encierro

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encierro

ver encerrar

masculine noun

1sit-in (protesta)

2running of the bulls (bullfighting)

encierro [en-theer’-ro]

noun

1Closure, confinement, closeness. (m)

2Cloister, religious retreat. (m)

3Prison, close confinement, custody. (m)

4The act of driving bulls into the penfold for the bullfighting. (m)

2 Inclosure.(Yo encierro, yo encierre, from Encerrar. V. ACRECENTAR.

encierro

sustantivo:masculino

1 (de manifestantes) sit-in; (en fábrica) sit-in; work-in

2 (reclusión)

nunca sale de su habitación, no hay quien la saque de su encierro she never leaves her room, no one can persuade her to come out

3 (Taur) (fiesta) running of the bulls; (toril) bull pen

note note See culture box in entry sanfermines.

4 (anticuado) (cárcel) prison

Paid English to Spanish translation

Word of the Day: evidentemente

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evidently, plainly, clearly, obviously