взаперти́
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adverb
- 1.
locked up, under lock and key, confined
Соба́ку це́лый день де́ржат взаперти́.
The dog is kept locked up all day.
Adverb; usually with держать, сидеть, оказаться.
- 2.
in seclusion, shut away from the world
После боле́зни он живёт взаперти́.
Since his illness he has been living in seclusion.
Of a way of life: rarely leaving the house.
Examples
Це́лый век я провела́ взаперти, в одино́честве, желая освобожде́ния.
I spent an entire century locked away, in solitude, longing for freedom.
Меня весь день продержа́ли взаперти.
I remained locked in all day.
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Sandy edited stress 5 years ago.
