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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesencerrado
Pronunciation / Transliteration: en.seˈra.ðo
"Estudiar todo el día me hace sentir encerrado."
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2 senses- 1
Confined in a small, restricted space; feeling trapped or limited by one's surroundings.
"After working from home for three straight rainy days, she felt completely cooped up." - 2
Experiencing restlessness or irritability due to a lack of freedom of movement or fresh air.
"The children got so cooped up indoors that they started running wildly through the hallways."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the verb 'coop' (meaning to confine in a cage or small enclosure), originating from Middle English 'coupe' and ultimately from Late Latin 'cupa' meaning tub or cask. By the 17th century, the phrasal adjective 'cooped up' emerged to describe humans or animals experiencing restrictive confinement within a cramped physical space.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Cooped-up" is said worldwide
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enfermé
Transliteration: ɑ̃.fɛʁ.me
"Il se sentait enfermé dans ce petit appartement."
eingesperrt
Transliteration: ˈaɪ̯n.ɡəˌʃpɛʁt
"Nach wochenlangem Regen fühlte er sich eingesperrt."
recluso
Transliteration: reˈklu.zo
"Si sentiva recluso in quella piccola stanza."
encerrado
Transliteration: en.seˈra.ðo
"Estudiar todo el día me hace sentir encerrado."
confinado
Transliteration: kõ.fiˈna.du
"Ele estava se sentindo confinado dentro de casa."
बंद
Transliteration: band
"लगातार घर में रहने से वह घुटन महसूस कर रहा था।"
憋闷的
Transliteration: biē mèn de
"整天待在屋里让我觉得很憋闷。"
답답한
Transliteration: dapdap-han
"실내에만 갇혀 있으니 답답했다."
閉じ込められた
Transliteration: tojikomerareta
"家にずっと閉じ込められているようで息が詰まる。"
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