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Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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I. cloîtrer, cloitrer [klwatʀe] VB trans

1. cloîtrer (enfermer):

cloîtrer
to shut [sb] away
il cloître sa fille dans sa chambre
he keeps his daughter shut (away) in her bedroom
rester cloîtré dans sa chambre
to shut oneself away in one's room

2. cloîtrer REL:

cloîtrer homme
to put [sb] into a monastery
cloîtrer femme
to put [sb] into a convent
religieuse cloîtrée
nun belonging to an enclosed order

II. se cloîtrer VB refl

1. se cloîtrer (s'enfermer):

se cloîtrer
to shut oneself away (dans in)
se cloîtrer dans le silence
to retreat into silence

2. se cloîtrer REL:

se cloîtrer homme:
to enter a monastery
se cloîtrer femme:
to enter a convent
English
English
French
French
coop up
enfermer, cloîtrer
to immure oneself
se cloîtrer
cloister
isoler, cloîtrer
to cloister oneself up or away
se cloîtrer, s'enfermer

in the PONS Dictionary

I. cloîtrer [klwatʀe] VB trans fig

cloîtrer
to shut away

II. cloîtrer [klwatʀe] VB refl

se cloîtrer dans sa maison
to shut oneself away at home
in the PONS Dictionary

I. cloîtrer [klwatʀe] VB trans fig

cloîtrer
to shut away

II. cloîtrer [klwatʀe] VB refl

se cloîtrer dans sa maison
to shut oneself away at home
Présent
jecloitre / OT cloître
tucloitres / OT cloîtres
il/elle/oncloitre / OT cloître
nouscloitrons / OT cloîtrons
vouscloitrez / OT cloîtrez
ils/ellescloitrent / OT cloîtrent
Imparfait
jecloitrais / OT cloîtrais
tucloitrais / OT cloîtrais
il/elle/oncloitrait / OT cloîtrait
nouscloitrions / OT cloîtrions
vouscloitriez / OT cloîtriez
ils/ellescloitraient / OT cloîtraient
Passé simple
jecloitrai / OT cloîtrai
tucloitras / OT cloîtras
il/elle/oncloitra / OT cloîtra
nouscloitrâmes / OT cloîtrâmes
vouscloitrâtes / OT cloîtrâtes
ils/ellescloitrèrent / OT cloîtrèrent
Futur simple
jecloitrerai / OT cloîtrerai
tucloitreras / OT cloîtreras
il/elle/oncloitrera / OT cloîtrera
nouscloitrerons / OT cloîtrerons
vouscloitrerez / OT cloîtrerez
ils/ellescloitreront / OT cloîtreront
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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

se cloîtrer dans sa maison
to shut oneself away at home

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