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ellos encierran

they lock up, they imprison, they confine, they contain, they hold

→ encerrar
en to put into or cause to become + cierr to close, to shut + an third-person plural present
verb · 3rd-person plural, present tense Rare #54,403
they lock up, they imprison, they confine Can also mean “they trap” or “they surround,” depending on context.
SP: Los guardias encierran al ladrón.
EN: The guards lock up the thief.
they contain, they hold Used for things that contain or hold something, as well as for people who confine someone.
SP: Estos libros encierran muchas ideas interesantes.
EN: These books contain many interesting ideas.
Conjugation of encerrar
SingularPlural
Second encerrarte —
encerrar
Indicative present
SingularPlural
Third encierra encierran
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
Third encierra encierran

Lo encierran como a un blanco y sale hablando como un negro.

They lock him up like a white person and he comes out speaking like a black person.

— Perros de Reserva (1992)

¿Por eso te encierran hoy en día?

Is that why they lock you up nowadays?

— Carandiru (2003)

Cuanto más huyes, más te encierran.

The more you flee, the more they lock you up.

— Systemsprenger (2019)

Los bosques de Pandora encierran muchos peligros.

The forests of Pandora hold many dangers.

— Avatar: El camino del agua (2022)