lock
[+door, box] serrure f
The lock is broken. La serrure est cassée.
→ He heard a key turning in the lock.
to be kept under lock and key
(=locked up)
[thing] être mis (e) sous clé
lock stock and barrel en bloc
→ They dug up their New Jersey garden and moved it lock, stock and barrel to their new home.
[+hair] boucle f
→ She brushed a lock of hair off his forehead.
(British)
with the wheel on full lock le volant tourné à fond
locks
npl
(=hair) cheveux mpl
→ women with long, wavy locks
→ Liz abandons her famous straight locks for a new wavy hairstyle
[+door, case, safe] fermer à clé
Make sure you lock your door. N'oubliez pas de fermer votre porte à clé.
→ Are you sure you locked the front door?
(=put) (in secure place)
enfermer
They locked him in a cell. Ils l'enfermèrent dans une cellule.
Her maid locked the case in the safe. Sa bonne enferma le coffret dans le coffre-fort.
[+computer screen] désactiver
→ You should lock your computer screen every time you leave it.
[door, case] fermer à clé
→ That suitcase doesn't lock.
[wheels] se bloquer
→ He slammed on the brakes but the wheels locked and the car spun out of control.
[knee] se bloquer
→ He had the operation after his knee locked on the training ground.
(=fit into place) s'enclencher Turn the bulb until it locks. Tournez l'ampoule jusqu'à ce qu'elle s'enclenche. to lock into place s'emboîter → The periscope rose up and locked into place. → The floor began to descend on a powerful hydraulic press until it locked into place. → The battery locked into place.
combination lock
n serrure f à combinaison
D-lock
n antivol m en U
▲
lock away
vt sep
[+valuables] enfermer en lieu sûr
→ He had even locked away all the videos.
[+criminal] mettre sous les verrous, enfermer
→ Locking them away is not sufficient, you have to give them treatment.
▲
lock down
vt sep
[+place] fermer
→ The base was locked down and soldiers were interviewed
Schools were locked down after the shooting. Les écoles ont été fermées après la fusillade.
[+people] enfermer, confiner
→ the ninth series starts with the hospital staff still locked down due to a mysterious deadly illness
(COMPUTING) verrouiller
→ They wanted Microsoft to issue products that are locked down by default
▲
lock in
vt sep
[+person] enfermer
→ Mr Hoelt had no right to lock her in.
▲
lock out
vt sep
(accidentally)
enfermer dehors
→ My husband's locked me out.
to be locked out by sb être enfermé (e) dehors par qn
The door slammed and I was locked out. La porte a claqué et je me suis retrouvé enfermé dehors.
to lock o.s. out s'enfermer dehors
→ I went to empty the bins and found that I'd locked myself out.
The new tenants locked themselves out of their apartment and had to break in. Les nouveaux locataires s'étaient enfermés dehors et ont dû forcer la porte de leur appartement.
(on purpose)
mettre à la porte
→ They had had a row, and she locked him out of the apartment.
[+workers] lock-outer
→ The company locked out the workers, and then the rest of the work force went on strike.
▲
lock up
vi tout fermer à clé
→ Don't forget to lock up when you leave.
[+building] fermer à clé
[+car] verrouiller
→ Leave your car here and lock it up.
[+possessions, dangerous things] mettre sous clé
[+person] (in prison, mental hospital)
enfermer
→ Mr Milner persuaded the federal prosecutors not to lock up his client.
lock gate
n porte f d'écluse
lock-keeper
n éclusier (-ière) m/f
lock-out , lockout (US)
n (INDUSTRY) lock-out m , grève f patronale
lock-up
n
(British)
(=garage) box m
(British)
(=shop) boutique f (sans logement)
(US)
*
(=police cell) cellule f de garde à vue
→ I was in the lock-up for a night
mortice lock
n serrure f encastrée
mortise lock
n serrure f encastrée
safety lock
n serrure f de sécurité
steering lock
n
(=anti-theft device) antivol m de direction
U-lock
n antivol m en U