| Traduções principais |
| lock [sth]⇒ vtr | (secure with key, etc.) (fechar com a chave) | trancar vt |
| | (prender, enclausurar) | trancar vt |
| | Lock the door behind you. |
| | Quando sair, tranque a porta. |
| | ⓘEsta frase não é uma tradução da frase em inglês Trancou o filho no quarto de castigo o dia inteiro. |
| lock n | (securing device) | fechadura sf |
| | There are two locks on the door. |
| | Há duas fechaduras na porta. |
| lock n | (firearm safety) | trave de segurança loc sf |
| | The gun's lock prevents accidental firing. |
| | A trave de segurança da arma evita disparos acidentais. |
| lock n | (canal) | comporta sf |
| | | dique sm |
| | This canal has fifteen locks. |
| | Esse canal tem quinze comportas. |
| Traduções complementares |
| lock [sth] vtr | (mechanism: stop from moving) | trava sf |
| | This device locks the steering wheel to prevent theft. |
| lock⇒ vi | (mechanism: stop moving) | travar, frear v int |
| | The wheels locked when he pulled the emergency brake. |
| | As rodas travaram quando ele puxou o freio de mão. |
| lock n | US, slang (certainty) | certeza sf |
| | The New York Yankees now have a lock on the Championship. |
| | Os New York Yankees agora têm certeza do Campeonato. |
lock,
airlock n | (airtight chamber) | câmera de descompressão loc sf |
| | The diver remained in the lock for two hours to avoid the bends. |
| | O mergulhador permaneceu na câmara pressurizada por duas horas para evitar a descompressão. |
| lock n | (wrestling hold) | chave de braço loc sf |
| | He held the other guy in a lock. |
| | Ele prendeu o outro cara numa chave de braço. |
| lock n | (lock of hair: curl) | cacho sm |
| | Vicky wears a locket containing a lock of her late husband's hair. |
| | Vicky usa um medalhão com um cacho do cabelo do seu marido falecido. |
lock,
lock forward n | (rugby player) (rugby) | saltador sm |
| | Locks are an important part of a rugby scrum. |
| locks npl | literary (hair) | cachos sm pl |
| | I envy my sister's thick, shiny locks. |
| | Eu invejo os cachos grossos e sedosos da minha irmã. |
| lock vi | (become locked) | trancar-se vp |
| | You could hear the door lock. |
| | Dava para ouvir a porta se trancar. |
| lock [sth]⇒ vtr | (shut in securely) | trancar vt |
| | She locked the dog in his kennel. |
| | Ela trancou o cachorro no canil. |
| lock [sth] vtr | (immobilize) | travar vt |
| | She locked the box in place in the back of the truck. |
| | Ela travou a caixa no lugar na carroceria do caminhão. |
| lock [sth] vtr | (interlink, join) | entrelaçar vt |
| | The protesters locked arms to keep the police from removing them. |
| | Os manifestantes entrelaçaram os braços para impedir que a polícia os removessem. |
Locuções verbais
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| lock [sb] away vtr phrasal sep | informal (person: put in prison) | trancafiar vt |
| | That man has committed terrible crimes; the judge is going to lock him away for a long time. |
| lock [sb] away vtr phrasal sep | informal (person: put in institution) (figurado, aprisionar) | trancafiar vt |
| | | prender vt |
lock [sth] away,
lock away [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (thing: keep safe, hidden) (guardar em lugar seguro) | trancar vt |
| | Lock away this box of chocolates before I eat them all! |
lock [sth] down,
lock down [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (make secure) | trancar vt |
| | | guardar vt |
| | Please securely lock down the skis on the roof rack. |
lock [sth] down,
lock down [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (restrict movement within area) (área) | restringir movimentação vt + sf |
| | Police have locked down the entire street until they can ascertain that the package is not harmful. |
lock [sb] down,
lock down [sb] vtr phrasal sep | (restrict movement of people) (pessoas) | restringir movimentação vt + sf |
| | Governments are locking down their populations in response to the fast-spreading virus. |
lock [sth] in,
lock in [sth] vtr phrasal sep | figurative (interest, price: fix) (preço) | acertar vt |
| | We have locked in our mortgage rate for five years. |
| lock [sth] off vtr phrasal sep | (waterway: close with a lock) | bloquear vt |
| lock [sth] off vtr phrasal sep | (close off area) | bloquear vt |
| lock [sth] off vtr phrasal sep | (button, setting: disable securely) | desligar por segurança vt + loc adv |
| lock on vi phrasal | (track or focus on [sth]) | focar em vt + prep |
| lock [sb] up vtr phrasal sep | (hold prisoner) | encarcerar, prender vt |
| | They locked him up in a cell that was barely large enough to move around in. |
| | The wicked baron locked his wife up in the attic. |
| | Eles o encarceraram numa cela que mal era grande o suficiente para alguém se mover. |
| lock [sb] up vtr phrasal sep | figurative (sentence to jail) | encarcerar vt |
| | The judge should lock up the murderer and throw the key away! |
| | O juiz deveria encarcerar o assassino e jogar as chaves fora! |
| lock [sth] up vtr phrasal sep | (object: keep safe) | trancar vt |
| | The custodian locked up the school at the end of the day to prevent vandals from entering. |
| | O zelador trancou a escola no fim do dia para impedir os vândalos de entrarem. |
| lock up vi phrasal | (premises: secure) | trancar vt |
| | The last person to leave should lock up. |
| | A última pessoa a sair deve trancar. |
Formas compostas:
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airlock,
air lock,
air-lock n | (between rooms) | câmara de descompressão loc sf |
| | | eclusa de ar loc sf |
airlock,
air lock,
air-lock n | (pressurized chamber for divers) | câmara de ar comprimido loc sf |
| | | câmara de vácuo loc sf |
| | The airlock is only big enough for one diver at a time. |
antilock,
anti-lock adj | (brakes: will not lock) (freio) | antiblocante adj |
| deadbolt lock n | (heavy lock system) | fechadura de segurança loc sf |
| | The door has a passage lock and a deadbolt lock for extra security. |
| door lock n | (for locking a door) (para fechar portas, janelas) | ferrolho, trinco sm |
| | After the thief broke in, I had a hard time replacing the door lock. |
| lock [sb/sth] in vtr + adv | (prevent from leaving) | trancar vt |
| | The police officer threw the two men in a cell and locked them in. |
| | O policial jogou os dois homens em uma cela e os trancou. |
| lock in a rate v expr | (fix an interest rate) | fixar a taxa, fechar uma data loc v |
| | Prequalifying for a loan allows you 30 days to lock in a rate. |
| lock of hair n | (curl or tress of hair) | mecha de cabelo sf |
| | She cut a lock of hair and put it in a letter to her lover. |
| lock [sb] out vtr + adv | (prevent from entering a place) | do lado de fora |
| Nota: The single-word form is used when the term is a noun |
| | I started banging on the door when I realised he had locked me out. |
| | Eu comecei a bater na porta quando descobri que tinha me trancado do lado de fora. |
| lock [sb] out of [sth] v expr | (out of a room, building) | trancar fora de |
| | Dennis kept coming home late, so Sheila locked him out of the house to teach him a lesson. |
| | Dennis continuava voltando para casa tarde, por isso Sheila o trancou fora de casa para lhe ensinar uma ilusão. |
| lock [sb] out vtr + adv | (computing: prevent access) (computação) | impedir o acesso loc v |
| | | bloquear vt |
| | If you type in the wrong password three times, the website will lock you out. |
| | Se você digitar a senha errada três vezes, o site irá impedir o acesso. |
| lock [sb] out of [sth] v expr | (computing: prevent access) (computação) | impedir o acesso loc v |
| | | bloquear vt |
| | The system will lock you out of the site if you answer the security questions incorrectly. |
| | O sistema vai impedir o seu acesso ao site se você responder as perguntas de segurança incorretamente. |
| lock [sb] out vtr + adv | often passive (close workplace) | trancar para fora expres v |
| | The factory owner locked out his employees. |
| lock the door v expr | (close and secure the door with a key) (à chave) | trancar a porta vt + sf |
| | I always set the burglar alarm and lock the door when I go out. |
| | Don't forget to lock the door behind you when you leave. |
| lock yourself out v expr | (forget keys) | ficar trancado do lado de fora |
| lock-in n | UK (late pub closure) | permanência após fechamento do bar expres |
| lock-in n | figurative (commercial monopoly) (figurado: monopólio comercial) | bloqueio sm |
| lockbox n | US (box that can be locked) | cofre sm |
| lockbox n | US (bank service) (de banco) | cofre sm |
lockup,
lock-up n | UK, informal (storage facility) (INGL, informal) | depósito sm |
lockup,
lock-up n | informal (jail) (informal) | cadeia, prisão sf |
| pick the lock v expr | (unlock [sth] without a key) | forçar a fechadura expres v |
| | The thieves picked the lock on the door to get inside the house. |
| rib lock n | (type of fastening) | rebite plástico sm |
| scroll lock n | (computing: key that stops cursor rolling) (computação) | trava de rolagem sf |
| | (anglicismo) | tecla scroll lock sf |
| under lock and key adv | (to or in prison) (preso) | atrás das grades loc adv |
| | This type of deviant behaviour will get you put under lock and key. |
| under lock and key adj | (person: in prison) (prisão) | atrás das grades adj |
| | He's under lock and key after he committed that robbery last year. |
| under lock and key adj | (thing: locked away) | escondido adj |
| | I want you to stop overspending so I put your credit card under lock and key. |