WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
| Principal Translations |
| cerrarle las puertas a alguien loc verb | literal (no permitir la entrada) | close the doors on [sb] v expr |
| | Llegamos al filo de las siete y nos cerraron las puertas del teatro. |
| | We arrived at seven on the dot and they closed the doors of the theater on us. |
| Additional Translations |
| cerrarle las puertas a alguien loc verb | figurado (rechazar, no admitir) | leave [sb] out, shut [sb] out, exclude [sb] v expr |
| | | close the doors on [sb], close off all avenues to [sb] v expr |
| | Quisimos negociar con la administración pero nos cerraron las puertas. |