Many years ago, it was common to send letters with a wax seal on the envelope.Hace muchos años, era común enviar cartas con un sello de cera en el sobre.
the papal/presidential sealel sello papal/presidencial
a supply of notepaper bearing the Presidential sealIn the wax you can see the faint imprint of a sealto give the one's seal of [approval] (to sth)
they have given their seal of approval to the proposed reformshan dado el visto bueno a or han aprobado las reformas que se planean
it has the Royal Academy's seal of approvalcuenta con la aprobación or el visto bueno de la Real Academia
Last November the Commission gave its seal of approval to the dealto [put] [set] the seal on sth
seal of qualitysello or marchamo (m) de calidad
The best wines are entitled to a numbered seal of quality
this set the seal on their friendship/on her humiliationesto selló su amistad/remató su humillación
the experience set the seal on their friendshipThe recent floods finally put the seal on a disappointing summerseal of [office]Irish prime minister Charles Haughey handed over his seal of office last night to President Mary Robinson
under my hand and sealfirmado y sellado por mí
2[of envelope, parcel, exterior of bottle, jar]precinto (m);(inside lid of jar)aro (m) de goma;(on fridge door)cierre (m) de goma;(on door, window)burlete (m)
the seal on the windows is not very goodestas ventanas no cierran bien
the rubber seal on the fridge door was wornI noticed that the seals of the packet had been broken..a sealed envelope. 'Who gave you this?' he asked before he broke the sealYou shouldn't buy jars of food if the seal has been brokenProtesters banged on the sides of the lorry and broke customs seals on the doorsCheck seals on fridges and freezers regularlyIt's very important to get a good seal around the edges of these attic hatchesThis type of cork forms a tight seal and keeps the wine freshwe would have died but for the fact there was such a good seal on the door between our sleeping accomodation and the toiletto form a [good] sealmake sure the pastry forms a good seal round the edge of the pieBecause the transcript is still under seal, I am precluded by law from discussing its contentsthe manuscripts were still under seal of confidentiality
3(Rel)
the seal of the confessionalel secreto de confesión
the police would get nothing out of me and they probably wouldn't even try. They respect the seal of the confessionalThe rumours would be out and everybody would believe that the seal of the confessional had been broken
the army sealed the border with PakistanBurma has begun to seal its borders in advance of national elections to be held soonShe sealed the box with sticky tapeWhen the letter was finished he sealed and addressed itShe made sure the letter was sealed and stampedBefore the coffin was sealed, he bent to slip a ring on the dead girl's fingerseal the edges of the piecrust with egg
2(stop up, make airtight)[+container]tapar or cerrar herméticamente;[+surface]sellar
the wood is sealed with several coats of varnishla madera se sella con varias capas de barniz
store, tightly sealed, in the refrigeratorThe surface is sealed with several coats of varnishThe wood is sealed with beeswax for a water-resistant finishShe filled the containers, sealed them with a cork and put labels on themPour in the pickling liquid and seal the jar
3(enclose)
to seal sth in sth
seal the letter in a blank envelopemete la carta en un sobre en blanco y ciérralo;seal in airtight containersguárdelos en recipientes herméticos
portions of food sealed in plastic bagsthe sick were sealed in stifling roomsThe fabric, said to be 2,000 years old, was sealed in a copper casketA woman picks them up and seals them in plastic bagsEach individual condom is sealed in its own foil wrapper...nuclear waste materials sealed in concrete blocksThe milk was sterilized and sealed in bottles
that goal sealed the matchese gol decidió or determinó el resultado del partido
victory was sealed in the 62nd minuteHe poured them each a drink to seal the bargainThe deal was sealed by the leaders of the two countriesIt was Kern's score that really sealed the show's reputation as...the film that sealed Schumacher's successto seal sb's [fate]This disaster sealed the fate of the expeditionA General Election will be held which will seal his fate one way or the otherSikorski's death sealed the fate of Polish-Soviet relationsHarris' death will seal the fate of 329 other people condemned to die in California
5(Cookery)[+meat]sofreír a fuego vivo para que no pierda el jugo; (para que no pierda el jugo)
seal the cubes of beef in small batches to prevent too much steam
seal[siːl]
sustantivo
(Zool)foca (f)
verbo intransitivo
to go sealingir a cazar focas
modificador
seal cullseal culling (n)matanza (f) (selectiva) de focas
