einsperren

(trennb., hat -ge-)

I v/t lock up (in + Akk oder Dat in); im Gefängnis: auch put behind bars; in einen Käfig: put in a cage, cage

II v/refl: sich einsperren (in etw. Akk oder Dat) lock o.s. in (s.th.)

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(einpferchen) to coop; to corral;

(inhaftieren) to imprison; to put away; to shut up;

(versperren) to block up;

(wegschließen) to lock away; to lock in; to lock up

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ein|sper|ren

vt sep

to lock up ( in +acc or dat in), to lock in ( in +acc or dat -to); (versehentlich) to lock in ( in +acc or dat -toinf ins Gefängnis) to put away (inf), to lock up

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1) (to put in a cage: Some people think that it is cruel to cage wild animals.) cage

2) (to shut up or imprison: The prince was confined in the castle for three years.) confine

3) (to put in prison; to take or keep prisoner: He was imprisoned for twenty years for his crimes.) imprison

4) (to keep in or out of some place or keep away from someone by shutting something: The dog was shut inside the house.) shut

5) (to prevent from getting out of a building etc by using a lock: She found she was locked in, and had to climb out of the window.) lock in

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ein|sper·ren

vt

1. (in etw sperren)

▪ jdn/ein Tier [in etw akk] \einsperren to lock [or shut] sb/an animal up [in sth] [or in [sth]]

▪ eingesperrt sein to be locked in [or up], to be shut in

2. (inhaftieren)

▪ jdn \einsperren to lock sb up, to put sb behind bars

er gehört eingesperrt he belongs behind bars

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transitives Verb lock <somebody> up

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einsperren (trennb, hat -ge-)

A. v/t lock up (

in +akk oder dat in); im Gefängnis: auch put behind bars; in einen Käfig: put in a cage, cage

B. v/r:

sich einsperren (

in etwas akk oder dat) lock o.s. in (sth)

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transitives Verb lock <somebody> up

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v.

to corral v.

to lock up v.