encerrado

adj.

1 brief, succinct. (Obsolete)

2 locked-up, shut-in, closeted, constrained.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: encerrar.

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ADJ

no soporto pasar todo el día encerrada — I can't stand being shut in all day

el prisionero llevaba siete años encerrado — the prisoner had been locked up for seven years

la puerta dio un portazo y me quedé encerrado — the door slammed shut and I was locked in

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-da adjetivo

está encerrado en su habitación — he's shut away o shut up in his room

se quedó encerrado en el cuarto de baño — he got locked in the bathroom

siguen encerrados en la universidad — they are still occupying the university

oler a encerrado — (AmL) to be stuffy

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= under lock and key.

Ex. Rather than the luminous deity that appears elsewhere in medieval literature, he presents a character who resembles the jealous husband of the fabliaux who keeps a young wife under lock and key and who responds violently when he is cuckolded.

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* aquí hay gato encerrado = there's more to it than meets the eye.

* encerrado en sí mismo = inward-looking, closeted.

* encerrado en su torre de marfil = ivory-towered.

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-da adjetivo

está encerrado en su habitación — he's shut away o shut up in his room

se quedó encerrado en el cuarto de baño — he got locked in the bathroom

siguen encerrados en la universidad — they are still occupying the university

oler a encerrado — (AmL) to be stuffy

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= under lock and key.

Ex: Rather than the luminous deity that appears elsewhere in medieval literature, he presents a character who resembles the jealous husband of the fabliaux who keeps a young wife under lock and key and who responds violently when he is cuckolded.

* aquí hay gato encerrado = there's more to it than meets the eye.

* encerrado en sí mismo = inward-looking, closeted.

* encerrado en su torre de marfil = ivory-towered.

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encerrado -da

adjective

pasa horas encerrado en su habitación he spends hours shut away o shut up in his room

se quedó encerrado en el cuarto de baño he got locked in the bathroom

no pienso quedarme encerrada en casa todo el día I don't intend to stay shut up in o stuck inside the house all day

los estudiantes siguen encerrados en la universidad the students are still occupying the university

el alfil está encerrado the bishop is trapped

el cuarto olía a encerrado (AmL); the room was stuffy

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Del verbo encerrar: (conjugate encerrar)

encerrado es:

el participio

Multiple Entries:
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encerrar
encerrado

◊ -da adjetivo: está encerrado en su habitación he's shut away o shut up in his room;

se quedó encerrado en el cuarto de baño he got locked in the bathroom;
siguen encerrados en la universidad they are still occupying the university;
oler a encerrado (AmL) to be stuffy
encerrar (conjugate encerrar) verbo transitivo
1 ‹ganado› to shut up, pen;
‹perro› to shut … in;
‹persona› (en cárcel, calabozo) to lock up;

◊ me encerró en mi habitación he shut me o locked me in my room;

me dejaron encerrada en la oficina I got locked in the office
2 (conllevar) ‹peligro/riesgo› to involve, entail
encerrarse verbo pronominal (refl) (en habitación) to shut oneself in;
(en fábrica, universidad) [obreros/estudiantes] to lock oneself in
encerrar verbo transitivo
1 to shut in: encerraron al perro en la cocina, they shut the dog in the kitchen
(con llave) to lock in
2 (entrañar) to contain, include: la Esfinge encierra la clave, the Sphinx holds the key
'encerrado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
gato
- salir
English:
let out
- rat
- shut in
- catch

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encerrado, -a adj

se quedaron encerrados en el ascensor they were trapped in the lift;

se quedó encerrado en el desván he got locked in the attic;

se pasó el día encerrado en su habitación he spent the day shut away in his room;

llevo todo el día encerrado I've been stuck inside all day;

decenas de obreros permanecen encerrados en la fábrica dozens of workers remain locked in inside the factory