lock: translation
•Roman•
I.•/Roman•
noun
1 fastening device
ADJECTIVE
▪ combination, cylinder, deadbolt (esp. AmE), mortise, Yale™ (BrE)
▪ The hotels replaced their mortise locks on guest rooms with magnetic card readers.
▪ electronic
▪ safety
▪ Most cars are now fitted with child safety locks on the back doors.
▪ safety locks for handguns
▪ gun (AmE), trigger
▪ bicycle, bike (informal)
▪ door, window
VERB + LOCK
▪ fit
▪ We had new locks fitted after the burglary.
▪ break, force, pick
▪ open, turn
▪ He turned the lock and pushed the door open.
▪ check
▪ She ran around the house, checking all the locks
PHRASES
▪ insert the key in the lock, turn the key in the lock
▪ under lock and key
▪ Prisoners are kept under lock and key 24 hours a day.
2 small bunch of hair
ADJECTIVE
▪ stray
▪ She flicked a stray lock of hair off her face.
▪ flowing
▪ She had long flowing locks and blue eyes.
▪ blonde, chestnut, golden, etc.
▪ curly
▪ He ran a hand through his curly brown locks.
•Roman•
II.•/Roman•
verb
1 close with a lock
ADVERB
▪ carefully
▪ He carefully locked the door behind him.
▪ automatically, electronically
▪ The door locks automatically.
VERB + LOCK
▪ forget to
PHRASES
▪ be firmly locked, be securely locked
▪ keep sth locked
▪ Keep your garage securely locked.
2 put sb/sth inside sth that is locked
ADVERB
▪ away, in
▪ I was terrified they would lock me in again.
PREPOSITION
▪ in
▪ I locked myself in the bathroom.
PHRASES
▪ be safely locked, be securely locked
▪ All the valuables were safely locked away.
Lock is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑eye, ↑key, ↑wheel
Lock is used with these nouns as the object: ↑bike, ↑box, ↑briefcase, ↑car, ↑closet, ↑door, ↑drawer, ↑elbow, ↑flat, ↑gate, ↑jaw, ↑safe, ↑vault