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cerrar in English:

1. close close


We're close friends.
They urged close economic and diplomatic ties with Britain.
Many of the city's leading restaurants close down for the whole of August.
No matter how close we may be, I can not ask him to do that.
If you take a close look, you'll find that your friends and you have similar personalities.
The police usually close their eyes to cars parked on the street.
I live close to my school so it takes me just a few minutes to get there
The Nikkei Stock Average lost nearly 200 points to close yesterday at 18,000.
In retrospect, it may seem obvious that we shouldn't have been burning our trash so close to our house.
Keep a close eye on Tom and make sure he doesn't get into any trouble.
Your point may be a little off target, but it certainly is close.
To conceal anything from those to whom I am attached, is not in my nature. I can never close my lips where I have opened my heart.
IBM has the lion's share of the large computer market; nobody else even comes close.
Solar energy seems to offer more hope than any other source of energy, particularly because those areas most in need of water lie rather close to the equator and have a relatively clear atmosphere.

English word "cerrar"(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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