barricarsi
Italian
Verb
barricàrsi (first-person singular present mi bàrrico, first-person singular past historic mi barricài, past participle barricàto)
- reflexive of barricare
- (intransitive) to close or shut oneself [+ dentro (object) = in] or [+ sotto (object) = under]
- Synonyms: trincerarsi, rinchiudersi, asserragliarsi, chiudersi, fortificarsi, serrarsi, tapparsi
- gli studenti si barricano sotto il portico
- the students close themselves in under the porch
- (intransitive) to take on a closed or withdrawn attitude; to withdraw; to retreat [+ in (object)] or [+ dietro a (object)]
- Synonyms: trincerarsi, chiudersi
- si è barricato in un silenzio ostinato
- he withdrew in an obstinate silence
Conjugation
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