fechar

Meaning

1. (transitive) to close
2. (transitive) to conclude (an agreement)
3. (transitive) to complete (all levels of a video game)
4. (reflexive) to shut down (emotionally withdraw into oneself as a defense mechanism)
5. (pronominal, transitive) to cut off (to swerve in front of another car while driving)
6. (Brazil, colloquial, transitive) to completely cover a part of the body with tattoos

Concepts

close

shut

lock

🔒

adjourn

close down

close up

collapse

draw

encase

fasten

fold

lock up

mure

nail down

put to bed

seal

🦭

shut down

shut off

put under seal

block

clench

clinch

Synonyms

cerrar

concluir

encerrar

terminar

tapar

trancar

🔒

Translations

fermer

cerrar

sluiten

chiudere

schließen

tancar

zumachen

kapatmak

dichtmaken

dichtdoen

toedoen

afsluiten

claudere

Pronounced as (IPA)

/feˈʃa(ʁ)/

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese fechar (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Vulgar Latin pesclum, from Latin pessulus (“bolt”). Probably a southern Portuguese variant, with the change of /p/ to /f/ reflecting Arabic influence. By surface analysis, fecho + -ar.

Sentences

Se você fechar suas portas antes das seis da tarde .

If you close your doors before six in the afternoon.

Se você fechar a boca a tempo , salvará muitos sentimentos .

If you close your mouth in time, you will save a lot of feelings.