lock in

enfermer à clé

Garder quelqu’un ou quelque chose à l’intérieur en fermant la porte à clé.

En anglais simple : To keep someone or something inside a place by locking its door.

• Please don’t lock me in.
• She locked the dog in the kitchen.
• We lock the bikes in the garage at night.

Comment l'utiliser : lock someone/something in (She locked the dog in while she opened the gate.); lock someone/something in a place (He locked the tools in a cupboard.)

Synonymes : shut in, confine

Contraires : let out, release

Expressions courantes : lock someone in, lock something in

fixer, garantir

Convenir d’un prix, d’un taux ou d’un résultat pour qu’il ne puisse plus changer.

En anglais simple : To agree on a price, rate, or result so it cannot change.

• You can lock in this price today.
• We locked in a low interest rate before rates rose.
• Have you locked in your profits yet?

Comment l'utiliser : lock in something at an amount (We locked in our energy price at a lower rate.)

Synonymes : fix, secure

Expressions courantes : lock in something, lock in profits, lock in rates

retenir, enfermer

Retenir quelqu’un ou quelque chose à l’intérieur pour empêcher une fuite, une perte ou un changement.

En anglais simple : To keep someone or something inside, safe from change, loss, or escape.

• This cream locks in moisture.
• He locked us in and took the key.
• The contract has locked customers in for years.

Comment l'utiliser : lock someone/something in (The long contract locks customers in for two years.); lock someone into something (The deal locked us into an expensive service.)

Synonymes : trap, retain

Contraires : release

Expressions courantes : lock in moisture, lock in customers, lock someone in

se concentrer

Porter toute son attention sur une tâche ou un objectif.

En anglais simple : To give all your attention to a task or goal.

• Put your phone away and lock in.
• She locked in and finished the whole assignment.
• We need to lock in for tomorrow’s match.

Comment l'utiliser : lock in for something (We need to lock in for the final round.)

Synonymes : concentrate, focus

Expressions courantes : lock in mentally, lock in now

se synchroniser

Jouer en suivant exactement le même rythme qu’un autre musicien.

En anglais simple : To play music together with exactly the same beat.

• The drums and bass lock in beautifully.
• After a few bars, the musicians locked in.
• Can you lock in with the drummer on this section?

Comment l'utiliser : lock in with someone (The bassist locked in with the drummer.)

Synonymes : synchronize

Expressions courantes : lock in together, lock in rhythmically