lock out

enfermer dehors

Laisser quelqu’un dehors par erreur en verrouillant un lieu, sans qu’il puisse entrer.

En anglais simple : 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?

Comment l'utiliser : lock someone out of somewhere (I locked myself out of the flat.)

Synonymes : shut out

Expressions courantes : lock someone out, lock yourself out

bloquer l’accès

Empêcher un processus informatique d’accéder à des données pendant qu’un autre les utilise.

En anglais simple : 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?

Comment l'utiliser : lock something out of something (The update locks other processes out of the database.)

Synonymes : block, exclude

Expressions courantes : lock out threads, lock out other processes

consigner une machine

Sécuriser une machine pour empêcher sa mise en marche lorsqu’elle serait dangereuse.

En anglais simple : 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?

Comment l'utiliser : lock out something (Workers must lock out the equipment before repairing it.)

Synonymes : disable

Expressions courantes : lock out equipment, lock out a machine

décrocher

Ne plus réussir à se concentrer sur ce qu’on doit faire.

En anglais simple : 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?

Comment l'utiliser : be locked out on something (I am locked out on this assignment today.)

Synonymes : lose focus, zone out

Expressions courantes : lock out mentally, lock out completely