Encerré (en. I locked up)

/enθeˈre/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

verb

To put someone or something inside a closed place.

I locked the dog in the house during the storm.

Encerré al perro en la casa durante la tormenta.

To limit someone's or something's space.

I don’t want to confine you; I just want to protect you.

No quiero encerrarte, solo deseo protegerte.

To hold a person in a place against their will.

The criminal locked the victim in a room.

El criminal encerró a la víctima en una habitación.

From Latin 'inserrare', which means 'to close inside'.

to confine within four walls

To keep someone isolated or distant from others.

encerrar en cuatro muros

not to isolate oneself

Not to socially or emotionally isolate oneself.

no encerrarse en sí mismo

locked in his thoughts

To be deeply focused or preoccupied with one’s own mind.

encerrado en sus pensamientos

confinement

Action of enclosing or the state of being enclosed.

encierro

to close

Action of making something remain closed.

cerrar

confinement

Condition of being enclosed or limited to a space.

confinamiento

reclusion

State of being excluded from society.

reclusión

Being locked at home with no way to go out.

With the pandemic, many locked themselves up and didn’t see the sun for months.

Con la pandemia, muchos se encerraron y no vieron el sol durante meses.

Isolating oneself from social activities.

After the breakup, he shut himself in and didn’t want to go out with friends.

Después de la ruptura, se encerró y no quiso salir con amigos.