richiudere

richiudere v.tr. to close again, to shut* again, to reclose: richiudere la porta, to shut the door again.

◘ richiudersi v.rifl. o intr.pron.

1 (di porte, finestre ecc.) to close again, to shut* again

2 (di ferita) to heal (up)

3 (fig.) to retreat, to close oneself up: si richiuse in se stesso dopo la morte della moglie, he retreated into himself after his wife's death.

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1. [ri'kjudere]

vb irreg vt

(porta, finestra, cassetto) to close again, shut again

aprì gli occhi e li richiuse subito — she opened her eyes and closed them again immediately

2. vip (richiudersi)

(porta) to close again, (ferita) to close up, heal

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[ri'kjudere] 1.

verbo transitivo (chiudere di nuovo) to close [sth.] again, to shut* [sth.] again; (a chiave) to lock [sth.] again

2.

verbo pronominale richiudersi [porta, finestra] to close again, to shut* again; [ferita] to heal up, to close; [fiore, conchiglia] to close

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-rsi nel proprio guscio — to go back into one's shell

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richiudere

/ri'kjudere/ [11]

I verbo transitivo

 (chiudere di nuovo) to close [sth.] again, to shut* [sth.] again; (a chiave) to lock [sth.] again

II richiudersi verbo pronominale

 [porta, finestra] to close again, to shut* again; [ferita] to heal up, to close; [fiore, conchiglia] to close

IDIOMS

-rsi nel proprio guscio to go back into one's shell.