cerrarse de campiña: meaning & examples

Meanings:

• 1.

  SpainLatin Americacolloquialregionalneutral
  • To withdraw or retreat into the countryside or to a rural setting, often implying a deliberate removal from social life or public affairs.
  • To become secluded or isolated from others, either physically by moving to a rural area or figuratively by cutting oneself off from social interaction.

  Examples

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  • Después del escándalo político, el senador decidió cerrarse de campiña y alejarse del ruido de la ciudad.

    After the political scandal, the senator decided to retreat to the countryside and get away from the city's noise.

  • Cuando María se jubiló, se cerró de campiña y comenzó a vivir en una pequeña finca en las montañas.

    When María retired, she withdrew to the countryside and started living on a small farm in the mountains.

• 2.

  SpainLatin America (regional)colloquialinformal
  • To adopt rustic, old-fashioned, or conservative habits and attitudes associated with rural life.
  • To close oneself off to new ideas or changes, taking on a more traditional or backward stance.

  Examples

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  • Mi abuelo se cerró de campiña y empezó a usar ropa y costumbres de hace medio siglo.

    My grandfather adopted rustic habits and started wearing clothes and customs from half a century ago.

  • En el pueblo, mucha gente se cierra de campiña y mantiene tradiciones que parecen de otra época.

    In the village, many people adopt old-fashioned customs and keep traditions that seem from another era.

  • Ella se cerró de campiña y rechazó todas las nuevas modas y tecnologías modernas.

    She embraced rustic ways and rejected all new fashions and modern technologies.