cerrado
adjective
1 (no abierto) [+puerta, ventana, boca] closed [+puño] clenched; [+curva] sharp; tight
escuchaban música con los ojos cerrados they were listening to music with their eyes closed; respira con la boca cerrada breathe with your mouth closed
cerrado closed
"cerrado por vacaciones" "closed for holidays"; "closed for vacation"; (EEUU)
cerrado por reformas closed for refurbishment
la puerta no estaba cerrada con llave the door was not locked; se lo dio en un sobre cerrado he gave it to her in a sealed envelope
¿está el grifo bien cerrado? is the tap turned off properly?
esa fábrica lleva varios años cerrada that factory has been closed for years; el caso está cerrado the case is closed; el mitin se celebró en un recinto cerrado the rally was held indoors; huele a cerrado it smells stuffy in here; cerrado a closed to; los jardines están cerrados al público the gardens are closed to the public; el aeropuerto permanece cerrado al tráfico aéreo the airport remains closed to all air traffic
2 (apretado) [+barba] thick; full; [+bosque] dense; thick [+ambiente, atmósfera] stuffy
el candidato fue recibido con una cerrada ovación the presidential candidate was given a rapturous welcome
3 [+cielo] cloudy; overcast; [+noche] dark; black
era ya noche cerrada cuando llegamos a casa it was completely dark by the time we got home
4 (Lingüística) [+acento] broad; strong; [+vocal] closed
tiene un acento muy cerrado she has a very broad o strong accent; hablaba con cerrado acento gallego he spoke with a broad o strong o thick Galician accent