shut in

rinchiudere

Tenere qualcuno o qualcosa dentro un luogo impedendogli di uscire.

In inglese semplice: To keep someone or something inside a place so they cannot leave.

• Do not shut the cat in.
• She accidentally shut herself in the bathroom.
• We were shut in the house by heavy snow.

Come si usa: shut someone/something in + place (They shut the dog in the kitchen.)

Sinonimi: confine, lock in

Contrari: let out, release

Espressioni comuni: shut someone in, shut something in

circondare, racchiudere

Circondare un luogo da ogni lato, facendolo sembrare chiuso e isolato.

In inglese semplice: To surround a place completely, making it feel closed off.

• High walls shut in the garden.
• The valley was shut in by mountains.
• Tall buildings shut in the little courtyard.

Come si usa: be shut in by something (The village is shut in by steep hills.)

Sinonimi: enclose, surround

Espressioni comuni: shut in a valley, shut in the garden

chiudere un pozzo

Bloccare il flusso di petrolio da un pozzo, interrompendone la produzione.

In inglese semplice: To stop oil from flowing out of a well, ending its production.

• They shut in the oil well.
• Several wells were shut in after the storm.
• Falling prices forced the company to shut in production.

Come si usa: shut in something (The operator shut in the well after the leak.)

Sinonimi: halt production

Espressioni comuni: shut in a well, shut in oil wells