Skip to content

cerrar

to close

verb seh-RRAHR Common
Home & Lifestyle

Also means

to shut

Usage Note

Cerrar is an e→ie stem-changing verb (cierra, cierro, cierran). It covers closing a door, shutting a business, ending a conversation, and finishing a deal (cerrar un trato). Cerrar con llave means 'to lock'. The phrase cerrar filas ('to close ranks') is a common political idiom.

Examples

"Por favor, cierra la puerta al salir."

Natural Translation

Please close the door when you leave.

Explore Spanish by topic