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запирать

lock

Meaning of запирать

secure door

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Russian[zəpʲɪˈratʲ]
lock
запирать - lock
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запирать with English translation

запирать usage examples

🇬🇧English🇷🇺Russian

Please lock the door when you leave the room.

Пожалуйста, запирайте дверь, выходя из номера.

🇬🇧English🇷🇺Russian

Staff will lock the windows during the storm.

Персонал будет запирать окна во время шторма.

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запирать belongs to the topic "At the Hotel". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

запиратьlock
душshower
лифтelevator
полотенцеtowel
телевизорTV
видview
завтракbreakfast

запирать synonyms

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What's the difference between запирать / запереть / закрывать / защёлкнуть / задвинуть засов / навесить замок

🇷🇺Russian
запирать

general verb meaning 'to lock' (can be imperfective)

A1Very Often

Please lock the door when you leave.

Пожалуйста, запирай дверь, когда выходишь.

З
🇷🇺Russian
запереть

perfective counterpart of 'запирать' — action completed: to lock

A1Very Often

He locked the apartment and left.

Он запер квартиру и уехал.

🇷🇺Russian

means 'to close' and doesn't always imply locking

A1Often

Close the window, please.

Закрой окно, пожалуйста.

З
🇷🇺Russian
защёлкнуть

action of latching — the door clicked shut, not necessarily locked with a key

A1Often

Don't forget to latch the cabinet after use.

Не забудь защёлкнуть шкаф после использования.

З
🇷🇺Russian
задвинуть засов

specific action — slide the bolt into place

A1Rarely

Before bed he slid the bolt on the door.

Перед сном он задвинул засов на двери.

Н
🇷🇺Russian
навесить замок

phrase: put a padlock on — a more specific way of locking

A1Often

They put a new padlock on the warehouse.

На склад навесили новый замок.

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How to pronounce запирать and what this word means

запирать translation: lock. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce запирать

[zəpʲɪˈratʲ]

запирать translation

lock

запирать examples

Please lock the door when you leave the room.

запирать transcription

[zəpʲɪˈratʲ]

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запирать meaning: what does it mean?

закрыть на замок дверь или шкафчик

запирать pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

запирать is pronounced as [zəpʲɪˈratʲ]. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

запирать definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

Please lock the door when you leave the room. Translation: Пожалуйста, запирайте дверь, выходя из номера.

Is запирать part of At the Hotel vocabulary?

Yes, запирать (lock) can be learned in the At the Hotel topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

Is запирать part of Travel and Leisure vocabulary?

Yes, запирать (lock) can be learned in the Travel and Leisure topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

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