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encerrado

locked in, enclosed

adjective en-seh-RRAH-doh Rare

Also means

shut away

Usage Note

Encerrado is the past-participle adjective from encerrar (to lock in, to enclose). It describes a person or thing confined in a space: está encerrado en su habitación. Figuratively it means closed-off or introverted: es una persona encerrada en sí misma. With estar it describes a current state; with ser it implies a habitual, introspective personality.

Examples

"El perro lleva horas encerrado en casa."

Natural Translation

The dog has been locked inside the house for hours.

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