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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesrefermer
Pronunciation / Transliteration: rə.fɛʁ.me
"Elle a décidé de refermer la boîte après l'avoir ouverte."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To close something again after it has been opened.
"After checking the contents, she decided to reclose the box carefully." - 2
To shut or seal something that was previously open.
"He had to reclose the window to keep out the cold air."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'reclose' is derived from the prefix 're-' meaning 'again' and the verb 'close', which comes from the Old French 'clore' and Latin 'claudere', meaning 'to shut'. The term has evolved to indicate the action of closing something again after it has been opened.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Reclose" is said worldwide
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refermer
Transliteration: rə.fɛʁ.me
"Elle a décidé de refermer la boîte après l'avoir ouverte."
wieder schließen
Transliteration: ˈviː.dɐ ˈʃliː.sən
"Er musste das Fenster wieder schließen, um die Kälte draußen zu halten."
richiudere
Transliteration: riˈkjuː.dere
"Dopo aver controllato, ha deciso di richiudere la scatola."
volver a cerrar
Transliteration: bolˈβeɾ a seˈɾaɾ
"Decidió volver a cerrar la ventana para evitar el frío."
fechar novamente
Transliteration: feˈʃaʁ noˈvɐ̃ˈmẽtʃi
"Ela decidiu fechar novamente a caixa depois de olhar dentro."
फिर से बंद करना
Transliteration: phir se band karna
"उसने बॉक्स को फिर से बंद करने का फैसला किया।"
重新关闭
Transliteration: chóngxīn guānbì
"她决定在检查后重新关闭盒子。"
다시 닫다
Transliteration: dasi datda
"그녀는 내용을 확인한 후 상자를 다시 닫기로 결정했다."
再び閉じる
Transliteration: futatabi toziru
"彼女は内容を確認した後、箱を再び閉じることに決めた。"
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