He cerrado la llave de mi coche dentro de mi coche... Is this correct ?

Question

This did actually happen to me today just as I was finishing work on the last day before the festive holidays... Great start !!

I'm trying to say 'I've locked my car key inside my car'. Is this how to say it in Spanish (I'm determined to make something out of this rather annoying incident by means of a story that perhaps I can use to bore people in Spanish) ? Also, how would I say 'I've locked myself out of my car' ?

Multiple suggestions for 'I'm such an idiot' may also be relevant... !!

I was wondering why there were no posts recently on the Christmas A to Z. Sorry, I know how much something like that can mess up a day. - bosquederoble, Dec 19, 2014

Answer 1

Dejé las llaves dentro del auto con llave.

Even if I was most decidedly sin llave ? - Faldaesque, Dec 19, 2014

The ****ing car locked itself !! - Faldaesque, Dec 19, 2014

De acuerdo pero "cerrado con llave" por lo menos en México - 005faa61, Dec 20, 2014

"con llave" means "with lock on/latched" - chileno, Dec 20, 2014

Answer 2

En España, solo hay que decir "¡¡Me he dejado las llaves dentro del coche!!". Y se entiende que el coche está cerrado, porque si no, no sería un problema...

Otra opción: "El coche se ha cerrado (supongo que es automático, por lo que dices) con las llaves dentro".

Answer 3

Puse seguro el carro con las llaves dentro.

Answer 4

How about "He cerrado mis llaves en mi coche"?

Es incorrecta porque las llaves no se cierran, el coche es el que se cierra. Sería mas correcto decir: "He cerrado mi coche con mis llaves adentro" - Vorterix, Dec 22, 2014