OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 11774

seal

/siːl/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
foca • lobo del mar • lobo marino
A pinniped (Pinnipedia), particularly an earless seal (true seal) or eared seal.
The seals in the harbor looked better than they smelled.
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Word forms
📚 noun • entry_id 11775

seal

/siːl/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
sello
A stamp used to impress a design on a soft substance such as wax.
She [Nature] carved thee for her seal, and meant thereby Thou shouldst print more, not let that copy die.
sello
A facsimile of an impression of such stamp that is a mark or symbol of an office or organisation.
So the matter rested until the Cranbrook & Paddock Wood Company was incorporated on August 8, 1877, appropriately displaying a bunch of hops on its seal, for these had become the p…
The front of the podium bore the presidential seal.
precinto • sello
Something which will be visibly damaged if a covering or container is opened, and which may or may not bear an official design.
Seals were placed on the papal apartment on the third floor of the Apostolic Palace and on the apartment on the second floor of the Casa Santa Marta, where Pope Francis lived.
The result was declared invalid, as the seal on the meter had been broken.
cierre • empaque • empaquetadura • junta • zapatilla
Something designed to prevent liquids or gases from leaking through a joint.
The canister is leaking. I think the main seal needs to be replaced.
sellador • sello
A tight closure, secure against leakage.
Close the lid tightly to get a good seal.
Word forms
📚 verb • entry_id 11776

seal

/siːl/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
sellar
To place a seal on (a document).
lacrar • sellar
To fasten (something) so that it cannot be opened without visible damage.
The cover is sealed. If anyone tries to open it, we'll know about it.
acordonar • aislar • cerrar
To prevent people or vehicles from crossing (something).
The border has been sealed until the fugitives are found.
hermetizar • precintar • sellar
To close securely to prevent leakage.
I've sealed the bottle to keep the contents fresh.
Seal up your lips, and give no words but "mum".
aislar • confinar • encerrar
To place in a sealed container.
I've sealed the documents in this envelope.