Adjective
proche (plural proches)
- close, near, closeby, nearby (to a place)
- L’épicerie est proche. ― The grocery store is close by.
- L’épicerie est proche de la boulangerie. ― The grocery store is close to the bakery.
- L’épicerie est proche de chez toi. ― The grocery store is near your place.
- close, near (a time)
Le jour est proche où toutes les barrières [...] finiront par tomber.- The day when all the barriers [...] will break down is near.
- (literally, “The day is near when all the barriers [...] will end up falling apart.”)