Traducción & Definición
to lock (someone) up / away: encerrar (a alguien)
Horatio locked the monkeys up in the broom closet during the client's tour of the offices. Horatio encerró a los monos en el armario de las escobas durante la visita del cliente a la oficina.
Bruno always locks up his important documents before leaving on business trips. Antes de emprender un viaje de negocios, Bruno siempre guarda sus documentos importantes bajo llave.
to lock someone in (a closet): encerrar a alguien en (un armario)
locked up: encerrado, bajo llave
Chang has been locked up in prison for the last 24 hours. Chang ha pasado las últimas 24 horas en prisión
Ejemplos
- "Bruno Delavigne! Lock him in his office!"
- "It's not the first time I've noticed this bike, but today I paused to take a closer look and I was rather shocked to discover that it's not locked up!"
- "You can't keep them locked up in this, in a garage."
- "Brian : Bruno, please don't lock me in your office again!"
- "I've already tried calling you twice, but you must be locked up in the laboratory or something."
- "Leonard : In Europe, if workers want to make themselves heard, they lock the bosses in their offices, then they negotiate."
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