Usage examples of "lock out" in English with translation to French

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I was locked out! There's got to be something fishy going on. J'ai été enfermé dehors ! Il se passe vraiment quelque chose de louche.

Management has threatened to lock out the workforce if they do not accept the proposed changes. La direction a menacé de mettre la main-d'œuvre à la porte si celle-ci refusait les changements proposés.

The lock must be out of order. L'antivol doit être hors d'usage.

First hold crime-prevention firmly in mind! Before going out, lock the doors! Tout d'abord, gardez fermement en tête la prévention de la criminalité ! Avant de sortir, verrouillez les portes !

In opening the door, I broke the lock. En ouvrant la porte, j'ai cassé la serrure.

The greater the genius, the longer it takes the world to find it out and understand it. Cela prendra d'autant plus de temps au monde de trouver et de comprendre un homme, que son génie est grand.

Lock the door. Verrouille la porte.

Jane is out shopping. Jane est sortie faire du shopping.

He inserted the key in the lock. Il introduisit la clef dans la serrure.

By chance we saw him as he came out of the shop. Par chance, on l'a vu en train de sortir du magasin.

Remember to lock the door. Rappelle-toi de fermer la porte à clé.

Let me spell it out for you. Laisse-moi te l'épeler.

He jimmied the lock. Il a forcé la serrure.

I cut the article out of the magazine. J'ai découpé l'article de ce magazine.

I broke the lock opening the door. En ouvrant la porte, j'ai cassé la serrure.

Houses built with wood burn more easily than houses built out of stone. Les maisons de bois brûlent plus facilement que les maisons de pierre.

Lock the window before going to bed. Fermez la fenêtre avant d'aller vous coucher.

We pigged out on pizza and chicken at lunchtime. Nous nous sommes empiffrés avec de la pizza et du poulet pour déjeuner.

"The key," he added, "is in the lock". "La clé est dans la serrure", ajouta-t-il.

Tomorrow, I'm going to take my mother out in the new car. Demain, je vais promener ma mère dans la nouvelle voiture.

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