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cerrar / to close
cerrar
A. -transitive verb
1. (hablando de un objeto abierto)
[+puerta, ventana, boca] to close, shut
[+cremallera] to do up
[+camisa] to button, do up
[+cortina] to draw
[+paraguas, válvula] to close
[+carta] to seal
[+costura, herida] to sew up
·no puedo cerrar esta maleta
·I can't close o shut this suitcase
·cierra los ojos
·close o shut your eyes
·cerrar algo de golpe
·to slam something shut
·cerró el libro de golpe
·she banged o slammed the book shut
·los colegios cerraron sus puertas a causa de la huelga
·the schools closed because of the strike
a. cerré la puerta con [llave] = I locked the door
b. cierra el [pico] * shut your trap **
c. cerrar el [puño] = to clench one'noun fist
2. (=desconectar)
[+gas, grifo, radiador] to turn off
3. (=bloquear)
[+agujero, brecha, tubo] to block (up)
[+frontera, puerto] to close
·una roca cerraba la entrada a la cueva
·a rock was obstructing the entrance to the cave
·han cerrado la frontera
·they have closed the border
a. cerrar el [paso] a somebody, someone = to block somebody'noun way
·trató de entrar, pero le cerraron el paso
·he tried to get in, but they blocked o barred his way
4. [+tienda, negocio] (al final de la jornada) to close, shut (para siempre) to close, close down
5. [+jardínoun, terreno] (con cerca) to fence in (con muro) to wall in
6. (=poner fin a)
6.1. [+debate, narraciónoun, programa] to close, end
·cerrar el sistema
(computing) to shut down the system
6.2. [+desfile] to bring up the rear of
·los manifestantes que cerraban la marcha
·the demonstrators bringing up the rear o at the rear
·cierra la cabalgata la carroza de Santa Claus
·the last float in the procession is the one with Santa Claus
7. cerrar un [trato] = to seal a deal
B. -intransitive verb
1. (hablando de un objeto abierto)
[puerta, ventana] to close, shut
[bragueta] to do up
[paraguas, válvula] to close
[herida] to close up
·la puerta cierra mal
·the door won't close o shut properly
·un estuche que cierra con llave
·a jewellery box with a lock
2. [persona]
·cierra, que se va a escapar el gato
·close o shut the door or the cat will get out
·te dejo las llaves para que cierres
·I am leaving you the keys so you can lock up
3. [tienda, negocio] to close, shut
·¿a qué hora cierran las tiendas el nounábado?
·what time do the shops close o shut on Saturday?
·cerramos a las nueve
·we close at nine
·las discotecas no cierran en toda la noche
·the discos stay open all night
4. (finance)
(en la Bolsa) to close
5. (en dominó) to block (en Scrabble) to use one'noun tiles up
·¡cierro!
·I'masculine out!
6. (=atacar)
·cerrar con o contra somebody, someone
·to grapple with somebody
·cerrar con el enemigo
·to engage the enemy at close quarters
C.
-pronominal verb
1. [puerta, ventana] to close, shut
[bragueta] to do up
[paraguas, válvula] to close
[herida] to close up
·la puerta se cerró detránoun de masculineí
·the door closed o shut behind me
·la ventana se cerró de golpe
·the window slammed shut
·este sofá-cama se cierra con gran facilidad
·this sofa-bed is very easy to fold away
·se me cierran los ojos
·I can't keep my eyes open
2. [persona]
·ciérrate bien el abrigo
·do your coat up properly
·cerrarse la [cremallera]
·to do one'noun zip up
3. (commerce) to close, shut
·la tienda se cierra a las nueve
·the shop closes o shuts at nine
·el museo se cerró por obras
·the museum closed for refurbishment
4. (=obcecarse)
a. cerrarse [a] algo
·no hay que cerrarse a nada sin probarlo primero
·you should never dismiss anything without trying it first
·no puedes cerrarte a la evidencia
·you can't ignore the evidence
b. cerrarse [en] algo
·se cerraron en una actitud beligerante
·they persisted with a belligerent attitude
·cerrarse [en] hacer algo
·to persist in doing something
c. cerrarse en banda
(=mostrarse inflexible) to refuse to budge
(=unirse) to close ranks
5. (=terminar) to close, end
·el trimestre se cerró con un aumento del desempleo
·the quarter closed o ended with a rise in unemployment
·se ha cerrado el plazo para las votaciones
·the period for voting has closed o is over
6. [cielo] to cloud over, become overcast
[invierno, noche] to close in
7. (military) to close ranks
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged and Audio Headword Pronunciation (Spanish) 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co Ltd. 1971,1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992,1993,1996,1997,2000,2003,2005.
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