lock

[US]/lɒk/
[UK]/lɑk/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. låseport, sluse, bremse
vt. & vi. låse med en lås, sikre med en lås
vi. sidde fast, ude af stand til at bevæge sig
Word Forms
Present Participlelocking
Past Participlelocked
Third Person Singularlocks
Plurallocks
Past Tenselocked

Phrases & Collocations

lock the door

lås døren

unlock the safe

oplås pengeskabet

padlock the gate

lås porten med hængelås

lock up

spærre

ship lock

skibslås

lock in

spærre inde

door lock

dørlås

lock on

lås på

lock system

låsesystem

phase lock

faseslås

lock out

udelukke

lock down

spærre ned

lock chamber

sluselukke

lock loop

låsehjul

wheel lock

hjul lås

lock nut

låsemøtrik

key lock

nøglelås

electronic lock

elektronisk lås

hydraulic lock

hydraulisk lås

lock handle

låsehåndtag

safety lock

sikkerhedslås

lock into

låse fast i

Example Sentences

close and lock a drawer.

luk og lås en skuffe.

to lock the car in the garage

at låse bilen i garagen

to screw a lock on a door

at skrue en lås på en dør

The lock froze up with rust.

Låsen frøs til på grund af rust.

don't monkey with that lock!.

Røv ikke med den lås!

The lock won't catch .

Låsen vil ikke holde.

Is a door lock a snaplock?

Er en dørlås en snaplås?

Don't neglect to lock the door.

Glem ikke at låse døren.

The safe locks easily.

Pengeskabet låser let.

He sprang the lock open.

Han åbnede låsen.

The locksmith is repairing locks.

Låsesmeden reparerer låse.

they were locked in an embrace.

de var låst i en omfavnelse.

we were locked in.

vi var låst inde.

the prisoners are locked in overnight.

fangerne er låst inde natten over.

the door will automatically lock behind you.

døren vil automatisk låse sig bag dig.

they were locked in a legal battle.

de var låst i en juridisk kamp.

they were now locked into the system.

de var nu låst fast i systemet.

Real-world Examples

We immediately locked in a stage at Universal.

Source: Selected Film and Television News

I slowly turned the key ( ) the lock.

Source: English multiple choice exercise.

Is this a lock of your hair?

Source: Desperate Housewives Season 7

Alice tried to open the doors—but they were all locked.

Source: Drama: Alice in Wonderland

Can you lock out the signals that elicit depression?

Source: TED Talks (Audio Version) October 2015 Collection

And right after that, somebody locked you in.

Source: Desperate Housewives Season 5

" For me. Break the lock with your hammer" .

Source: A Song of Ice and Fire: A Clash of Kings (Bilingual Edition)

She put a new lock on her door.

Source: Flowers for Algernon

No, girl doesn't shed a single lock.

Source: Lost Girl Season 4

" Be so good as to turn your lock, and draw your bolt--don't omit it! "

Source: Wuthering Heights (abridged version)

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