encerrado

locked up, shut in, confined

e n θ e ˈr a d o → encerrar
en in-/en-, put into or cause to become + cerr to close, to shut + ado past participle
adjective · masculine singular Uncommon #13,106
locked up, shut in Often used to describe a person or animal kept inside or confined.
SP: El perro está encerrado en la habitación.
EN: The dog is locked in the room.
Forms of encerrar
MasculineFeminine
Singular encerrado encerrada

Morhange está encerrado.

Morhange is locked up.

— Los chicos del coro (2004)

Me quedé encerrado afuera.

I was locked out.

Quieres mantenerme encerrado aquí.

You want to keep me locked up here.

— Ne Zha (2019)

Ya de niño estaba siempre solo o encerrado.

Even as a child, I was always alone or shut away.

— Una jornada particular (1977)

No importa que esté encerrado.

It doesn't matter that he's locked up.

— Quieto, muere, resucita (1990)

Mientras estuve encerrado, recuerdo que alguien me visitaba.

While I was locked up, I remember that someone visited me.

— Old Boy (2003)

A Tom no le gusta estar encerrado en su pequeña oficina todo el día.

Tom doesn't like being cooped up in his small office all day.

Joder, ya llevo encerrado dos meses.

Damn, I've been locked up for two months now.

— Old Boy (2003)

Está muy encerrado aquí.

He's very closed off here.

— El arca rusa (2002)

Algo huele a gato encerrado esta noche.

Something smells fishy tonight.

— Buena suerte, pásalo bien, no mueras (2026)

Aquí hay gato encerrado.

There's a cat in here.

Siento como si quisiera agradecerle a alguien todos esos años encerrado.

I feel like I want to thank someone for all those years locked up.

— Old Boy (2003)

Vuelve antes de la medianoche o te vas a quedar encerrado afuera.

Come back before midnight or you'll be locked out.

Vi al monje Dao Yan del monte Wudan, y dijo que estabas encerrado meditando.

I saw Monk Dao Yan from Wudan Mountain, and he said you were locked away meditating.

— Tigre y dragón (2000)

Cuando estaba encerrado decidí, que no confiaría en nadie si salía.

When I was locked up, I decided that if I ever got out, I wouldn't trust anyone.

— Old Boy (2003)

Está encerrado donde pertenece.

He is locked up where he belongs.

— Avatar: Fuego y ceniza (2025)

Me quedé encerrado en el auto.

I got locked inside the car.

— Whiplash (2014)

Hay un secreto encerrado en esa música.

There is a secret locked within that music.

— Tres colores. Azul (1993)

Dejen a Ben encerrado mientras tanto.

Leave Ben locked up in the meantime.

— Primate (2026)

Estar todo el día encerrado en casa no es bueno para la salud.

Being locked up at home all day is not good for your health.

Cuando despierte, estará encerrado y nosotros nos habremos ido.

When he wakes up, he'll be locked up and we'll be gone.

En este momento, uno de sus compañeros está encerrado.

At this moment, one of his colleagues is locked up.

— Los chicos del coro (2004)

No hay ningún guardia vivo que pueda tenerme encerrado.

There is no guard alive who can keep me locked up.

— Ne Zha (2019)

Mire, no debería estar encerrado.

Look, I shouldn't be locked up.

— Incontrolable (I Swear) (2025)

Lo cual significa que no mejorará mientras esté encerrado.

Which means he won't get better while he's locked up.

Cualquier cosa antes que estar encerrado aquí.

Anything but being locked up in here.

— Una jornada particular (1977)

Tom se quedó encerrado fuera de su pieza.

Tom was locked out of his room.

verb · masculine singular · past Rare #40,082
locked up, shut in, confined Past participle often used like an adjective.
SP: El perro está encerrado en la casa.
EN: The dog is locked in the house.
Conjugation of encerrar
Past
encerrado

No te preocupes Yuko, lo he encerrado.

Don't worry Yuko, I've locked him up.

— Battle Royale (2000)

María se ha encerrado en su habitación y ha cerrado todas las ventanas.

Maria has locked herself in her room and closed all the windows.

Quieres matarme ya mismo, pero no sabrías por qué fuiste encerrado.

You want to kill me right now, but you wouldn't know why you were locked up.

— Old Boy (2003)

Se niega a subir arriba con las viejas, así que la hemos encerrado en el sótano.

She refuses to go upstairs with the old ladies, so we’ve locked her in the basement.

— Fellini, ocho y medio (1963)

Fefé, desde el día de la desgracia se ha encerrado ahí dentro.

Fefé has locked himself inside since the day of the tragedy.

— Divorcio a la italiana (1961)

Había encerrado algo en lo profundo de su ser.

He had locked something deep inside him.

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