unlock

abrir, desbloquear

Abrir una cerradura, normalmente con una llave, para poder abrir una puerta o un recipiente.

En inglés sencillo: 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?

Cómo se usa: unlock something with something (She unlocked the drawer with a small key.)

Antónimos: lock

Expresiones frecuentes: unlock the door, unlock a gate, unlock with something

desbloquear

Permitir usar algo al cumplir una condición o quitar una restricción.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

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

Sinónimos: enable, open up

Antónimos: lock

Expresiones frecuentes: unlock your phone, unlock a level, unlock new features

revelar, liberar

Descubrir información oculta o permitir que se aprovechen capacidades hasta entonces sin usar.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Sinónimos: reveal, release, uncover

Expresiones frecuentes: unlock potential, unlock a mystery, unlock the secrets