encerrarse in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for encerrarse in the Spanish»English Dictionary

I.encerrar VB trans

1. encerrar:

encerrar persona

to lock up

encerrar ganado

to shut up

encerrar ganado

to pen

lo han encerrado en la cárcel

he's been locked up in prison o put behind bars

me encerraban en mi habitación

they used to shut me in my room

encierra al perro

shut the dog in

está para que lo encierren inf

he's crazy o a nut inf

está para que lo encierren inf

he should be put away o certified inf

nos dejaron encerrados en la oficina

we got locked in the office

encerrar algo entre comillas

to put sth in quotation marks Am

encerrar algo entre comillas

to put sth in inverted commas Brit

2.1. encerrar (contener):

encerrar

to contain

la película encierra una gran carga moral

the movie contains o has a strong moral message

2.2. encerrar (conllevar):

encerrar

to involve

encerrar

to entail

no sabe el peligro que encierra

she does not know the danger which it involves o entails

II.encerrarse VB vpr

encerrarse refl:

encerrarse

to shut oneself in

se ha encerrado en su habitación

he has shut himself in his room

se encerró en un convento

she shut herself away in a convent

los trabajadores se encerraron en la fábrica

the workers locked themselves in the factory o occupied the factory

Translations for encerrarse in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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to turn in on oneself

encerrarse en sí mismo

to shut oneself away

encerrarse

to closet oneself

encerrarse

encerrarse in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for encerrarse in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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to wall oneself off fig

encerrarse en uno mismo