to lock up in German is einsperren (verb).
(present: ich sperre ein, du sperrst ein, er/sie/es sperrt ein)
(past: sperrte ein, hat eingesperrt)
- to lock up, to imprison, to jail
- jemanden oder etwas in einem Raum, Gefängnis oder Käfig festhalten, sodass er/es nicht entweichen kann
- einschließen
- inhaftieren
Example:
- Sie wollen den Hund einsperren.
- Er wurde wegen Diebstahls eingesperrt.
- Man sollte Tiere nicht einsperren.
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