lock down

boucler, confiner

Empêcher les gens d’entrer, de sortir ou de circuler dans un lieu, souvent pour les protéger d’un danger.

En anglais simple : To prevent people from entering or leaving a place, often to protect them from danger.

• Police locked down the building.
• The school was locked down after a threat.
• Officials locked the city down to slow the disease.

Comment l'utiliser : lock something down / lock down something (Police locked the station down.)

Synonymes : seal off, close off

Contraires : reopen

Expressions courantes : lock down a school, lock down an area

finaliser, fixer

Arrêter un accord ou un plan de manière définitive, pour qu’il ne change plus.

En anglais simple : To make an agreement or plan definite so that it will not change.

• Let’s lock down a date.
• We locked the deal down before the holiday.
• Have you locked down the details of the wedding yet?

Comment l'utiliser : lock something down / lock down something (We locked the final date down yesterday.)

Synonymes : finalize, confirm, settle

Expressions courantes : lock down a date, lock down the details

fixer solidement, sécuriser

Attacher fermement quelque chose ou empêcher qu’on le déplace ou l’emporte.

En anglais simple : To fasten something firmly or make it safe from being moved or taken.

• Lock down the equipment before we leave.
• They locked the cargo down with heavy straps.
• Have you locked the loose machinery down?

Comment l'utiliser : lock something down / lock down something (The crew locked the equipment down.)

Synonymes : secure, fasten

Contraires : release

Expressions courantes : lock down something, lock down equipment

restreindre l’accès, sécuriser

N’autoriser que certaines personnes ou certaines actions sur un ordinateur ou un réseau.

En anglais simple : To allow only approved people or actions on a computer or network.

• We need to lock down the network.
• The company locked its computers down after the attack.
• Can you lock this server down so only approved users have access?

Comment l'utiliser : lock something down / lock down something (The administrator locked the server down.)

Synonymes : secure, restrict access to

Expressions courantes : lock down a network, lock down a computer

obtenir un engagement amoureux

Obtenir de quelqu’un qu’il s’engage dans une relation amoureuse où aucun des deux ne fréquente d’autres partenaires.

En anglais simple : To get someone to agree to a romantic relationship in which neither person dates anyone else.

• He wants to lock her down as his girlfriend.
• She finally locked him down after months of casual dating.
• You cannot lock someone down if they do not want a relationship.

Comment l'utiliser : lock someone down / lock down someone (He wanted to lock her down as his girlfriend.)

Synonymes : get to commit

Expressions courantes : lock down someone, lock down a partner

descendre par des écluses

Traverser en bateau les écluses d’un canal pour atteindre un niveau d’eau plus bas.

En anglais simple : To travel by boat through canal locks towards a lower water level.

• We locked down to the lower canal.
• The boat locked down through four chambers before lunch.
• They will lock down towards the river tomorrow.

Comment l'utiliser : lock down through something (We locked down through three chambers.)

Synonymes : descend through locks

Contraires : lock up

Expressions courantes : lock down the canal, lock down through gates