блізка

See also: близка

Belarusian

Etymology

Compare Polish blisko and Russian бли́зко (blízko).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈblʲiska]

Adverb

блі́зка • (blízka) (comparative бліжэ́й, superlative найбліжэ́й)

near (at a position close in space or time)
Antonym: далёка (daljóka)
- 1938 [1848], Charles Dickens, anonymous translator, Домбі і сын, Minsk: ДВБ, translation of Dombey and Son, page 434:
  Сэрца яе пачынае біцца мацней, калі Уолтэр гаворыць ёй, што іх царква зусім блізка.
  Serca jaje pačynaje bicca macnjej, kali Uólter havórycʹ joj, što ix carkva zusim blizka.
  [original: Her heart beats quicker now, for Walter tells her that their church is very near.]
(figuratively) closely (in close, intimate relationships)
- 1938 [1848], Charles Dickens, anonymous translator, Домбі і сын, Minsk: ДВБ, translation of Dombey and Son, page 589:
  Калі яна вярнулася, каб ехаць з імі, яны размаўлялі аб нечым ля акна, і Фларэнс магла толькі дзівіцца, што іменна штурхнула іх так блізка пазнаёміцца за такі кароткі тэрмін.
  Kali jana vjarnulasja, kab jexacʹ z imi, jany razmaŭljali ab nječym lja akna, i Flarens mahla tólʹki dzivicca, što imjenna šturxnula ix tak blizka paznajómicca za taki karótki termin.
  [original: When she came back, ready to bear them company, they were talking together, gravely, at the window; and Florence could not but wonder what the topic was, that had made them so well acquainted in so short a time.]
  When she came back, ready to head out in their company, they were talking about something at the window, and Florence could not help but wonder what exactly had made them so closely acquainted in so short a time.

References

“блізка”, in Skarnik's Belarusian dictionary (in Belarusian), based on Kandrat Krapiva's Explanatory Dictionary of the Belarusian Language (1977-1984)
“блізка” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org