encerrarse

encerrarse

► verbo pronominal

1 (recogerse) to go into retreat; (en sí mismo) to become withdrawn

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VPR

1) (=meterse) to shut o.s. (up); [con llave] to lock o.s. (up)

se encerró en su cuarto — she shut herself (up) in her room

encerrarse en sí mismo — to withdraw into o.s.

encerrarse en el silencio — to maintain a total silence

2) [como protesta] to hold a sit-in, stage a sit-in

los manifestantes se encerraron en el ayuntamiento — the demonstrators held o staged a sit-in in the town hall

3) Méx (=ser hosco) to be stand-offish

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■encerrarse verbo reflexivo
1 to shut oneself up o in: se encerraron todo el día en su habitación, they shut themselves up in their room all day
(con llave) to lock oneself in
2 (en uno mismo) to become withdrawn: se encierra en sí mismo, he withdraws into himself
'encerrarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
encerrar
English:
shut away

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vpr

[recluirse] to shut oneself away; [con llave] to lock oneself away;

se encerró en su casa para acabar la novela she shut herself away in her house to finish the novel;

se ha encerrado en sí misma y no quiere hablar con nadie she's withdrawn into her shell and doesn't want to talk to anyone;

los estudiantes se encerraron en la biblioteca the students occupied the library

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encerrarse

v/r shut o.s. up