Lock in spanish
pronunciation: bloʊkeɑɹ̩ part of speech: noun, verb
lock1 = cerradura.
Example: Proper security during the library's closed times -- locks on stock cupboards and a limit to the number of keyholders -- is an obvious precaution.more:
» bicycle lock = candado de bicicleta, candado para bicicleta.
Example: By completing this form and agreeing to receive a free bicycle lock, you give us permission to contact you with additional information.» bike lock = candado de bicicleta.
Example: The bendable frame now allows the bike to be wrapped around a lamp post, with a regular bike lock able to secure the frame and both wheels.» combination lock = cerradura de combinación.
Example: Cheap combination locks will sometimes open if you are close but not exactly on the right numbers.» door lock = cerradura, cerradura de la puerta.
Example: But seriously, a jammed door lock can pose a real security threat for your home.» keep + Nombre + under lock and key = guardar bajo llave.
Example: Obviously rare books will be kept under lock and key at all times and not made accessible to unauthorized persons.» lock pick = ganzúa.
Example: During the late 1960s, an escape artist jailbroke by using a lock pick, made out of a wire.» lock, stock and barrel = absolutamente todo, todo el tinglado, todo el cotarro.
Example: They then moved out of London to a council house in Basingstoke and they still live in it, but they own it now, lock, stock and barrel.» padlock = candado.
Example: The bulk of their products include door handles, door knockers, padlocks, and various other items, the majority of which are made from solid brass.» pick + a lock = abrir una cerradura con ganzúa.
Example: The classic example, quoted for generations by librarians, is the request for information on how to pick locks, but an up-to-date instance posing a similar problem for the librarian would be an enquiry about the manufacture of nerve gas.lock2 = bloqueo.
Example: If you press the shift key again to return the keyboard to the unshifted (lowercase) condition, the lock is then released.more:
» deadlock = impás, punto muerto, callejón sin salida.
Example: By doing so, they could help break a deadlock that seems to have paralyzed cooperative effort in Britain.» gridlock = congestión, paralización.
Example: In the short term, technological advances will not solve the problems of information saturation and electronic gridlock on the Internet.» LOCK key = tecla Bloq Mayús. [En un teclado de ordenador, tecla de bloqueo de mayúsculas que permite pasar a escribir en mayúsculas]
Example: Pressing the LOCK key locks the keyboard in a shifted (uppercase) condition.» Scroll Lock key = tecla de Bloquear Desplazamiento.
Example: On some keyboards, BREAK is on the Scroll Lock key (at the upper right of the numeric keypad).lock3 = mechón.
Example: British comic Russell Brand is preparing to say goodbye to his straggly locks in a bid to boost his movie career.more:
» earlock = mechón sobre la oreja.
Example: In ancient China, women would pay no less attention to their forelock and earlock than they would pay to other parts of the body.» fetlock = espolón del caballo, cerneja, menudillo.
Example: It is not a part of the fetlock, but the fetlock hid it from view.» forelock = copete, mechón, guedeja.
Example: In ancient China, women would pay no less attention to their forelock and earlock than they would pay to other parts of the body.lock4 = cerrar con llave.
Example: She put the dishes in the sink, locked the balcony door, found her purse, and sallied forth.more:
» close/lock/shut the barn/stable door after the horse has bolted = a toro pasado; a buenas horas mangas verdes; lo hecho, hecho está; a lo hecho, pecho.
Example: The drought assistance plan announced today is rather like shutting the stable door after the horse has bolted.» lock + Nombre + out = dejar fuera sin poder entrar, impedir la entrada. [Generalmente porque se ha cerrado el acceso con llave u otro medio]
Example: A landlord cannot just lock a tenant out, take their property, shut off their electricity, gas, water or other essential services.» lock + Nombre + up and throw away the key = encerrar a Alguien y tirar la llave.
Example: In my country we lock rapists up and throw away the key so they don't hurt anyone else.» lock + Reflexivo + out = quedarse en la calle, dejarse la llave dentro y quedarse en la calle.
Example: A young mum had to call firefighters after stepping out of the front door of her home briefly and then realising she had locked herself out with her baby still sleeping inside.» lock up = encerrar, echar la llave, encerrar bajo llave.
Example: Rapists should be locked up and kept out of society where they can no longer harm innocent victims.» unlock = abrir las puertas de, revelar, descubrir. [Sentido figurado]
Example: NTIS is a key partner in unlocking the world's technology.» unlock = abrir, desbloquear, abrir con llave.
Example: This allows borrowers to browse but it is tedious for staff to keep unlocking the case every time a cassette is borrowed or returned.lock5 = encerrar, atrapar.
Example: If the analogy with the fairy story is taken a little further it can be noted that no author really believes in dragons, wicked queens, fair maidens locked in high towers and the like.more:
» lock + arms = cogerse de brazos.
Example: She was taken off guard when he locked arms with her and showed her to the door.» lock + Nombre + out of = aislar de, apartar de.
Example: This article examines the role of public library trustees who appear to live on the fringes of the library profession, locked out of the decision making mainstream.» padlock = cerrar con candado, encerrar con candado, poner el candado, echar el candado.
Example: The five captives told last night how they had been blindfolded by armed guards and padlocked in a room for most of a week.» under lock and key = bajo llave, encerrado.
Example: Rather than the luminous deity that appears elsewhere in medieval literature, he presents a character who resembles the jealous husband of the fabliaux who keeps a young wife under lock and key and who responds violently when he is cuckolded.lock6 = bloquear.
Example: Pressing the LOCK key locks the keyboard in a shifted (uppercase) condition.more:
» deadlock = paralizarse, estancarse, alcanzar un punto muerto, llegar a un punto muerto, estar en un punto muerto, alcanzar un impás, llegar a un impás, estar en un impás, encontrarse en un callejón sin salida, estar en un callejón sin salida.
Example: Democratic leaders are pillorying Republicans as negotiations are deadlocked over raising money for infrastructure spending.» interlock = entrelazar, trabar, entrecruzar.
Example: Panopoulos put her arms on the desk, interlocked her fingers, and forward, her eyes glinting with rage behind her thick spectacles.» lock + horns (with) = medirse la fuerzas (con), tener un encontronazo (con), chocar (con), forcejear (con).
Example: Although the movie has a well-defined sense of character and dramatic incident, a handsome and clear visual presentation, and an interesting feel for inflated men locking horns, it lacks thematic preciseness.» lock in + a battle = engancharse en una batalla, engancharse en una pelea, engancharse en una lucha.
Example: The premise is that you and your opponent are locked in a battle to the death and only one can come out alive.» lock in + place = sujetar, asegurar.
Example: Most card catalogues are equipped with rods which lock the cards in place and prevent unauthorized removal of entries.» lock into + place = encajar.
Example: The gas cylinder has a small locating cut out on the inner rim to ensure it locks into place within the cooker.» lock together = entrelazar, entramar, trabar.
Example: As the water was draining away between the wires of the sieve, he gave the mould a sideways shake locking the fibres together and 'shutting' the sheet.» lock up + the tyres = bloquearse las ruedas.
Example: Braking hard in a car without ABS on low traction surfaces can easily result in locking up the tires if you're not an experienced driver.