to shut, close to imprison 7 realizations Multi-area
ACCEPTED Realization 1 (ID: 42166)
type Polysemy
language Croatian
lexeme zatvoriti
meaning 1 to shut, close

zatvoriti vrata, zatvoriti prozor, zatvoriti slavinu


close the door, close the window, turn off the faucet

direction
meaning 2 to imprison
reference HJP
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ACCEPTED Realization 2 (ID: 42167)
type Polysemy
language Hungarian
lexeme bezár
meaning 1 to shut, close

Már bezárták a kapukat. 


The gates have already been closed.

direction
meaning 2 to imprison Öt évre bezárták.

They imprisoned him/her for five years.

reference MEK 1978
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NEW Realization 3 (ID: 51985)
type Polysemy
language Mandinka
lexeme sòroŋ
meaning 1 to lock
direction
meaning 2 to imprison
reference Vydrin Comparative Mande
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ACCEPTED Realization 4 (ID: 26396)
type Polysemy
language Russian
lexeme закрыть
meaning 1 to shut, close
direction
meaning 2 (slang) to arrest, imprison

Его закрыли на три года.


He was put in jail for three years

reference <personally collected data>
comment Earlier slang 'transfer a prisoner to a stricter regime of detention' (Mokienko, Nikitina 2000, 201)
ACCEPTED Realization 5 (ID: 42165)
type Polysemy
language Serbian
lexeme затворити (zatvoriti)
meaning 1 to shut, close

затворити врата, затворити књигу 


to close the door, to close the book

direction
meaning 2 to imprison


reference Vujanitsh et al. 2007: 418-419
comment Serb. затвор (zatvor) 'prison'.
NEW Realization 6 (ID: 51986)
type Polysemy
language Sranan Tongo
lexeme sroto
meaning 1 to lock

Owru foto ben abi hey skotu èn kofarliki bigi doro. Fu sroto den doro disi, dan den ben greni den na inisey nanga langa isri ofu brons barki.


Old cities had high walls and huge gates. To lock these gates, they bolted them shut on the inside with long iron or bronze bars.

(1989 April 1, “Na pori fu wan nâsi [The destruction of a nation]”, in A waktitoren‎[1], Selters-Taunus: Wachtturm-Gesellschaft (Christian Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses), page 41 https://wol.jw.org/srn/wol/d/r50/lp-sr/1989246 )

direction
meaning 2 to imprison

Efu yu kiri wansma, den o sroto yu.


If you kill someone, you'll get locked up.

reference English Wiktionary
comment

From Dutch slot 'lock'

ACCEPTED Realization 7 (ID: 26388)
type Polysemy
language Yaqui (Hiaki)
lexeme eta'i
meaning 1 closed
direction
meaning 2 imprisoned, in custody
reference Dictionary Yaqui
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