chiudere — meaning in English

English meaning

• can verb To be able to do something, or to know how to do it.
• close verb To shut something, removing a gap or opening.
• fold verb To bend something, especially paper or fabric, over on itself.
• lock noun A device that fastens something shut, opened only with a key, code, or similar means.
• seal noun A marine mammal with flippers that lives partly on land and partly in the sea.
• shut verb To close something, such as a door, book, or business.

Senses

chiudere is used for these senses in English:

• can (transitive, slang) To shut up.
• close (transitive, intransitive, electricity, of a switch, fuse or circuit breaker) To move to a position allowing electricity to flow.
• close (intransitive) To finish; to come to an end.
• fold (intransitive, business) Of a company, to cease to trade.
• furl (transitive) To lower, roll up and secure (something, such as a sail or flag)
• lock (transitive) To fasten with a lock.
• seal (transitive) To prevent people or vehicles from crossing (something).
• shut (transitive) To confine in an enclosed area; to enclose.

can — full definition

1. verb To be able to do something, or to know how to do it.
2. verb Used to say something is allowed or permitted.
3. noun A sealed metal container, especially for food or drink.
4. verb To preserve food by sealing it in an airtight can or jar.
5. verb Informally, to dismiss someone from a job, or to scrap a plan.

close — full definition

1. verb To shut something, removing a gap or opening.
2. verb To bring something to an end.
3. verb To stop operating, whether for the day or permanently.
4. adj Near in distance, time, or relationship.
5. adj Almost even or evenly matched.

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