lock down

isolare, chiudere gli accessi

Impedire alle persone di entrare, uscire o muoversi in un luogo, spesso per proteggerle da un pericolo.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: lock something down / lock down something (Police locked the station down.)

Sinonimi: seal off, close off

Contrari: reopen

Espressioni comuni: lock down a school, lock down an area

definire, fissare

Stabilire definitivamente un accordo o un piano, in modo che non cambi più.

In inglese semplice: 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?

Come si usa: lock something down / lock down something (We locked the final date down yesterday.)

Sinonimi: finalize, confirm, settle

Espressioni comuni: lock down a date, lock down the details

fissare, mettere in sicurezza

Fissare bene qualcosa o proteggerlo perché non venga spostato o portato via.

In inglese semplice: 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?

Come si usa: lock something down / lock down something (The crew locked the equipment down.)

Sinonimi: secure, fasten

Contrari: release

Espressioni comuni: lock down something, lock down equipment

limitare l’accesso, proteggere

Consentire solo persone o operazioni autorizzate su un computer o una rete.

In inglese semplice: 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?

Come si usa: lock something down / lock down something (The administrator locked the server down.)

Sinonimi: secure, restrict access to

Espressioni comuni: lock down a network, lock down a computer

ottenere un impegno sentimentale

Ottenere che qualcuno accetti una relazione amorosa in cui nessuno dei due frequenti altre persone.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: lock someone down / lock down someone (He wanted to lock her down as his girlfriend.)

Sinonimi: get to commit

Espressioni comuni: lock down someone, lock down a partner

scendere attraverso le chiuse

Passare in barca attraverso le chiuse di un canale verso un livello d’acqua più basso.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: lock down through something (We locked down through three chambers.)

Sinonimi: descend through locks

Contrari: lock up

Espressioni comuni: lock down the canal, lock down through gates