unlock

aprire, sbloccare

Aprire una serratura, di solito con una chiave, per poter aprire una porta o un contenitore.

In inglese semplice: To open a lock, usually with a key, so that a door or container can open.

• Please unlock the door.
• He unlocked the car and got in.
• Can this key unlock the gate?

Come si usa: unlock something with something (She unlocked the drawer with a small key.)

Contrari: lock

Espressioni comuni: unlock the door, unlock a gate, unlock with something

sbloccare

Rendere qualcosa utilizzabile soddisfacendo una condizione o eliminando una restrizione.

In inglese semplice: To make something available by meeting a requirement or removing a restriction.

• Use your code to unlock the phone.
• Winning that race unlocked a new car.
• This payment unlocks all the extra features.

Come si usa: unlock something by doing something (You can unlock the next level by collecting ten stars.)

Sinonimi: enable, open up

Contrari: lock

Espressioni comuni: unlock your phone, unlock a level, unlock new features

svelare, liberare

Scoprire informazioni nascoste o rendere utilizzabili capacità finora inutilizzate.

In inglese semplice: To discover hidden information or make previously unused abilities available.

• Practice can unlock your potential.
• The new evidence unlocked the mystery.
• Scientists hope to unlock the secrets of this disease.

Sinonimi: reveal, release, uncover

Espressioni comuni: unlock potential, unlock a mystery, unlock the secrets