lock(
lak
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Do you have window locks at home?¿En casa tienes cerraduras para las ventanas?
c. la chapa (F) (Latin America)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
We must change the lock after firing her.Cuando la despidamos, tendremos que cambiar la chapa.
2. (padlock)
a. el candado (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
For the time being we could just put a lock on the garden gate.De momento podemos poner un candado en la puerta del jardín.
3. (bolt)
a. el cerrojo (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
We put a stronger lock on our door after the burglary.Después del robo pusimos un cerrojo mejor en la puerta.
4. (in a canal)
a. la esclusa (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
There are several locks in a very short section of the canal.Hay varias esclusas en un tramo muy corto del canal.
5. (hair)
6. (sports)
a. la llave (F) (in judo, wrestling)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
He got me in a lock and punched me twice on the head.Me inmovilizó con una llave y me dio dos puñetazos en la cabeza.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
7. (to fasten)
b. cerrar con candado
The windows were locked and the chain was rusty.Las ventanas estaban cerradas con candado y la cadena estaba oxidada.
c. cerrar con cerrojo
Every evening we lock the gate before going to bed.Todas las noche cerramos el portón con cerrojo antes de ir a dormir.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
b. bloquearse
My cell phone screen is locked and I can't remember the password!¡La pantalla de mi celular está bloqueada y no recuerdo la contraseña!
c. trabarse
The back doors always lock so you need to ask the driver to unlock them.Las puertas traseras siempre se traban así que tienes que pedirle al conductor que las destrabe.
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