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cerrado

[sə-ˈrä-du]
adjective/nounmasculinepl: cerrados
closed; enclosed; thick (vegetation)
1. shut; not open
The door is closed.
A porta está cerrada.
2. dense; thick (as in vegetation or forest)
The cerrado is a tropical savanna with dense vegetation.
O cerrado é uma savana tropical com vegetação densa.
3. closed; concluded
The case is closed.
O caso está cerrado.
4. sealed; confined
He was in a closed space.
Ele estava em um espaço cerrado.
Synonyms
fechadotrancadoseladodensoespesso
Antonyms
abertodestrancadoesparsorarefeito

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
cerrado
Standard usage; also refers to the Brazilian savanna biome
Portugal
cerrado
Standard usage; less commonly refers to the biome

Related Idioms & Phrases

boca cerrada
a porta cerrada
de cerrado
falar de cerrado
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