cordon

cordón

Fila de personas o barreras alrededor de un lugar que impide la entrada.

En inglés sencillo: A line of people or barriers around a place that stops others from entering.

• Stay behind the cordon.
• Officers formed a cordon around the damaged bridge.
• The crowd pushed against the police cordon.

Cómo se usa: cordon around something (Police formed a cordon around the building.)

Sinónimos: barrier

Expresiones frecuentes: police cordon, security cordon, behind the cordon

acordonar

Rodear una zona con personas o barreras para impedir que otros entren.

En inglés sencillo: To surround an area with people or barriers so others cannot enter.

• They cordoned off the road.
• Police are cordoning off the area around the station.
• Has anyone cordoned the damaged staircase off?

Cómo se usa: cordon off something (Police cordoned off the street after the explosion.)

Sinónimos: seal off, block off

Expresiones frecuentes: cordon off something, cordon something off