Cerrar in english
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pronunciation: kloʊs part of speech: adverb, adjective
pronunciation: kloʊs part of speech: adverb, adjective
In gestures
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.