lock out

dejar fuera por accidente

Dejar por accidente a alguien fuera de un lugar cerrado con llave, sin que pueda entrar.

En inglés sencillo: To accidentally leave someone outside a locked place, unable to enter.

• I locked myself out.
• She locked us out of the house by mistake.
• Have you ever locked yourself out without your phone?

Cómo se usa: lock someone out of somewhere (I locked myself out of the flat.)

Sinónimos: shut out

Expresiones frecuentes: lock someone out, lock yourself out

bloquear el acceso

Impedir que un proceso informático acceda a unos datos mientras otro los está utilizando.

En inglés sencillo: To stop another computer process from using data while one process is working with it.

• This operation locks out other threads.
• The first process locked the others out of the shared object.
• Does the transaction lock out readers until it finishes?

Cómo se usa: lock something out of something (The update locks other processes out of the database.)

Sinónimos: block, exclude

Expresiones frecuentes: lock out threads, lock out other processes

bloquear una máquina

Bloquear una máquina para que nadie pueda ponerla en marcha cuando hacerlo sería peligroso.

En inglés sencillo: To secure a machine so nobody can start it while doing so would be dangerous.

• Lock out the machine first.
• The engineer locked out the pump before replacing the pipe.
• Has anyone locked out the power supply for maintenance?

Cómo se usa: lock out something (Workers must lock out the equipment before repairing it.)

Sinónimos: disable

Expresiones frecuentes: lock out equipment, lock out a machine

perder la concentración

No poder concentrarse en lo que hay que hacer.

En inglés sencillo: To be unable to focus your attention on what you need to do.

• I'm locked out on this homework.
• After hours of studying, she was completely locked out.
• Are you locked out on the assignment too?

Cómo se usa: be locked out on something (I am locked out on this assignment today.)

Sinónimos: lose focus, zone out

Expresiones frecuentes: lock out mentally, lock out completely