encierro
encierro(
ehn
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syeh
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rroh
)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g. el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
1. (protest)
a. sit-in
Los estudiantes llevan ya tres días de encierro en la Facultad de Derecho.The students' sit-in at the Law School has lasted for three days now.
2. (isolation)
a. seclusion
Vivía entregada a sus recuerdos, y se negaba a salir de su encierro.She lived in her memories, and refused to leave her seclusion.
3. (incarceration)
a. prison
Mandela fue liberado en 1990, tras 27 años de encierro.Mandela was freed in 1990, after 27 years in prison.
4. (fiesta)
a. running of the bulls
El encierro duró dos minutos y no hubo heridos por asta.The running of the bulls lasted two minutes and no one was gored.
5. (cattle used in a bullfight)
a. bulls used in a bullfight
El encierro es de la ganadería González Blanco.The bulls used in the bullfight are from the González Blanco ranch.
6. (enclosure for bulls)
a. bull pen
Los toros fueron conducidos al encierro el día anterior a la corrida.The bulls were taken to the bull pen the day before the bullfight.
encierroNoun
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
1. (protesta)
a. sit-in
2. (bullfighting)
a. running of the bulls
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