chiudere

chiudere [ˈkjudere] vt → to close, shut [+ luce, acqua]; to put off, turn off;

(definitivamente) [+ fabbrica]; to close down, shut down [+ strada]; to close (= recingere); to enclose (= porre termine); to end

vi → to close, shut ; to close down, shut down to end;

chiudersi vr → to shut, close (= ritirarsi) (anche fig) → to shut o.s. away; [ferita] → to close up;

chiudere un occhio su (fig) → to turn a blind eye to;

chiudi la bocca! o il becco! (fam) → shut up!