barricarsi

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Italian

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Verb

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barricàrsi (first-person singular present mi bàrrico, first-person singular past historic mi barricài, past participle barricàto)

  1. reflexive of barricare
  2. (intransitive) to close or shut oneself [with dentro ‘in’ or sotto ‘under’]
    Synonyms: trincerarsi, rinchiudersi, asserragliarsi, chiudersi, fortificarsi, serrarsi, tapparsi
    gli studenti si barricano sotto il portico
    the students close themselves in under the porch
  3. (intransitive) to take on a closed or withdrawn attitude; to withdraw; to retreat [with in or dietro a]
    Synonyms: trincerarsi, chiudersi
    si è barricato in un silenzio ostinato
    he withdrew in an obstinate silence

Conjugation

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