This is the 12725th most frequent Swedish word.
spärrades
"Spärrades" in English means "was blocked" or "was barricaded."
Here, 'spärrades' refers to the physical blockage of the road by police intervention.
Vägen till staden spärrades av polis.
The road to the city was blocked by police.
In this context, 'spärrades' is used to denote someone being confined or restrained in a location.
Hon spärrades in i ett rum utan fönster.
She was locked in a room without windows.
Here, 'spärrades' is used to describe disabling the functionality of a lost credit card.