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How to Say "sealed" in Spanish

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sellado

/seh-yah-doh//seˈʝaðo/

adjectiveA2general
Use 'sellado' when referring to something that is closed tightly, airtight, or has had its openings secured.
A glass jar filled with colorful jam, with a tightly screwed-on metal lid showing a wax seal around the rim.

Examples

El sobre está sellado.

The envelope is sealed.

Necesitas el pasaporte sellado para entrar.

You need the stamped passport to enter.

Compré jamón sellado al vacío.

I bought vacuum-sealed ham.

He sellado todas las grietas de la ventana.

I have sealed all the cracks in the window.

The 'O' or 'A' Rule

Since this word is describing something, you must change the ending to match. Use 'sellado' for masculine items (el sobre) and 'sellada' for feminine items (la caja).

Using with 'Estar'

We usually use this word with 'estar' because being sealed is often a state or condition that can change (the box is currently sealed).

The 'Have' Helper

When you use 'sellado' with the verb 'haber' (to have), it never changes its ending. Always keep it as 'sellado' regardless of who did the action.

Seal vs. Sealed

Mistake: “Puse un sellado en la carta.”

Correction: Puse un sello en la carta. 'Sello' is the physical stamp; 'sellado' is the description of the letter after you stamp it.

sellado

/seh-yah-doh//seˈʝaðo/

verbB1general
Use 'sellado' (as the past participle of 'sellar') to describe the action of having closed or secured something, like filling cracks or closing a container.
A glass jar filled with colorful jam, with a tightly screwed-on metal lid showing a wax seal around the rim.

Examples

He sellado todas las grietas de la ventana.

I have sealed all the cracks in the window.

El sobre está sellado.

The envelope is sealed.

Necesitas el pasaporte sellado para entrar.

You need the stamped passport to enter.

Compré jamón sellado al vacío.

I bought vacuum-sealed ham.

The 'O' or 'A' Rule

Since this word is describing something, you must change the ending to match. Use 'sellado' for masculine items (el sobre) and 'sellada' for feminine items (la caja).

Using with 'Estar'

We usually use this word with 'estar' because being sealed is often a state or condition that can change (the box is currently sealed).

The 'Have' Helper

When you use 'sellado' with the verb 'haber' (to have), it never changes its ending. Always keep it as 'sellado' regardless of who did the action.

Seal vs. Sealed

Mistake: “Puse un sellado en la carta.”

Correction: Puse un sello en la carta. 'Sello' is the physical stamp; 'sellado' is the description of the letter after you stamp it.

cerró

verbB2formal
Use 'cerró' (past tense of 'cerrar') when referring to the act of finalizing or concluding a deal, pact, or agreement.

Examples

El equipo de ventas cerró el contrato más importante del año.

The sales team finalized the most important contract of the year.

Seal vs. Close a Deal

The most common mistake is using 'sellado' when you mean to talk about closing a deal or agreement. Remember, 'sellado' is for physically closing or securing something, while 'cerró' is for concluding a transaction or pact.

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