Usage examples of "lock" in English with translation to Spanish

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The door will lock automatically when you go out. La puerta se cerrará automáticamente cuando salgas.
He put the key in the lock. Él metió la llave en la cerradura.
I forgot to lock the drawer. Se me olvidó cerrar con llave el cajón.
In opening the door, I broke the lock. Al abrir la puerta, rompí la cerradura.
Is it possible to lock the doors of the meeting room? ¿Se puede cerrar con llave las puertas de la sala de reuniones?
This key doesn't fit in the lock. Esta llave no entra en la cerradura.
When I opened the door, I broke the lock. Al abrir la puerta, rompí la cerradura.
We found the front door locked. Encontramos que la puerta principal estaba cerrada.
The thief had special tools for picking locks. El ladrón tenía herramientas especiales para forzar cerraduras.
The door was locked from the outside. La puerta se cerró desde fuera.
Every door in the house is locked. Todas las puertas de la casa están cerradas.
Apparently, the murder happened in a locked room. Aparentemente, el asesinato se perpetró en una habitación cerrada con llave.
Please make sure that the door is locked. Por favor, asegúrese de que la puerta está cerrada con llave.
The door is locked at nine o'clock. La puerta se cierra con llave a las nueve.
The door was locked and we couldn't enter. La puerta estaba cerrada con llave y no pudimos entrar.
I shut the door, but I haven't locked it. He cerrado la puerta pero no he echado la llave.
Really? I had locked it up before I went out. ¿En serio? Yo había cerrado antes de salir.
The door was locked, so I couldn't get in. La puerta estaba cerrada, así que no pude entrar.
We couldn't open the door because it was locked from within. No pudimos abrir la puerta porque estaba cerrada desde adentro.
That's strange. I could have sworn that I'd locked this door. Qué extraño. Juraría que había cerrado esta puerta con llave.
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