encierro

Definitions of encierro
  1. noun
    the act of locking something up to protect it
    synonyms: blocaje, cerradura, cierre
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    type of:
    guarda, guardia, salvaguardia
    the activity of protecting someone or something
  2. noun
    the act of creating written works
    synonyms: autoría, composición, obra, redacción
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    types:
    novelación
    writing in a fictional form
    lexicografía
    the act of writing dictionaries
  3. noun
    occasion when workers continue to work as a protest against e.g. proposed dismissal or closure of the factory
  4. noun
    a strike in which workers refuse to leave the workplace until a settlement is reached
    synonyms: sentada
  5. noun
    a large cell where prisoners (people awaiting trial or sentence or refugees or illegal immigrants) are confined together temporarily
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    type of:
    calabozo, cana, celda
    a room where a prisoner is kept
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