C1verb

spärra

to block or close off

Form: spärrat/Supine/Lemma: spärra

Definitions

1. to block or close off

hindra passage

Neuroleptika är alltså droger som spärrar in nervcellerna .

So neuroleptics are drugs that lock up nerve cells.

Hon blundade och spärrade mödosamt upp ögonen .

She closed her eyes and arduously closed her eyes.

2. to open wide

öka mellanrummet mellan, spreta

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