No. 12,725 in Swedish

spärrades

"Spärrades" in English means "was blocked" or "was barricaded."

In a sentence

Vägen till staden spärrades av polis.
The road to the city was blocked by police.
Here, 'spärrades' refers to the physical blockage of the road by police intervention.
Hon spärrades in i ett rum utan fönster.
She was locked in a room without windows.
In this context, 'spärrades' is used to denote someone being confined or restrained in a location.
Kreditkortet spärrades efter att det förlorades.
The credit card was locked after it got lost.
Here, 'spärrades' is used to describe disabling the functionality of a lost credit card.

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