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1 cerrarse
1 to close, shut2 (una herida) to close up, heal4 METEREOLOGÍA to cloud over5 figurado (obstinarse) to dig one's heel in, stand fast; (ponerse en actitud intransigente) to close one's mind (a, to)* * *1) to close, shut2) end* * *VPR1) [puerta, ventana] to close, shut; [bragueta] to do up; [paraguas, válvula] to close; [herida] to close upla puerta se cerró detrás de mí — the door closed o shut behind me
2) [persona]3) (Com) to close, shutla tienda se cierra a las nueve — the shop closes o shuts at nine
4) (=obcecarse)•
cerrarse a algo, no hay que cerrarse a nada sin probarlo primero — you should never dismiss anything without trying it first•
cerrarse en algo, se cerraron en una actitud beligerante — they persisted with a belligerent attitude5) (=terminar) to close, endel trimestre se cerró con un aumento del desempleo — the quarter closed o ended with a rise in unemployment
6) [cielo] to cloud over, become overcast; [invierno, noche] to close in7) (Mil) to close ranks* * *
■cerrarse verbo reflexivo
1 to close, shut
2 (una jornada, una actividad) to end
3 familiar (ponerse intransigente) to close one's mind
♦ Locuciones: familiar cerrarse en banda, to dig in one's heels
¿To close o to shut?
En general hay poca o ninguna diferencia entre to close y to shut. Pero recuerda que no puedes usar shut como adjetivo (una ventana cerrada, a closed window y nunca a shut window). To close hace referencia a acciones lentas y ocasiones formales o solemnes (cerró la puerta con cuidado para no despertar a los niños, he closed the door carefully so as not to wake up the children), mientras que to shut expresa más bien brusquedad, fuerza o rudeza: ¡Cállate!, Shut up! Cerró la puerta en mis narices. He shut the door in my face. No puedes emplear shut al hablar de las comunicaciones (carretera cortada, road closed) ni en expresiones figurativas (una mente cerrada, a closed mind).
' cerrarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
banda
- cerrar
English:
bang
- close
- lock
- shut
- slam
- snap
- swing
- zip
- heal
* * *vpr1. [al exterior] to close, to shut;la puerta se cerró accidentalmente the door closed o shut accidentallycerrarse a to close one's mind to;no te cierres tanto a la gente don't close yourself off to other people so much3. [cielo] to cloud over;la tarde se está cerrando it's clouding over this afternoon4. [acabar] to end;el plazo de inscripción ya se ha cerrado the deadline for registration is up;la representación se cierra con una escena muy dramática the play ends with a very dramatic scene;el congreso se cerró con un discurso del rey the conference closed o ended with a speech from the king5. [vehículo en una curva] to take the bend tight;se cerró demasiado he took the bend too tight7. [herida] to heal, to close up8. [acto, debate, discusión] to (come to a) close* * *v/r1 close;cerrarse de golpe slam shut2 de cielo cloud over* * *vr1) : to close2) : to fasten, to button up3) : to conclude, to end* * *cerrarse vb1. (en general) to close / to shut2. (terminar) to finish -
2 mesa electoral, la
(n.) = polls, the, polling stationEx. The judge rejected it because it was considered an intimidation tactic and there was no opportunity for those denied voting from appealing before the polls closed.Ex. The voting period has been extended in several polling stations in Sunday's municipal elections. -
3 mesa electoral
f.election board, board of elections.* * *electoral college* * ** * ** * *la mesa electoral(n.) = polls, the, polling stationEx: The judge rejected it because it was considered an intimidation tactic and there was no opportunity for those denied voting from appealing before the polls closed.
Ex: The voting period has been extended in several polling stations in Sunday's municipal elections.* * *
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