German-English translations for verschlossen

locked
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These included fire hydrants rusted shut, faulty life jackets, faulty lifeboat engines and locked emergency exits. Dazu gehörten eingerostete Hydranten, fehlerhafte Rettungswesten, defekte Rettungsbootmotoren und verschlossene Notausgänge. They unlocked them, took off the rope that was binding them and then 20 minutes later they were locked and bound again. Man entriegelte die Türen, nahm das Seil ab, mit dem man sie verbunden hatte, und dann, 20 Minuten später, waren die Türen wieder verschlossen und zusammengebunden. I remember many years ago I turned up at my place of work to find that the gates of the factory were locked and all of us were standing outside. Vor vielen Jahren kam ich selbst zur Arbeit und musste feststellen: die Fabriktore waren verschlossen und wir standen draußen.
reservedThen, everything is suddenly classified secret, reserved, internal and confidential. Alles ist dann erst einmal geheim, verschlossen, intern, vertraulich. He was a quiet, reserved person.Im sorry, sir, but these are reserved seats.

secretiveEurope is too secretive and too opaque. Europa ist zu verschlossen und zu undurchsichtig.
taciturn
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The two sisters could hardly have been more different, one so boisterous and expressive, the other so taciturn and calm.
withdrawn
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a withdrawn library booka withdrawn child