Cerrado in english
pronunciation: kloʊzd part of speech: adjective
cerrado1 = closed ; static ; enclosed ; bolt-on ; sealed.
Example: In order to be able to calculate due dates, DOBIS/LIBIS must know what days the library is open so that it does not make a book due on a closed day.Example: The list or thesaurus cannot be static.Example: Book clubs need not be enclosed, much less ingrown = Book clubs need not be enclosed, much less ingrown.Example: These may be perceived as unimportant 'bolt-on' courses about irrelevant systems.Example: Another benefit is that when you slow cook something, there is less liquid lost because of the sealed environment = Another benefit is that when you slow cook something, there is less liquid lost because of the sealed environment.more:
» acuerdo cerrado = done deal .
Example: No treaty, armistice, agreement, compact, or covenant signed by North Korea can ever be considered a done deal.» aprobar con los ojos cerrados = sail through + exam .
Example: The next morning, she sailed through the exam confidently and scored an A.» a puerta cerrada = behind closed doors ; in camera ; in chambers .
Example: Committee meetings are normally held behind closed doors but, occasionally, a committee will decide to hold a public hearing on a given topic. Example: From time to time, depending on the subject matter, Council decides to discuss the topic in an 'in camera' session. Example: The prosecutor and the defense counsel shall be permitted to submit proposed questions to the court prior to the session in chambers.» cerrado con llave = locked .
Example: Such items may be kept in locked cupboards, bookcases or display cases to which some type of alarm device is fitted.» circuito cerrado = loop course .
Example: He has became the third athlete to successfully defend their title after a runaway victory around a loop course in the city streets of Daegu.» circuito cerrado de television = closed circuit television (CCTV) .
Example: Research on cable television, closed circuit television, and communication satellite is excluded.» clase cerrada = closed class .
Example: Deictic words or deictics are a closed class, that is, there is a limited set of these words which can be used deictically but some of them can also be used non-deictically.» combate en espacios cerrados = close-quarter combat .
Example: Close-quarter combat is from very close hand-to-hand combat range up to 100 meters.» con olor a cerrado = musty [mustier -comp., mustiest -sup.] ; mousy [mousier -comp., mousiest -sup.] .
Example: Baking soda can also freshen musty carpets by simply sprinkling on it. Example: Wines infected with either lactic acid bacteria can potentially produce mousy off-flavor.» curva muy cerrada = hairpin bend ; hairpin curve ; hairpin turn .
Example: After three miles you will enter two 180 degree hairpin bends, first to the right, immediately followed by the next, to the left. Example: An initial climb through some interesting hairpin curves gives way to a fairly straight road with an occasional gentle sweeping curve. Example: Highways with repeating hairpin turns allow easier, safer ascents and descents of mountainous terrain than a direct, steep climb and descent.» de punta cerrada = closed-toe .
Example: When paired with a black belt and black closed-toe pumps, leggings can be worn to work if a strict dress code is not a must.» en boca cerrada no entra moscas = the less said (about it), the better .
Example: In fact, when it comes to spying on employees Internet surfing behavior, perhaps the less said, the better.» en boca cerrada no entran moscas = mum's the word! ; silence is golden ; loose lips sink ships ; if you keep your mouth shut, you won't put your foot in it .
Example: Mum's the word: Weis not giving hints on the player's future. Example: They say silence is golden but some people really just don't get it and they go on and on and on!. Example: If you do actually care about poor kids then this sort of unsubstantiated rumour is far more pernicious -- loose lips sink ships. Example: But a wise man once said: 'If you keep your mouth shut, you won't put your foot in it'.» en circuito cerrado = looped .
Example: The completed system will comprise 5700 control points distributed across 100 outstations and all connected by a looped network.» encuentro a puerta cerrada = meeting behind closed door ; closed meeting .
Example: Preliminary discussions with staff may be held in meetings behind closed doors to facilitate an open, honest dialogue. Example: Attendance at closed meetings is limited to those who are alcoholic or think they may have a drinking problem.» en lugares cerrados = indoors .
Example: In 1984, The Getty Conservation Institute embarked on a programme of museum environmental research covering air pollution generated outdoors and indoors, and microenvironmental studies.» espacio cerrado = closed space .
Example: The symptoms of agoraphobia, a condition in which an individual fears entering public areas, include fears of leaving home, fainting, entering open and closed spaces, shopping, entering social situations, and traveling far from home.» formando un circuito cerrado = looped .
Example: The completed system will comprise 5700 control points distributed across 100 outstations and all connected by a looped network.» ganar con los ojos cerrados = win + hands down .
Example: Candy, soda, pizza and other snacks compete with nutritious meals everyday with the junk food variety winning hands down every time.» ganar una competición con los ojos cerrados = win + a competition hands down .
Example: It was a Frenchman, of course, who called England 'perfidious Albion' -- yet when it comes to perfidy, the French win the competition hands down.» herméticamente cerrado = hermetically sealed .
Example: IBM invented a disk drive which became known as the Winchester in which the whole disk pack was hermetically sealed and this design has become the basis for the Winchester disks available on microcomputers.» mantener la boca cerrada = keep + Posesivo + mouth shut ; stay + quiet ; keep + quiet .
Example: I threatened to blow her cover but she promised me a big raise if I kept my mouth shut. Example: The lady alleged that he threatened her to stay quiet or else she would be killed. Example: How to know when to keep quiet is an art.» pregunta cerrada = closed-ended question [Generalmente, pregunta usada en un cuestionario que consta de varias alternativas como respuesta para que el encuestado escoja una] .
Example: The written survey consisted of 30 closed- and open-ended questions developed in consultation with librarians = El cuestionario escrito constaba de 30 preguntas abiertas y cerradas hechas en colaboración con bibliotecarios.» presupuesto cerrado = fixed-price deal .
Example: The way you make money on a fixed price deal is to complete it in fewer hours than estimated.» puño cerrado = clenched fist .
Example: The irate patron stance is characterised by very erect posture, an angry facial expression, sustained eye contact, dilated pupils, emphatic head nods, and in rare cases, clenched fists.» recinto cerrado = walled garden .
Example: Like evil trolls guarding the gates, the copyright controllers are trying to hold sway over our actions and create walled gardens around knowledge repositories.» reunión a puerta cerrada = closed meeting ; meeting behind closed door .
Example: Attendance at closed meetings is limited to those who are alcoholic or think they may have a drinking problem. Example: Preliminary discussions with staff may be held in meetings behind closed doors to facilitate an open, honest dialogue.» trato cerrado = done deal .
Example: No treaty, armistice, agreement, compact, or covenant signed by North Korea can ever be considered a done deal.cerrado2 = cliquish ; insular ; cliquey [cliquy] ; inhospitable.
Example: Book clubs do not have to be cliquish, pretentious, stuffily self-inflated, or bolt-holes for ethereal literary spirits.Example: Within that chummy, insular world of imperial elites, Senator Jaguaribe recoiled in horror at the prospect of a permanent pauper class supported by public funds.Example: She worked at a local clothing company for a while and found the other staff and managers to all be very cliquey, bitchy and rather shallow.Example: As energies became directed to less abstract matters working men began to see libraries as undemocratic and inhospitable institutions.more:
» círculo cerrado de gente = clique .
Example: One of the criticisms levelled at this literary prize is that it is run by a metropolitan clique in which books are written, read and reviewed all by the same people.» coto cerrado = closed shop [Empresa que por decisión de los trabajadores sólo contrata a personas que se inscriban a un sindicato concreto] .
Example: The Taft-Hartley Act outlawed closed shops, jurisdictional strikes, sympathy strikes, and refusal to bargain.cerrado3 = bushy.
Example: Whether short and thin or long and bushy, applying a fake mustache is often the best solution to create the look of a character.cerrar = close ; close down ; seal off ; shut down ; shut off ; zip ; fold ; fold up + shop ; close up ; shut ; close off.
Example: The date due calculated by the circulation programs is always checked against the list of dates the library is closed to ensure that a document is not due when it cannot be returned.Example: In this case, however, summer vacation resulted in universities and other institutions closing down completely right in the middle of her stay.Example: In the case of vast and rapidly growing copyright libraries where the stock is sealed off from the public, specific classification is not worth the effort.Example: Cyberattacks involve routers acting at a predesignated time or trigger time and flooding various targeted Web sites with data -- effectively shutting down the Web site.Example: Advanced design sprinklers shut off water when the fire is out, reducing the risk of water damage.Example: The study investigated the use of a video to teach 3 self-help skills (cleaning sunglasses, putting on a wristwatch, and zipping a jacket) to 3 elementary students with mental disabilities.Example: By the mid-eighties, two of the big companies folded, but were replaced by a handful of small, independent firms = By the mid-eighties, two of the big companies folded, but were replaced by a handful of small, independent firms.Example: Why talented and passionate business people so often fold up shop while their less talented, less skilled brethren continue to thrive.Example: Make sure to blow out the metal shavings before closing it up as they could wreak havoc on the components if left free to move about.Example: The Swiss operator of one of Europe's oldest commercial nuclear reactors has announced plans to shut the plant by 2022.Example: Subsequently, we found out that closing off that large area wasn't helping these two species and was unnecessarily affecting fishermen.more:
» cerrar a cal y canto = bolt + Nombre + closed [Usado generalmente para puertas y ventanas] ; bolt + Nombre + shut .
Example: In one scene, while Nancy is being chased by him, she runs into her house, spun around and slammed the door shut and bolted it closed. Example: When they were in the kitchen, Baylor shut the door leading into the garage and bolted it shut.» cerrar atando = tie + Nombre + shut .
Example: He was wearing a caplet that had a high, lacey collar and bows to tie it shut.» cerrar con candado = padlock .
Example: The five captives told last night how they had been blindfolded by armed guards and padlocked in a room for most of a week.» cerrar con cierre metálico = shutter .
Example: Women and children wept as the vast cortege, headed by 150 surpliced clergymen wound its way from the church through the streets in which every shop was shuttered.» cerrar con llave = lock .
Example: She put the dishes in the sink, locked the balcony door, found her purse, and sallied forth.» cerrar con tablas = board up .
Example: Yet rather than battening down the hatches and boarding up the shopfronts, it is more a case of polishing the silver and pulling out the corks.» cerrar con tablones = board up .
Example: Yet rather than battening down the hatches and boarding up the shopfronts, it is more a case of polishing the silver and pulling out the corks.» cerrar con un broche de oro = end + Nombre + on a high (note) .
Example: There were ups and downs, to be sure, but it sure did end on a high note.» cerrar definitivamente = close down + operations ; close + Posesivo + doors .
Example: An economic recession forced the automative plant to close down operations. Example: This is an account of how customers and booksellers suffer alike when a friendly, community oriented independent bookstore closes its doors.» cerrar de golpe = slam .
Example: He is sick of it, baffled by it and would rather repeatedly slam his pinkie finger in the door of his car than write another word of it.» cerrar deslizando = slide + Nombre + closed .
Example: I didn't want to wake them up, so I put on my shoes carefully, got up carefully and slid the door open and slid it closed again.» cerrar de un portazo = slam .
Example: He is sick of it, baffled by it and would rather repeatedly slam his pinkie finger in the door of his car than write another word of it.» cerrar el catálogo = close + the catalogue [Dejar de actualizar el catálogo manual, generalmente por la introducción de un sistema automatizado] .
Example: The process, however, will be possible when we close our catalogs to desuperimpose from ALA to AACR by machine.» cerrar el negocio = fold up + shop ; close up + shop .
Example: Why talented and passionate business people so often fold up shop while their less talented, less skilled brethren continue to thrive. Example: When Kodak got into difficulties, they closed up shop in north Toronto and demolished all of their buildings.» cerrar el pico = shut + Posesivo + gob ; shut up ; shut + Posesivo + mouth ; shut + Posesivo + face ; shut + the fuck up ; clam (up) .
Example: One wizen old crone, however, jabbed her walking stick in his direction and told him to shut his gob. Example: Sex offender Jonathan King is told to 'shut up' after he protests his innocence as he is released from jail. Example: I told him to shut his mouth and he stormed out of the restaurant and I haven't spoken to him since. Example: He then allegedly told her to shut her face before proceeding to blast it with punches, breaking her jaw. Example: I'm sick of it, and everyone else in this room is fucking sick to death of it, and you need to shut the fuck up now. Example: I played the tape and the bird responded twice before it clammed up for the next 4 hours!.» cerrar filas = close + ranks .
Example: The profession in general would probably be better served by closing ranks and promoting the generic skills of the information professional.» cerrar herméticamente = seal .
Example: A spider web of metal, sealed in a thin glass container, a wire heated to brilliant glow, in short, the thermionic tube of radio sets is made by the hundred million, tossed about in packages, plugged into sockets -- and it works!.» cerrar la boca = shut + Posesivo + gob ; shut up ; shut + Posesivo + mouth ; shut + Posesivo + face ; shut + the fuck up ; clam (up) .
Example: One wizen old crone, however, jabbed her walking stick in his direction and told him to shut his gob. Example: Sex offender Jonathan King is told to 'shut up' after he protests his innocence as he is released from jail. Example: I told him to shut his mouth and he stormed out of the restaurant and I haven't spoken to him since. Example: He then allegedly told her to shut her face before proceeding to blast it with punches, breaking her jaw. Example: I'm sick of it, and everyone else in this room is fucking sick to death of it, and you need to shut the fuck up now. Example: I played the tape and the bird responded twice before it clammed up for the next 4 hours!.» cerrar la marcha = bring up + the rear .
Example: As always, Adam was in the lead, and John brought up the rear.» cerrar la puerta de golpe = slam + a door ; slam + Nombre + shut [Usado generalmente para puertas y ventanas] .
Example: On several occasions he was witness to the sights and sounds of Balzac's emotionalism, including tantrum-pitched screaming, banging fists on desks, and slamming doors. Example: In one scene, while Nancy is being chased by him, she runs into her house, spun around and slammed the door shut and bolted it closed.» cerrar las cortinas = draw + the curtains closed ; close + the curtains .
Example: As dusk began to fall, you drew the curtains closed and switched on the lights. Example: We will soon be able to control the heating and even close the curtains in our home by giving voice commands.» cerrar las escotillas = batten down + hatches .
Example: Battens have plenty of other uses besides battening down hatches.» cerrar la sesión = sign off .
Example: My wife signs off most emails with 'ciao' while I use 'Peace' or 'Thanks' a lot.» cerrar los ojos = shut + Posesivo + eyes ; close + Posesivo + eyes .
Example: She shut her eyes and stayed glued to the chilly tiled wall, even though it caused her skin to break out in goosepimples. Example: I have friends and family that can just close their eyes and go out like a light.» cerrar los postigos = shutter .
Example: Women and children wept as the vast cortege, headed by 150 surpliced clergymen wound its way from the church through the streets in which every shop was shuttered.» cerrar muy bien = close + tight .
Example: Adolescents cannot be led so easily, so unselfconsciously as children, and disenchantment can be a door that closes tight against attempts to reinvigorate dulled literary receptivity.» cerrar una compañía = wind up + a company .
Example: The resolution to wind up the company once passed can be annulled only by the High Court.» cerrar un acuerdo = conclude + an agreement ; conclude + a deal ; cut + a deal ; strike + a deal .
Example: At the same time publishers and booksellers combined once more to fix retail prices, concluding in 1900 a 'net book agreement' by which booksellers were forbidden to retail new books at less than list prices. Example: Both the newspapers and the unions want to cut their losses by concluding a deal in advance of a court hearing that is scheduled to decide on the original causes of the strike. Example: He said that people in his country are increasingly against whaling and that it is becoming more difficult to cut a deal with Japan. Example: The article is entitled 'The Times newspaper strikes deal with Gale to digitise back issues from 1785'.» cerrar una empresa = wind up + a company .
Example: The resolution to wind up the company once passed can be annulled only by the High Court.» cerrar una herida = heal + a wound .
Example: Under these circumstances, physical expressions of love and concern not only enrich the soul, but go a far way in healing wounds and renewing hope.» cerrar una puerta corriéndola = slide + a door closed .
Example: I didn't want to wake them up, so I put on my shoes carefully, got up carefully and slid the door open and slid it closed again.» cerrar una puerta deslizándola = slide + a door closed .
Example: I didn't want to wake them up, so I put on my shoes carefully, got up carefully and slid the door open and slid it closed again.» cerrar una ventana = switch off + a window [Usado en informática] .
Example: Many menus are now pop-up or pull-down menus or appear in windows which can be switched on and off.» cerrar un negocio = go out of + business .
Example: Unless electronic mail system suppliers recognise this, they will go out of business.» cerrar un trato = close + a deal ; clinch + a deal ; cut + a deal ; strike + a deal .
Example: Electronic signatures allow our sales reps to close deals in minutes instead of days. Example: Your quote was not the cheapest one we received, but the personality of your salesman clinched the deal. Example: He said that people in his country are increasingly against whaling and that it is becoming more difficult to cut a deal with Japan. Example: The article is entitled 'The Times newspaper strikes deal with Gale to digitise back issues from 1785'.» cerrar y echar el cerrojo = bolt + Nombre + closed [Usado generalmente para puertas y ventanas] ; bolt + Nombre + shut .
Example: In one scene, while Nancy is being chased by him, she runs into her house, spun around and slammed the door shut and bolted it closed. Example: When they were in the kitchen, Baylor shut the door leading into the garage and bolted it shut.» ¡cierra el pico! = put a sock in it! ; shut your mouth! ; shut your face! .
Example: Last week's statement should be seen as the last word and a signal for the industry to put a sock in it for a while. Example: Sounding much like her character on the former sitcom, Roseanne, she wrote: 'The judge is trying to teach you a lesson, shut your mouth and learn it!'. Example: The editorial states that the principal read a patriotic poem at a flag-raising ceremony and shouted 'shut your face' to those who did not share his opinion.» ¡cierra la boca! = shut your mouth! ; shut your face! ; cut + the cackle .
Example: Sounding much like her character on the former sitcom, Roseanne, she wrote: 'The judge is trying to teach you a lesson, shut your mouth and learn it!'. Example: The editorial states that the principal read a patriotic poem at a flag-raising ceremony and shouted 'shut your face' to those who did not share his opinion. Example: We can't deny the fact that it is time to cut the cackle and get down to business.» correr para cerrar = slide + Nombre + closed .
Example: I didn't want to wake them up, so I put on my shoes carefully, got up carefully and slid the door open and slid it closed again.» correr una puerta para cerrarla = slide + a door closed .
Example: I didn't want to wake them up, so I put on my shoes carefully, got up carefully and slid the door open and slid it closed again.» deslizar para cerrar = slide + Nombre + closed .
Example: I didn't want to wake them up, so I put on my shoes carefully, got up carefully and slid the door open and slid it closed again.» deslizar una puerta para cerrarla = slide + a door closed .
Example: I didn't want to wake them up, so I put on my shoes carefully, got up carefully and slid the door open and slid it closed again.» en una abrir y cerrar de ojos = at the drop of a hat .
Example: Sometimes these tantrums start at the drop of a hat for often no apparent reason other than the fact that he's 2 years old.» en un abrir y cerrar de ojos = in the blink of an eye ; in the twinkling of an eye ; in a snap ; in a jiff(y) ; in the time it takes to flick a switch ; at the flick of a switch ; with the flick of a switch ; in a flash ; in no time at all ; in next to no time ; with the tip of a hat ; in and out in a flash ; in a heartbeat ; as quick as a wink ; in a trice ; in two shakes (of a lamb's tail) ; in the wink of an eye ; in two shakes (of a duck's tail) ; in two shakes (of a donkey's tail) ; in two licks .
Example: Society has moved from micro to macro scale in almost the blink of an eye. Example: You can send an email message from Boston to Addis Ababa in a twinkling of an eye, but that message may be expunged in a second twinkling. Example: Firefox installs in a snap, and it's free. Example: My son had his milk teeth removed and the doctor did it in a jiffy and my son didn't even realise. Example: In the time it takes to flick a switch, the party can disintegrate into a free-for-all of petty bickering. Example: It may now be possible to lower your blood pressure at the flick of a switch by stimulating parts of the brain with electrodes. Example: Either armor piercing or high explosive ammunition may be selected with the flick of a switch. Example: In a flash, without a moment wasted on intelligent astonishment, the poor accosted earthling gives a detailed description of the instrument he apparently assumes without further investigation the stranded space man needs. Example: In no time at all, the printing revolution also changed institutions, including the educational system. Example: What we call the universe, in short, came from almost nowhere in next to no time. Example: These people have absolutely no scruples, commiting genocide with the tip of a hat. Example: Burglars could be in and out in a flash and it may be hours before you even realise that anything is missing. Example: Life is too short, and it can be over in a heartbeat. Example: And quick as a wink, Jack picked up the coin and put it into his purse. Example: In a trice we find ourselves left without civilisation -- just a push of a wrong button and everything goes straight to a primitive state. Example: He said something to them turned around and was gone in two shakes of a lamb's tail. Example: This incident happened in plain daylight and in the wink of an eye. Example: After shaving the back of my neck, he sloshed a lather on my face and in two shakes of a duck's tail, my chin was as smooth as the bottom of a baby. Example: This quiche is ready in two shakes of a donkey's tail and literally takes no time at all to put together. Example: I'm headed out to the barn to pull the buggy around -- I'll be back in two licks to give you a hand.» forzar a cerrar un Negocio = drive out of + business .
Example: However, those who do not imitate superior solution are driven out of business.» hacer en un abrir y cerrar de ojos = whip up ; knock up .
Example: I respect artists, don't get me wrong, but this is something anybody could whip up in 10 minutes. Example: It's simple food and and to be honest not unlike something you could knock up at home but it's nice for someone else to cook.» no cerrar ninguna puerta = keep + Posesivo + options open ; leave + Posesivo + options open .
Example: She is keen to become a mother but is keeping her options open about when or how she might do it. Example: Eventually, she would like to return to Montana, but for now she is leaving her options open for wherever her career path takes her.» obligar a cerrar el negocio = force out of + business ; force + Nombre + out of the marketplace .
Example: If suppliers are forced out of business, there will be less software to lend and prices will rise with the lack of competition. Example: Some users hope that market forces will force some of the smaller hosts out of the marketplace, but with cheaper telecommunications and computing technology this seems something of a vain hope.» paréntesis que cierra = right parenthesis .
Example: Don't forget to reenter the right parenthesis.» pasar en un abrir y cerrar de ojos = be a blip in time .
Example: No matter how grand or how dismal a situation is -- it's only one small blip in time.» preparar en un abrir y cerrar de ojos = knock up ; whip up .
Example: It's simple food and and to be honest not unlike something you could knock up at home but it's nice for someone else to cook. Example: I respect artists, don't get me wrong, but this is something anybody could whip up in 10 minutes.» ¡punto en boca! = cut + the cackle .
Example: We can't deny the fact that it is time to cut the cackle and get down to business.» que no cierra bien = leaky [leakier -comp., leakiest -sup.] ; leaking .
Example: He fixed the leaky faucet by pugging it with a cork, hammering it in with a mallet, wrapping it up with electrical tape, and leaving it to increase in water pressure until the pipe exploded . Example: The documents were relegated to an environmentally unsafe location, where they were damaged by a leaking water pipe.» que puede volver a cerrarse herméticamente = resealable .
Example: Find information about resealable packaging.» sin cerrar con llave = unlocked .
Example: Theft or attempted theft of belongings is excluded if your car has been left unlocked, left with the keys in it or with a window or roof open.» un abrir y cerrar de ojos = a blink or two .
Example: On the last day we walked around the small town which only took a blink or two and then drove around to look at the old brewery, post office and other stuff.» volver a cerrar herméticamente = reseal .
Example: The can should be metal, and it should be the sort that comes with a plastic lid for resealing after the top has been removed with a can opener1.