| Additional Translations |
| lock [sth] vtr | (mechanism: stop from moving) | bloquear⇒ vtr |
| | This device locks the steering wheel to prevent theft. |
| | Este dispositivo bloquea el volante para prevenir los robos. |
| lock⇒ vi | (mechanism: stop moving) | bloquearse⇒ v prnl |
| | | trabarse⇒ v prnl |
| | The wheels locked when he pulled the emergency brake. |
| | Las ruedas se bloquearon cuando tiró del freno de emergencia. |
| | Las ruedas se trabaron cuando tiró del freno de emergencia. |
| lock n | US, slang (certainty) (tener asegurado, especialmente personas) | tener algo o a alguien en el bolsillo loc verb |
| | | asegurado/a adj |
| | The New York Yankees now have a lock on the Championship. |
| | Los Yankees de Nueva York tienen el campeonato en el bolsillo. |
| | Los Yankees de Nueva York tienen el campeonato asegurado. |
lock,
airlock n | (airtight chamber) | cámara de descompresión grupo nom |
| | The diver remained in the lock for two hours to avoid the bends. |
| | El buceador permaneció dos horas en la cámara de descompresión para evitar la aeroembolia. |
| lock n | (wrestling hold) | llave nf |
| | He held the other guy in a lock. |
| | Agarró al otro tipo con una llave. |
| lock n | (lock of hair: curl) | bucle nm |
| | Vicky wears a locket containing a lock of her late husband's hair. |
| | Vicky usa un medallón que contiene un bucle de cabello de su difunto esposo. |
lock,
lock forward n | (rugby player) | segunda línea loc nom mf |
| | Locks are an important part of a rugby scrum. |
| | Los segundas líneas son una parte importante de la melé en rugby. |
| locks npl | literary (hair) | cabellera nf |
| | | bucles nmpl |
| | I envy my sister's thick, shiny locks. |
| | Envidio la cabellera gruesa y brillante de mi hermana. |
| | Envidio los bucles gruesos y brillantes de mi hermana. |
| lock vi | (become locked) | cerrarse con llave loc verb |
| | | echar el pestillo loc verb |
| | You could hear the door lock. |
| | Puedes oír que la puerta se cierra con llave. |
| | Podías oír echar el pestillo de la puerta. |
| lock [sth]⇒ vtr | (shut in securely) | encerrar⇒ vtr |
| | She locked the dog in his kennel. |
| | Encerró al perro en su perrera. |
| lock [sth] vtr | (immobilize) | asegurar⇒ vtr |
| | | inmovilizar⇒ vtr |
| | She locked the box in place in the back of the truck. |
| | Aseguró la caja en la parte trasera de la camioneta. |
| lock [sth] vtr | (interlink, join) | entrelazar⇒ vtr |
| | | unir⇒ vtr |
| | | juntar⇒ vtr |
| | The protesters locked arms to keep the police from removing them. |
| | Los manifestantes entrelazaron sus brazos para evitar que la policía los sacara del lugar. |
Locuciones verbales
lock | locked |
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. |
lock [sth] down,
lock down [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (make secure) | asegurar⇒, sujetar⇒ vtr |
| | (con cuerdas) | atar⇒, amarrar⇒ vtr |
| | Please securely lock down the skis on the roof rack. |
| | Por favor, asegura bien los esquís en el portaequipajes. |
lock [sth] down,
lock down [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (restrict movement within area) | restringir la circulación en loc verb + prep |
| | | cerrar⇒ vtr |
| | 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) | confinar a vtr + prep |
| | | encerrar a vtr + prep |
| | 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) (figurado) | congelar⇒ vtr |
| | | fijar⇒ vtr |
| | We have locked in our mortgage rate for five years. |
| | Congelamos la tasa de la hipoteca por cinco años. |
| lock [sth] off vtr phrasal sep | (waterway: close with a lock) | cegar⇒ vtr |
| | | sellar⇒ vtr |
| lock [sth] off vtr phrasal sep | (close off area) | cerrar⇒ vtr |
| lock [sth] off vtr phrasal sep | (button, setting: disable securely) | cerrar⇒ vtr |
| lock on vi phrasal | (track or focus on [sth]) | concentrarse⇒ v prnl |
lock on to [sth],
lock onto [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (follow closely) | acompañar de cerca loc verb |
| | | seguir de cerca loc verb |
| lock [sb] up vtr phrasal sep | (hold prisoner) | encerrar a vtr + prep |
| | | retener a vtr + prep |
| | 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. |
| | Lo encerraron en una celda que era apenas lo suficientemente grande como para moverse. // El malvado barón encerró a su mujer en el ático. |
| lock [sb] up vtr phrasal sep | figurative (sentence to jail) | encarcelar a vtr + prep |
| | | enviar a prisión a, mandar a prisión a loc verb + prep |
| | The judge should lock up the murderer and throw the key away! |
| | ¡El juez debería encarcelar al asesino y esconder la llave! |
| lock [sth] up vtr phrasal sep | (object: keep safe) | cerrar con llave loc verb |
| | The custodian locked up the school at the end of the day to prevent vandals from entering. |
| | El conserje cerró la puerta de la escuela con llave para prevenir el vandalismo. |
| lock up vi phrasal | (premises: secure) | cerrar⇒ vi |
| | (coloquial) | echar la llave loc verb |
| | The last person to leave should lock up. |
| | Quien salga el último, que se acuerde de cerrar. |