barricarsi
Italian
Verb
barricàrsi (first-person singular present mi bàrrico, first-person singular past historic mi barricài, past participle barricàtosi)
- reflexive of barricare
- (intransitive) to close or shut oneself [with dentro ‘in’ or sotto ‘under’]
- Synonyms: trincerarsi, rinchiudersi, asserragliarsi, chiudersi, fortificarsi, serrarsi, tapparsi
- gli studenti si barricano sotto il portico
- the students close themselves in under the porch
- (intransitive) to take on a closed or withdrawn attitude; to withdraw; to retreat [with in or dietro a]
- Synonyms: trincerarsi, chiudersi
- si è barricato in un silenzio ostinato
- he withdrew in an obstinate silence