lock out

chiudere fuori

Lasciare qualcuno fuori per errore da un luogo chiuso a chiave, impedendogli di entrare.

In inglese semplice: 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?

Come si usa: lock someone out of somewhere (I locked myself out of the flat.)

Sinonimi: shut out

Espressioni comuni: lock someone out, lock yourself out

bloccare l’accesso

Impedire a un processo informatico di accedere ai dati mentre un altro li usa.

In inglese semplice: 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?

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

Sinonimi: block, exclude

Espressioni comuni: lock out threads, lock out other processes

bloccare una macchina

Mettere in sicurezza una macchina impedendo che qualcuno la avvii quando sarebbe pericoloso.

In inglese semplice: 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?

Come si usa: lock out something (Workers must lock out the equipment before repairing it.)

Sinonimi: disable

Espressioni comuni: lock out equipment, lock out a machine

perdere la concentrazione

Non riuscire più a concentrarsi su ciò che si deve fare.

In inglese semplice: 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?

Come si usa: be locked out on something (I am locked out on this assignment today.)

Sinonimi: lose focus, zone out

Espressioni comuni: lock out mentally, lock out completely