Spanish English Dictionary

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cerrar in English:

1. to close to close


I'd like to close the door,
to close the issue

English word "cerrar"(to close) occurs in sets:

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2. shut shut


Shut up!
I think the only problem I have now is being shut in at home.
Keep your eyes wide open before marriage, half shut afterwards.
Huh? Dima didn't understand. "But isn't this Al-Sayib? And aren't you drinking Fanta and telling noobs to shut up?"
The lock itself is a normal cylinder lock so it doesn't automatically lock when you shut the door.
Drinking Fanta and telling noobs to shut up, Al-Sayib replied, taking a sip of the aforementioned Fanta. "Wait, who is this?"
Here once stood a hotel that claimed the world's freshest towels. The place shut down after they were all stolen.
The first of human rights is to shut up!!!
My hair's messed up this morning. At least lend me a hand mirror - it should be shut in the drawer there.
He was on the verge of revealing the secret when a sharp look from Martha shut him up.
The Way to see by Faith, is to shut the Eye of Reason: The Morning Daylight appears plainer when you put out your Candle.
Just shut up and get on with your work!
But, knowing precisely sadness and love and death, and that they are vain images when we observe them from the calm space where we should shut ourselves in, he kept on weeping, and desiring love, and fearing death.
Dictatorship can be summed up by "shut up!", democracy by "keep talking".
Just then the door opened a little way, and a creature with a long beak put its head out for a moment and said: "No admittance till the week after next!" and shut the door again with a bang.

English word "cerrar"(shut) occurs in sets:

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3. close down close down


A lot of local shops and businesses have been forced to close down because of the recession.
Many companies close down in a recession.

English word "cerrar"(close down) occurs in sets:

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4. to lock to lock


Remember to lock the door before you go to sleep.
I forgot to lock out the flat when I was getting out to work.

English word "cerrar"(to lock) occurs in sets:

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