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Meanings of closure in English

Portuguese
obstáculo
Catalan
oclusió
Spanish
cierre

An obstruction in a pipe or tube.

obstáculo
Portuguese
fechamento
Catalan
tancament
Spanish
cierre

Termination of operations.

fechamento
Catalan
resolució
Spanish
resolución

Something settled or resolved; the outcome of decision making.

resolució
Catalan
tapadora

Devices and techniques used to close or seal a bottle, jug, jar, tube, can, etc.

tapadora
Usage of closure in English
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Photo: RNZ Today finally brought some closure to their fight, Karl said.
Radio NZ
2
Christ, for five years, you've led the station in case closure rates.
Mortal Allies
3
As far as locals are concerned, its closure couldn't happen fast enough.
The Guardian
4
The mass closure was caused by a technical issue with processing payments.
News.com.au
5
However, the closure has as much to do with business as safety.
The Guardian
6
Opposition groups said the abrupt closure was a pretext to prevent protests.
Reuters
7
The risk of closure, however, is not unique to Italy and Switzerland.
Reuters
8
The company pointed to its closure of inactive accounts as an example.
News.com.au
9
He said there was no medical advice to support their extended closure.
News.com.au
10
The incident forced the closure of the road, causing major traffic tailbacks.
The Irish Times
11
It follows the recent closure of a similar call centre in Scotland.
The Irish Times
12
I think we are bringing some level of closure to this issue.
Reuters
13
Minister for Justice Alan Shatter has decided to extend that closure programme.
The Irish Times
14
The company has blamed competition from Third World countries for the closure.
The Irish Times
15
A Clariant spokesman said everything except closure was possible for the units.
Reuters
16
She also opposed the closure of a number of rural post offices.
The Irish Times