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encerrado
"encerrado" means "pent, shut-in, cooped up, locked up" in Spanish. It is number 3727 on the frequency list, in B1 (adj).
- Meaning
- pent, shut-in, cooped up, locked up; stuck, trapped; encased, enclosed, closed in, sealed
- IPA
- /enθeˈrado/
- Level
- B1
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Example sentences
- Aquí hay gato encerrado.
There's something fishy.
Tatoeba: al_ex_an_der / \N - Me quedé encerrado afuera.
I locked myself out.
Tatoeba: marcelostockle / CK - ¡No puedo soportar estar encerrado en esta prisión!
I can't stand being cooped up in this prison!
Tatoeba: teskmon / CK
Learned together
In the course, "encerrado" is in the same group as these words. You master them as a set.
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