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cierre — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • close verb To shut something, removing a gap or opening.
  • closing noun The act of shutting something, or the final part of an event.
  • closure noun The permanent or temporary shutting of a place or operation.
  • lockdown noun A period in which people are required to stay in a confined place or area, usually for safety during an emergency.
  • seal noun A marine mammal with flippers that lives partly on land and partly in the sea.

Senses

cierre is used for these senses in English:

  • close An end or conclusion.
  • closing The act by which something is closed.
  • closing The end or conclusion of something.
  • closure An event or occurrence that signifies an ending.
  • closure (topology, of a set) The smallest closed set which contains the given set.
  • lockdown The confinement of people in their own rooms (e.g., in a school) or cells (in a prison), or to their own homes or areas (e.g., in the case of a city- or nation-wide issue) as a security measure after or amid a disturbance or as a non-pharmaceutical intervention in a pandemic.
  • seal Something designed to prevent liquids or gases from leaking through a joint.
  • wrap-up A brief condensation or recapitulation as a final summary, especially to a news programme.

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.

closing — full definition

  1. noun The act of shutting something, or the final part of an event.
  2. noun The final stage of a real-estate sale, when paperwork is signed and ownership transfers.
  3. adj Coming at the very end of something.

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