English–Spanish
“lock up” in Spanish
Spanish
Pronunciation
IPA/reˈklwiɾ/
Example
La policía decidió recluir al sospechoso en la cárcel.
The police decided to lock up the suspect in jail.
How to say “lock up” in Spanish
“Lock up” in Spanish is recluir.
Person confined in a prison or other closed facility.
Example sentences with recluir
Durante la cuarentena, muchas personas tuvieron que recluirse en su domicilio.
During the quarantine, many people had to lock themselves up at home.
Tips for using recluir
- Formal and legal in tone, recluir commonly appears in news and court language and often in passive forms like fue recluido en prisión, while everyday speech prefers encerrar or meter en la cárcel.