Meaning of zatvoriť | Babel Free

Definitions

1. to close, to shut (to place an obstructing object in a position that prevents access, entry)
   perfective, transitive
2. to close, to shut (to engage a locking, latching etc. mechanism to prevent access)
   perfective, transitive
3. to close, to shut, to turn off (to rotate to a position preventing access)
   perfective, transitive
4. to close, to cover, to cork (to put on a cap or a lid to seal the contents)
   perfective, transitive
5. to close, to shut (to close, fold something unfolded, separated)
   perfective, transitive
6. to close, to close down (to make something inaccessible)
   perfective, transitive
7. to close (to put something in a concealed area)
   perfective, transitive
8. to close, to close down (to stop service temporarily or permanently)
   perfective, transitive
9. to close, to close down (to prohibit an institution from functioning)
   perfective, transitive
10. to lock up, to put away (to confine someone to prison, an asylum, etc.)
    perfective, transitive
11. to close (to stop a software, to hide the contents of a file, a page)
    perfective, transitive
12. to close, to shut (to get (even spontaneously) into a position preventing access)
    intransitive, perfective, reflexive
13. to close, to fold (of something unfolded, separated, even spontaneously)
    intransitive, perfective, reflexive
14. to shut, to close off, to withdraw (to avoid people in an isolated area)
    intransitive, perfective, reflexive

Equivalents

Examples

“Zatvoriť dvere”

to shut a door

“Zatvoriť skriňu”

to close a wardrobe

“Zatvoriť kohútik”

to close the tap

“Zatvoriť fľašu”

to close a bottle

“Zatvoriť ústa”

to close one's mouth

“Zatvoriť knihu”

to close a book

“Zatvoriť hranice”

to close the border

“Zatvoriť peniaze do trezoru”

to close money in a safe

“Zatvoriť obchod”

to close (down) a shop

“Zatvoriť školy”

to close down schools

“Zatvoriť zlodeja”

to lock up a thief

“Zatvoriť súbor”

to close a file

“Dvere sa zrazu zatvorili.”

The door shut suddenly.

“Kniha sa sama zatvorila.”

The book closed by itself.

“Zatvoriť sa pred priateľmi”

to close oneself off from friends

CEFR level