tapiar

v.

1 to brick up.

2 to wall in.

Ricardo tabicó el ranchito Richard walled up the little ranch house.

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tapiar

Conjugation model [CAMBIAR], like cambiar

► verbo transitivo

1 (área) to wall in, wall off

2 figurado (puerta, ventana) to wall up, close up

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VT

1) [+ jardín, terreno] to wall in

2) [+ puerta, ventana] [con ladrillos] to brick up; [con tablas] to board up

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verbo transitivo

a) <espacio> to wall in

b) <puerta/ventana> to brick up

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= wall up, wall in.

Ex. Most of these Medieval porticoes were walled up for security reasons.

Ex. The attic was formerly connected to the rooms beneath by a plain wooden staircase that was removed and walled in about 50 years ago.

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verbo transitivo

a) <espacio> to wall in

b) <puerta/ventana> to brick up

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= wall up, wall in.

Ex: Most of these Medieval porticoes were walled up for security reasons.

Ex: The attic was formerly connected to the rooms beneath by a plain wooden staircase that was removed and walled in about 50 years ago.

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tapiar [A1 ]

vt

1 ‹espacio› to wall in

2 ‹puerta/ventana› to block off; (con ladrillos) to brick up

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tapiar (conjugate tapiar) verbo transitivo

a) ‹espacio› to wall in

b) ‹puerta/ventana› to brick up

tapiar verbo transitivo
1 (limitar un espacio) to wall in
2 (tapar un hueco) to brick up, block off
'tapiar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
condenar
English:
block up
- wall up
- block
- wall

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tapiar vt

1. [puerta, pared, hueco] to wall up, to brick up

2. [terreno, finca, solar] to put a wall round, to wall in

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tapiar

v/t

1 terreno wall in

2 hueco brick up

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tapiar vt

1) : to wall in

2) : to enclose, to block off