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closet [ˈklɒzɪt] n 1. a small cupboard or recess 2. a small private room 3. short for water closet 4. (modifier) private or secret 5. (modifier) suited or appropriate for use in private closet meditations 6. (modifier) US and Canadian based on or devoted to theory; speculative a closet strategist vb -ets, -eting, -eted
(tr) to shut up or confine in a small private room, esp for conference or meditation [from Old French, from clos enclosure; see close1] ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
closet Translations closet [ˈklɒzɪt] A. N 2. (US) (= cupboard) → armario m, placar(d) m (LAm); (for clothes) → ropero m to come out of the closet (fig) → anunciarse públicamente B. VT to be closeted with sb → estar encerrado con algn closet [ˈklɒzɪt] n (US) (= wardrobe) → penderie f to come out of the closet (fig) [gay person] → révéler son homosexualité (US) (= cupboard) → placard m closet vb: pret, ptp <closeted> n (US) → Wandschrank m; to come out of the closet (fig) (man) → sich als Homosexueller outen; (woman) → sich als Lesbe outen (dated: = water closet) → Klosett nt vt to be closeted → hinter verschlossenen Türen sitzen (with sb mit jdm); I closeted myself in my study → ich habe mich in meinem Arbeitszimmer vergraben adj attr (= secret) → heimlich closet [ˈklɒzɪt] closet [ˈklɒzɪt] n closet [ˈklozit] (American) a cupboard a clothes closet. kabinet, kas خَزانَه килер skříň skab die Kammer ντουλάπα armario kapp کمد؛ گنجه kaappi placard אָרוֹן अलमारी sobica, ugrađeni ormar szekrény lemari (fata)skápur armadio 戸だな 벽장 spinta sienas skapis; pieliekamais almari pakaian kast (garderobe)skap szafa armário dulap стенной шкаф skriňa omara plakar skåp, garderob ตู้ gömme dolap 衣櫥, 壁櫥 комірчина, шафа الماری tủ 衣橱, 壁橱 adj closeted engaged in a private conversation in a separate room from other people They're closeted in his office. agter geslote deure مُقْفِلٌ على نَفْسِه، مُنْشَغِلٌ في غُرْفَتِهِ разговарящ/и насаме za zavřenými dveřmi i privat samtale; i enrum vertraulich σε σύσκεψη κεκλεισμένων των θυρών encerrado kinniste uste taga با کسی خلوت کردن linnoittautunut enfermé הִסתָגרוּת दूसरों से अलग-थलग कोई काम करना vijećati povjerljivo u četiri oka félrevonult mengurung í einkaviðræðum bak við lokaðar dyr chiuso 密談中の 비밀의 užsidaręs (nuo kitų) aizņemts privātā sarunā aiz slēgtām durvīm bilik kecil een priva a-onderhoud hebbend i enerom med, i gang med privat samtale na osobności trancado închis совещающийся наедине na porade za zatvorenými dverami zaprt osamiti se som samtalar i enrum ที่เป็นส่วนตัว gizli görüşmede 關起門來密談 той, що радиться з кимсь віч-на-віч علیحدگی میں گفتگو کرنا bí mật 关起门来密谈 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Our City Council must have gotten off its derriere and found a closetful of money to give out 4 percent raises. My mother let us play with her old prom dresses, and my grandmother donated a closetful of outdated garments that lived a new life in our playroom. Then there was the little girl skeleton pondering her closetful of "flesh suits. |
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