No. 4,751 in Russian
закрывать
To close.
In a sentence
Я закрываю книгу после чтения.
I close the book after reading.
The verb 'закрывать' is used to indicate the physical action of closing an object, here the book.
Мы закрываем двери в доме перед уходом.
We close the doors in the house before leaving.
The verb 'закрывать' here conveys the securing action of closing something for safety or precaution.
Они закрывают глаза на проблему.
They turn a blind eye to the problem.
The phrase 'закрывать глаза' figuratively means ignoring or overlooking a problem, demonstrating the idiomatic use of the verb.
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