'locks' tiene referencia cruzada con 'lock'. Se encuentra en una o más de las líneas abajo.'locks' is cross-referenced with 'lock'. It is in one or more of the lines below.
| 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
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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. |
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. |
| | | poner candado loc verb |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Ponle siempre candado, hay mucho ratero amigo de lo ajeno dando vuelta. |
| 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. |
Compound Forms:
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airlock,
air lock,
air-lock n | (between rooms: lab, spaceship, etc.) | compartimento estanco loc nom m |
| | The airlock opened and the astronauts stepped out into space. |
airlock,
air lock,
air-lock n | (pressurized chamber for divers) | cámara hiperbárica loc nom f |
| | | cámara de descompresión loc nom f |
| | (coloquial) | cartucho nm |
| | The airlock is only big enough for one diver at a time. |
antilock,
anti-lock adj | (brakes: will not lock) (frenos) | antibloqueo adj |
| combination lock | (number lock) | cerradura con combinación nf + loc adj |
| deadbolt lock n | (heavy lock system) | cerrojo de seguridad grupo nom |
| | The door has a passage lock and a deadbolt lock for extra security. |
| | La puerta ahora cuenta también con un cerrojo de seguridad. |
| door lock n | (for locking a door) | cerradura nf |
| | After the thief broke in, I had a hard time replacing the door lock. |
| | | cerrojo nm |
lock horns,
lock horns with [sb] expr | (fight with [sb]) | enfrentarse⇒ v prnl |
| lock [sb/sth] in vtr + adv | (prevent from leaving) | encerrar a vtr + prep |
| | | encerrar⇒ vtr |
| | The police officer threw the two men in a cell and locked them in. |
| | El oficial de policía arrojó a los dos hombres en una celda y los encerró. |
| lock in a rate v expr | (fix an interest rate) | asegurar el tipo de interés loc verb |
| | Prequalifying for a loan allows you 30 days to lock in a rate. |
| | Precalificar para un préstamo te concede 30 días para asegurar el tipo de interés. |
| | | asegurar una tasa de interés loc verb |
| | Precalificar para un préstamo te concede 30 días para asegurar la tasa de interés. |
| lock in moisture v expr | (shampoo, etc.) (champú, humedad) | mantener la humedad, conservar la humedad loc verb |
lock knit,
lock-knit adj | (interlocking knitting stitch) | puntada cerrada loc nom f |
| Note: hyphen used when term is an adj before a noun |
| lock nut n | (specially-made hardware) | contratuerca nf |
lock nut,
jam nut n | (supplementary nut) | tuerca de seguridad nf + loc adj |
| lock of hair n | (curl or tress of hair) | mechón nm |
| | | rizo nm |
| | She cut a lock of hair and put it in a letter to her lover. |
| | Se cortó un mechón de pelo y lo puso en la carta a su amante. |
| lock [sb] out vtr + adv | (prevent from entering a place) | dejar fuera, dejar afuera vtr + adv |
| Note: The single-word form is used when the term is a noun |
| Note: Ante complemento directo de persona debe usarse la preposición «a». |
| | I started banging on the door when I realised he had locked me out. |
| | Comencé a darle golpes a la puerta cuando me di cuenta de que él me había dejado fuera del apartamento. |
| lock [sb] out of [sth] v expr | (out of a room, building) | dejar fuera de, dejar afuera de loc verb + prep |
| | Dennis kept coming home late, so Sheila locked him out of the house to teach him a lesson. |
| | Dennis tenía la costumbre de volver tarde, así que Sheila lo dejó fuera de la casa para darle una lección. |
| lock [sb] out vtr + adv | (computing: prevent access) | bloquear el acceso loc verb |
| | If you type in the wrong password three times, the website will lock you out. |
| | Si pones mal la contraseña tres veces, se bloqueará el acceso al sitio. |
| lock [sb] out of [sth] v expr | (computing: prevent access) | impedirle el acceso a loc verb + prep |
| | | bloquearle el acceso a loc verb + prep |
| | The system will lock you out of the site if you answer the security questions incorrectly. |
| | El sistema te impedirá el acceso al sitio si respondes incorrectamente las preguntas de seguridad. |
| lock [sb] out vtr + adv | often passive (close workplace) | hacer un cierre patronal loc verb |
| | The factory owner locked out his employees. |
| | El dueño de la fábrica hizo un cierre patronal. |
| lock pick n | (act of picking a lock) (herramienta) | ganzúa nf |
| | | abertura de candados nf + loc adj |
lock,
stock,
and barrel expr | figurative, informal (entirely) (coloquial) | de lleno loc adv |
| | | absolutamente adv |
| | | completamente adv |
| lock the door v expr | (close and secure the door with a key) | cerrar la puerta con llave loc verb |
| | | poner llave a la puerta loc verb |
| | | asegurar la puerta loc verb |
| | 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. |
| | Siempre pongo la alarma contra robos y cierro la puerta con llave cuando salgo. |
| lock washer | (mechanics) | arandela de seguridad nf + loc adj |
| lock yourself out v expr | (forget keys) | dejarse las llaves, olvidarse las llaves loc verb |
| lock-in n | UK (late pub closure) | cierre de un bar con algunos clientes dentro grupo nom |
| lock-in n | figurative (commercial monopoly) | monopolio comercial nm + adj |
| lockbox n | US (box that can be locked) | caja de seguridad loc nom f |
| | | caja fuerte loc nom f |
| lockbox n | US (bank service) | buzón de cobranzas postales nm + loc adj |
lockup,
lock-up n | UK, informal (storage facility) | bodega nf |
| | | depósito nm |
| | | almacén nm |
| | | cillero nm |
lockup,
lock-up n | informal (jail) (ES, coloquial) | trena nf |
| | (AR, CL, BO, UY, PE, CO) | cana nf |
| | (coloquial) | chirona nm |
| | (MX, coloquial) | bote nm |
| pick the lock v expr | (unlock [sth] without a key) | falsear la cerradura, forzar la cerradura vtr |
| | The thieves picked the lock on the door to get inside the house. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Forzaron la cerradura con un simple alambre. |
| rib lock n | (type of fastening) | cerclaje costal loc nom m |
| scroll lock n | (computing: key that stops cursor rolling) (tecla) | bloq despl loc nom m |
| | | bloqueo de desplazamiento loc nom m |
| shift lock n | (computer key) | tecla de bloqueo de mayúsculas nf + loc adj |
| | | tecla shift lock loc nom f |
| time lock | (bank vault security) | cerradura de tiempo loc nom f |
| | | candado de tiempo loc nom m |
| under lock and key adv | (to or in prison) | entre rejas loc adv |
| | This type of deviant behaviour will get you put under lock and key. |
| | | encerrado participio |
| | (AmL) | con llave loc adv |
| | Este tipo de comportamiento te dejará encerrado. |
| under lock and key adj | (person: in prison) | privado de libertad loc adj |
| | He's under lock and key after he committed that robbery last year. |
| | Está privado de libertad por haber cometido ese robo el año pasado. |
| | | prisionero adj |
| under lock and key adj | (thing: locked away) | bajo llave loc adj |
| | I want you to stop overspending so I put your credit card under lock and key. |
| | Quiero que dejes de gastar tanto así que pondré tu tarjeta de crédito bajo llave. |
| | | cerrado a cal y canto loc adj |
| wheel lock n | (military: gun lock) | mecanismo de seguro de pistolas loc nom m |
| wheel lock n | (military: gun with type of lock) | llave de rueda loc nom f |
Yale lock,
yale lock n | ® (type of lock) | cerradura de tambor loc nom f |
| Note: As a registered trademark, “Yale” should be capitalized, but it is sometimes not capitalized in informal communication. |