"at close hand" in German at close hand aus nächster Nähe hautnah Detailed translations for "at close hand" at close hand at close hand(also: at close quarters, point-blank) aus nächster Nähe at close hand(also: at close quarters) hautnah{adverb} I was intrigued, I admit. I've never seen a murder at close hand before. Source: opensubtitles.org Corpus by OPUS Request review Einen Mord hatte ich noch nie so hautnah miterlebt.