fechar
fe.char
[feʃ′ar]
vtd+vint+vpr
1 to close: a) shut: ele fechou a porta / he shut the door. b) fasten: a janela não fecha / the window will not fasten. c) close with a key, lock up. d) latch, bar (up), bolt. e) stop, stopper, plug up. f) enclose, encompass, surround. g) finish, conclude, terminate. h) limit, restrict. i) heal. j) agree, come to terms, close (a deal).
2 to overcast (weather).
3 to change to red (traffic lights).
4 fechar-se a) to close oneself up or in. b) to have an end. c) to be reserved. d) to become dark or overcast (weather).Expressõesas lojas fecharam suas portas the shops closed down.
fechar a cara to frown.
fechar à chave to lock (up), to key.
fechar a porta na cara de alguém to slam the door in a person’s face.
fechar as contas to close an account.
fechar com cerca to fence off/in.
fechar com chave de ouro to finish well.
fechar com o ferrolho to bolt.
fechar o negócio to close the deal.
fechar os ouvidos a to refuse to listen to, turn a deaf ear.
fechar violentamente to clash, bang, slam.
num abrir e fechar de olhos in the twinkling of an eye.