rapprocher

rapprocher [ʀapʀɔʃe] vt [+ chaise d'une table];

rapprocher qch (de) → to bring sth closer (to) [+ deux objets]; to bring closer together (= réunir); to bring together (= comparer); to establish a parallel between;

se rapprocher vi → to draw closer ou nearer (fig) [familles, pays] → to come together; to come closer together;

se rapprocher de → to come closer to (= présenter une analogie avec); to be close to