How do you say “to close” in Provençal?
In Provençal you say barra, claure, clava, pestela, sarra. All forms are given in Mistralian spelling, as attested in our sources.
| Provençal equivalents | barra, claure, clava, pestela, sarra |
Details of the Provençal equivalents
barra
| Grammatical category | Verb |
| English translation | to bar, narrow-minded, narrow-minded (mind), to close, to strike out; closed, fem.; to block; to close; to fence |
claure
| Grammatical category | Verb |
| English translation | to close, to enclose, to conclude, to enclose (enclosure) |
clava
| Grammatical category | Verb |
| English translation | to give up guessing; to conclude; to close; to lift (to end); to sequester; to nail |
pestela
| Grammatical category | Verb |
| English translation | to lock, to bolt; to close |
sarra
| Grammatical category | Adjective |
| English translation | to compress, to enclose, to close, to put away; compact; to close; closed; to squeeze; tight; to embrace |