close-up

(klōs′ŭp′)

1. A photograph or a movie shot in which the subject is tightly framed and shown at a relatively large scale.

2. An intimate view or description.

close′-up′ adj. & adv.

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close-up

(ˈkləʊsˌʌp)

1. (Photography) a photograph or film or television shot taken at close range

2. a detailed or intimate view or examination: a close-up of modern society.

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

close-up

A technique of holding the camera near the subject and taking the picture at close range.

Translations

close-up

[ˈkləʊsʌp]

A. N → primer plano m
in close-up → en primer plano

B. CPD close-up lens N → teleobjetivo m

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

close-up

n → Nahaufnahme f; in close-up → in Nahaufnahme; (of face) → in Großaufnahme

attr shot, view → Nah-; lens → für Nahaufnahmen

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

close-up

[ˈkləʊsˌʌp] n → primo piano
in close-up → in primo piano

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

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(kləus) adverb

1. near in time, place etc. He stood close to his mother; Follow close behind.

2. tightly; neatly. a close-fitting dress.

adjective

1. near in relationship. a close friend.

2. having a narrow difference between winner and loser. a close contest; The result was close.

3. thorough. a close examination of the facts; Keep a close watch on him.

4. tight. a close fit.

5. without fresh air. a close atmosphere; The weather was close and thundery.

6. mean. He's very close (with his money).

7. secretive. They're keeping very close about the business.

ˈclosely adverb

Look closely at him; She resembles her father closely.

ˈcloseness noun

close call/shave

a narrow (often lucky) escape. That was a close shave – that car nearly ran you over.

ˌclose-ˈset adjective

(of eyes etc) positioned very near each other.

ˈclose-up noun

a photograph or film taken near the subject and thus big in scale. The close-up of the model showed her beautiful skin.

close at hand

nearby; not far off. My mother lives close at hand.

close on

almost; nearly. She's close on sixty.

close to

1. near in time, place, relationship etc. close to 3 o'clock; close to the hospital; close to his mother.

2. almost; nearly. close to fifty years of age.

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References in periodicals archive

Will the numpties who are responsible for the screening of these close-ups realise that the vast majority of the older generation take exception to the way they are depicted on TV.

Patronising view of elderly population; FEEDBACK

The charity's Young Photographer Awards welcomes all kinds of pictures from portraits of family pets to imaginative photos of wildlife and even close-ups of insects in a mix of categories.

Get snapping, kids, and help out the RSPCA

It made the close-up and even the extreme close-up--from the forehead to just below the mouth--powerful tools for early television, especially the TV documentary and news segment.

No one is ready for close-ups on television. (Words & Images)

So by the same token, the close-ups we've seen of the Aussie pack binding on tightly to each other's "loose ruck 'n' maul tackle" would suggest that the Ockers haven't even touched a Sheila for years!

Jonathan Pearce Column: Bryan Redpath

Hopefully, like me, Des was thinking the only time he'd ever want to see a close-up of the Hamiltons was if someone had managed to put one of those tiny cameras in the fat end of a lump hammer.

Down the tube: Sorry Des...you can wake me up when the zzz-list have gone home

WHEN will the cameramen and producers who cover racing realise that close-ups are not what the viewers want to see and are detrimental to the pleasure of watching the race?

Letter: Hold those close-ups

During its descent, the craft's camera recorded close-ups of an asteroid that were 10 times as sharp as any previously taken.

Happy landing: craft descends onto Eros

What's needed is bosses of both channels to sit all their cameramen down and make them copy out 1,000 times: 'Arty-farty close-ups in horse races are only acceptable (if at all) in the early stages, because at the end of a race interest is entirely dependent on people being able to see how fast each horse is travelling in relation to the others.' That should sort it out.

Paul Haigh on Saturday: Leave the close-ups to Hollyoaks

I AM very glad to see that Paul Haigh is giving some column space to the issue of close-ups.

Letter: Why close-ups are simply not the right way to go; Gerry Deeprose argues that viewers of televised racing want the bigger picture

25, Galileo will attempt the next close-ups, flying 300 km above Io.

Galileo takes close-up snapshots of Io

Close-ups of unusual rocks found on the beach between Marske and Saltburn

So what WERE the strange rocks found on Saltburn beach? The smell holds the key... Amateur geologist thinks they may be a legacy of our recent industrial heritage; Amateur geologist thinks they may be a legacy of our recent industrial heritage

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