lock down

abriegeln, absolut sperren

Menschen daran hindern, einen Ort zu betreten, zu verlassen oder sich dort zu bewegen, oft zum Schutz vor Gefahren.

In einfachem Englisch: To prevent people from entering or leaving a place, often to protect them from danger.

• Police locked down the building.
• The school was locked down after a threat.
• Officials locked the city down to slow the disease.

So benutzt man es: lock something down / lock down something (Police locked the station down.)

Synonyme: seal off, close off

Gegenteile: reopen

Häufige Wendungen: lock down a school, lock down an area

festlegen, festmachen

Eine Vereinbarung oder einen Plan so festlegen, dass nichts mehr daran geändert wird.

In einfachem Englisch: To make an agreement or plan definite so that it will not change.

• Let’s lock down a date.
• We locked the deal down before the holiday.
• Have you locked down the details of the wedding yet?

So benutzt man es: lock something down / lock down something (We locked the final date down yesterday.)

Synonyme: finalize, confirm, settle

Häufige Wendungen: lock down a date, lock down the details

fest sichern, befestigen

Etwas festmachen oder davor schützen, dass es bewegt oder weggenommen wird.

In einfachem Englisch: To fasten something firmly or make it safe from being moved or taken.

• Lock down the equipment before we leave.
• They locked the cargo down with heavy straps.
• Have you locked the loose machinery down?

So benutzt man es: lock something down / lock down something (The crew locked the equipment down.)

Synonyme: secure, fasten

Gegenteile: release

Häufige Wendungen: lock down something, lock down equipment

Zugriff einschränken, absichern

Auf einem Computer oder Netzwerk nur zugelassene Personen oder erlaubte Aktionen zulassen.

In einfachem Englisch: To allow only approved people or actions on a computer or network.

• We need to lock down the network.
• The company locked its computers down after the attack.
• Can you lock this server down so only approved users have access?

So benutzt man es: lock something down / lock down something (The administrator locked the server down.)

Synonyme: secure, restrict access to

Häufige Wendungen: lock down a network, lock down a computer

zu einer festen Beziehung bewegen

Jemanden zu einer Liebesbeziehung bewegen, in der beide keine anderen Partner haben.

In einfachem Englisch: To get someone to agree to a romantic relationship in which neither person dates anyone else.

• He wants to lock her down as his girlfriend.
• She finally locked him down after months of casual dating.
• You cannot lock someone down if they do not want a relationship.

So benutzt man es: lock someone down / lock down someone (He wanted to lock her down as his girlfriend.)

Synonyme: get to commit

Häufige Wendungen: lock down someone, lock down a partner

talwärts schleusen

Mit einem Boot durch Kanalschleusen zu einem niedrigeren Wasserstand fahren.

In einfachem Englisch: To travel by boat through canal locks towards a lower water level.

• We locked down to the lower canal.
• The boat locked down through four chambers before lunch.
• They will lock down towards the river tomorrow.

So benutzt man es: lock down through something (We locked down through three chambers.)

Synonyme: descend through locks

Gegenteile: lock up

Häufige Wendungen: lock down the canal, lock down through gates