Close

"Close" in French

lourd

(hot and humid or muggy)

proche

(at little distance)

proche

(intimate)

près

(at little distance)

achèvement

(end or conclusion)

conclusion

(end or conclusion)

cul-de-sac

(street)

fin

(end or conclusion)

boucher

(obstruct (an opening))

clore

(obstruct (an opening))

clore

(put an end to)

conclure

(put an end to)

conclure

(to make a sale)

fermer

(obstruct (an opening))

fermer

(move (a door))

fermer

(bring one's eyelids together)

finir

(put an end to)

mettre fin à

(put an end to)

terminer

(put an end to)

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.