sequester

[US]/sɪˈkwestə(r)/
[UK]/sɪˈkwestər/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. aislar; poner en cuarentena; incautar
Word Forms
Pasadosequestered
Participio pasadosequestered
Gerundiosequestering
Tercera persona singularsequesters
Pluralsequesters

Phrases & Collocations

sequester funds

retener fondos

sequester carbon dioxide

retener dióxido de carbono

Example Sentences

sequester from the thief

aislar del ladrón

a wild sequestered spot.

un lugar aislado y salvaje.

to sit close together in the sequestered pergola

para sentarse cerca uno del otro en la pérgola apartada

sequestering a jury during its deliberations.

aislar a un jurado durante sus deliberaciones.

she is sequestered in deepest Dorset.

ella está aislada en el Dorset más profundo.

The jury is expected to be sequestered for at least two months.

Se espera que el jurado esté aislado durante al menos dos meses.

the artist sequestered himself in his studio for two years.

el artista se aisló en su estudio durante dos años.

During autophagy, portions of cytoplasm are sequestered into a double-membrane autophagosome and delivered to vacuole for breakdown.

Durante la autofagia, porciones de citoplasma son secuestradas en un autofagosoma de doble membrana y entregadas a la vacuola para su descomposición.

Characters : Sequesters minerals which can interfere with soil removal or react with alkaline builders. Prevents yellowing or graying caused by soil redeposit.

Características: Aísla minerales que pueden interferir con la eliminación del suelo o reaccionar con los aditivos alcalinos. Previene el amarillamiento o el encanecimiento causado por la redeposición del suelo.

Real-world Examples

And Equinor has plans to sequester even more carbon dioxide.

Y Equinor tiene planes para secuestrar incluso más dióxido de carbono.

Source: Environment and Science

And how do we sequester the carbon?

¿Y cómo secuestramos el carbono?

Source: TED Talks (Video Version) Bilingual Selection

Thanks to the sequester, that date may come earlier.

Gracias al secuestro, esa fecha podría llegar antes.

Source: The Economist - Technology

They will be sequestered throughout the trial.

Serán secuestrados durante todo el juicio.

Source: NPR News June 2013 Compilation

With the sequester public investment will shrink further.

Con el secuestro, la inversión pública se reducirá aún más.

Source: The Economist - Technology

But if you've got a lot of sustainable energy from wind and solar, you can actually sequester carbon.

Pero si tienes mucha energía sostenible de la eólica y la solar, realmente puedes secuestrar carbono.

Source: Daily English Listening | Bilingual Intensive Reading

And anything below a thousand meters is sequestered almost forever.

Y cualquier cosa por debajo de mil metros está secuestrada casi para siempre.

Source: TED Talks (Video Version) Bilingual Selection

For all the clumsiness of the sequester, it is imposing new rigours.

A pesar de todas las torpezas del secuestro, está imponiendo nuevas exigencias.

Source: The Economist - Comprehensive

The judge is having us sequestered until we reach a verdict.

El juez nos está haciendo secuestrar hasta que lleguemos a un veredicto.

Source: American TV series Person of Interest Season 4

But Krueger says many of the part-time jobs come from the sequester.

Pero Krueger dice que muchos de los trabajos a tiempo parcial provienen del secuestro.

Source: NPR News August 2013 Compilation

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