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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

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lock [sb] away,
lock away [sb] vtr phrasal sep		 informal (person: put in prison)encarcelar⇒, encerrar⇒ vtr
  (ES: coloquial)enchironar⇒, entrullar⇒ vtr
  (AR, CO: coloquial)encanar⇒ vtr
  (AmC, MX: coloquial)mandar al bote, meter al bote loc verb
 That man has committed terrible crimes; the judge is going to lock him away for a long time.
 Ese hombre ha cometido crímenes terribles; el juez lo va a encarcelar por mucho tiempo.
lock [sb] away,
lock away [sb] vtr phrasal sep		 informal (person: put in institution)encerrar a vtr + prep
  recluir a vtr + prep
 In the Victorian era, it was common practice to lock patients away in asylums.
lock [sth] away,
lock away [sth] vtr phrasal sep		 (thing: keep safe, hidden)guardar bajo llave loc verb
 Lock away this box of chocolates before I eat them all!
 Guarda bajo llave estos chocolates antes de que me los coma todos.
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'lock away' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
Spanish:
enchironar


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