jun-2009, 08:34

Hi
I have found in Webster:

Close:
to suspend or stop the operations of *close school* — often used with down

Eden Darien · #7 23-Jun-2009, 09:50

Quote:

Originally Posted by Eden Darien

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.

Hortence · #8 23-Jun-2009, 22:58

Hi,

Your avatar is a close up of your eye.

Eden Darien · #9 24-Jun-2009, 05:07

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Originally Posted by Hortence

Hi,

Your avatar is a close up of your eye.

Indeed. A very good example...

Yup, that's my eye...