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chiudersi

to close, to shut, to shut oneself in

→ chiudere
chiud to close, to shut + er Infinitive + si Reflexive
verb Rare #42,066
to close, to shut Used when something, such as a door, closes.
IT: La porta sta per chiudersi.
EN: The door is about to close.
to shut oneself in Also used figuratively to mean isolating oneself.
IT: Chiudersi in casa non è sempre la soluzione.
EN: Shutting yourself in at home isn’t always the solution.
Conjugation of chiudere
SingularPlural
Second chiuderti —
chiuderechiuderlachiudersi
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First chiudo chiudiamo
Second chiudi chiudete
Third chiude chiudono
Imperative
SingularPlural
First — chiudiamo
Second chiudi chiudete
Third chiuda —
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First chiusi chiudemmo
Third chiuse chiusero
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First chiuda chiudiamo
Second chiuda —
Third chiuda —
Present
chiudendo
Indicative future
SingularPlural
First chiuderò —
Third chiuderà chiuderanno
Conditional
SingularPlural
Third chiuderebbe —
Imperative present
SingularPlural
First — chiudiamola

Sentii la porta chiudersi.

I heard the door close.

Ho sentito la porta chiudersi.

I heard the door close.

Ho sentito chiudersi la porta.

I heard the door close.

Abbiamo sentito la porta chiudersi.

We heard the door close.

La salvezza non è chiudersi in casa.

Salvation is not about shutting yourself away at home.

— La dolce vita (1960)