cerrar
close ; close down ; seal off ; shut down ; shut off ; zip ; fold ; fold up + shop ; close up ; shut.
The date due calculated by the circulation programs is always checked against the list of dates the library is closed to ensure that a document is not due when it cannot be returned.
In this case, however, summer vacation resulted in universities and other institutions closing down completely right in the middle of her stay.
In the case of vast and rapidly growing copyright libraries where the stock is sealed off from the public, specific classification is not worth the effort.
Cyberattacks involve routers acting at a predesignated time or trigger time and flooding various targeted Web sites with data - effectively shutting down the Web site.
Advanced design sprinklers shut off water when the fire is out, reducing the risk of water damage.
The study investigated the use of a video to teach 3 self-help skills (cleaning sunglasses, putting on a wristwatch, and zipping a jacket) to 3 elementary students with mental disabilities.
By the mid-eighties, two of the big companies folded, but were replaced by a handful of small, independent firms = By the mid-eighties, two of the big companies folded, but were replaced by a handful of small, independent firms.
Why talented and passionate business people so often fold up shop while their less talented, less skilled brethren continue to thrive.
Make sure to blow out the metal shavings before closing it up as they could wreak havoc on the components if left free to move about.
The Swiss operator of one of Europe's oldest commercial nuclear reactors has announced plans to shut the plant by 2022.
cerrar atando
tie + Nombre + shut
He was wearing a caplet that had a high, lacey collar and bows to tie it shut.
cerrar con candado
padlock
The five captives told last night how they had been blindfolded by armed guards and padlocked in a room for most of a week.
cerrar con cierre metálico
shutter
Women and children wept as the vast cortege, headed by 150 surpliced clergymen wound its way from the church through the streets in which every shop was shuttered.
cerrar con llave
lock
She put the dishes in the sink, locked the balcony door, found her purse, and sallied forth.
cerrar con tablas
board up
Yet rather than battening down the hatches and boarding up the shopfronts, it is more a case of polishing the silver and pulling out the corks.
cerrar definitivamente
close down + operations
close + Posesivo + doors
An economic recession forced the automative plant to close down operations.
This is an account of how customers and booksellers suffer alike when a friendly, community oriented independent bookstore closes its doors.
cerrar de golpe
slam
He is sick of it, baffled by it and would rather repeatedly slam his pinkie finger in the door of his car than write another word of it.
cerrar de un portazo
slam
He is sick of it, baffled by it and would rather repeatedly slam his pinkie finger in the door of his car than write another word of it.
cerrar el catálogo [Dejar de actualizar el catálogo manual, generalmente por la introducción de un sistema automatizado]
close + the catalogue
The process, however, will be possible when we close our catalogs to desuperimpose from ALA to AACR by machine.
cerrar el negocio
fold up + shop
close up + shop
Why talented and passionate business people so often fold up shop while their less talented, less skilled brethren continue to thrive.
When Kodak got into difficulties, they closed up shop in north Toronto and demolished all of their buildings.
cerrar el pico
shut + Posesivo + gob
shut up
shut + Posesivo + mouth
shut + Posesivo + face
shut + the fuck up
One wizen old crone, however, jabbed her walking stick in his direction and told him to shut his gob.
Sex offender Jonathan King is told to 'shut up' after he protests his innocence as he is released from jail.
I told him to shut his mouth and he stormed out of the restaurant and I haven't spoken to him since.
He then allegedly told her to shut her face before proceeding to blast it with punches, breaking her jaw.
I'm sick of it, and everyone else in this room is fucking sick to death of it, and you need to shut the fuck up now.
cerrar filas
close + ranks
The profession in general would probably be better served by closing ranks and promoting the generic skills of the information professional.
cerrar herméticamente
seal
A spider web of metal, sealed in a thin glass container, a wire heated to brilliant glow, in short, the thermionic tube of radio sets is made by the hundred million, tossed about in packages, plugged into sockets - and it works!.
cerrar la boca
shut + Posesivo + gob
shut up
shut + Posesivo + mouth
shut + Posesivo + face
shut + the fuck up
One wizen old crone, however, jabbed her walking stick in his direction and told him to shut his gob.
Sex offender Jonathan King is told to 'shut up' after he protests his innocence as he is released from jail.
I told him to shut his mouth and he stormed out of the restaurant and I haven't spoken to him since.
He then allegedly told her to shut her face before proceeding to blast it with punches, breaking her jaw.
I'm sick of it, and everyone else in this room is fucking sick to death of it, and you need to shut the fuck up now.
cerrar la marcha
bring up + the rear
As always, Adam was in the lead, and John brought up the rear.
cerrar las escotillas
batten down + hatches
Battens have plenty of other uses besides battening down hatches.
cerrar los ojos
shut + Posesivo + eyes
close + Posesivo + eyes
She shut her eyes and stayed glued to the chilly tiled wall, even though it caused her skin to break out in goosepimples.
I have friends and family that can just close their eyes and go out like a light.
cerrar los postigos
shutter
Women and children wept as the vast cortege, headed by 150 surpliced clergymen wound its way from the church through the streets in which every shop was shuttered.
cerrar muy bien
close + tight
Adolescents cannot be led so easily, so unselfconsciously as children, and disenchantment can be a door that closes tight against attempts to reinvigorate dulled literary receptivity.
cerrar un acuerdo
conclude + agreement
conclude + deal
At the same time publishers and booksellers combined once more to fix retail prices, concluding in 1900 a 'net book agreement' by which booksellers were forbidden to retail new books at less than list prices.
Both the newspapers and the unions want to cut their losses by concluding a deal in advance of a court hearing that is scheduled to decide on the original causes of the strike.
cerrar una ventana [Usado en informática]
switch off + window
Many menus are now pop-up or pull-down menus or appear in windows which can be switched on and off.
cerrar un negocio
go out of + business
Unless electronic mail system suppliers recognise this, they will go out of business.
cerrar un trato
close + deal
Electronic signatures allow our sales reps to close deals in minutes instead of days.
¡cierra el pico!
put a sock in it!
shut your mouth!
shut your face!
Last week's statement should be seen as the last word and a signal for the industry to put a sock in it for a while.
Sounding much like her character on the former sitcom, Roseanne, she wrote: 'The judge is trying to teach you a lesson, shut your mouth and learn it!'.
The editorial states that the principal read a patriotic poem at a flag-raising ceremony and shouted 'shut your face' to those who did not share his opinion.
¡cierra la boca!
shut your mouth!
shut your face!
Sounding much like her character on the former sitcom, Roseanne, she wrote: 'The judge is trying to teach you a lesson, shut your mouth and learn it!'.
The editorial states that the principal read a patriotic poem at a flag-raising ceremony and shouted 'shut your face' to those who did not share his opinion.
en una abrir y cerrar de ojos
at the flick of a switch
at the drop of a hat
It may now be possible to lower your blood pressure at the flick of a switch by stimulating parts of the brain with electrodes.
Sometimes these tantrums start at the drop of a hat for often no apparent reason other than the fact that he's 2 years old.
en un abrir y cerrar de ojos
in the blink of an eye
in the twinkling of an eye
in a snap
in a jiffy
in the time it takes to flick a switch
with the flick of a switch
in a flash
in no time at all
in next to no time
with the tip of a hat
in and out in a flash
in a heartbeat
as quick as a wink
in a trice
in two shakes (of a lamb's tail)
in the wink of an eye
Society has moved from micro to macro scale in almost the blink of an eye.
You can send an email message from Boston to Addis Ababa in a twinkling of an eye, but that message may be expunged in a second twinkling.
Firefox installs in a snap, and it's free.
The article is entitled 'Chemistry in a Jiffy'.
In the time it takes to flick a switch, the party can disintegrate into a free-for-all of petty bickering.
Either armor piercing or high explosive ammunition may be selected with the flick of a switch.
In a flash, without a moment wasted on intelligent astonishment, the poor accosted earthling gives a detailed description of the instrument he apparently assumes without further investigation the stranded space man needs.
In no time at all, the printing revolution also changed institutions, including the educational system.
What we call the universe, in short, came from almost nowhere in next to no time.
These people have absolutely no scruples, commiting genocide with the tip of a hat.
Burglars could be in and out in a flash and it may be hours before you even realise that anything is missing.
Life is too short, and it can be over in a heartbeat.
And quick as a wink, Jack picked up the coin and put it into his purse.
In a trice we find ourselves left without civilisation - just a push of a wrong button and everything goes straight to a primitive state.
He said something to them turned around and was gone in two shakes of a lamb's tail.
This incident happened in plain daylight and in the wink of an eye.
forzar a cerrar un Negocio
drive out of + business
However, those who do not imitate superior solution are driven out of business.
obligar a cerrar el negocio
force out of + business
force + Nombre + out of the marketplace
If suppliers are forced out of business, there will be less software to lend and prices will rise with the lack of competition.
Some users hope that market forces will force some of the smaller hosts out of the marketplace, but with cheaper telecommunications and computing technology this seems something of a vain hope.
paréntesis que cierra
right parenthesis
Don't forget to reenter the right parenthesis.
que no cierra bien
leaky [leakier -comp., leakiest -sup.]
leaking
He fixed the leaky faucet by pugging it with a cork, hammering it in with a mallet, wrapping it up with electrical tape, and leaving it to increase in water pressure until the pipe exploded .
The documents were relegated to an environmentally unsafe location, where they were damaged by a leaking water pipe.
que puede volver a cerrarse herméticamente
resealable
Find information about resealable packaging.
que se cierra automáticamente mediante un muelle
spring-loaded
The three monkeys used in this study chose the left arm as the leading arm to reach out and pull back a spring-loaded drawer containing a food morsel.
sin cerrar con llave
unlocked
Theft or attempted theft of belongings is excluded if your car has been left unlocked, left with the keys in it or with a window or roof open.
un abrir y cerrar de ojos
a blink or two
On the last day we walked around the small town which only took a blink or two and then drove around to look at the old brewery, post office and other stuff.
volver a cerrar herméticamente
reseal
The can should be metal, and it should be the sort that comes with a plastic lid for resealing after the top has been removed with a can opener1.
