🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

cerrado con llave

Pronunciation / Transliteration: se-ra-do kon ya-be

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Locked/lɒkt/
adjectiveverbCEFR A2 (Elementary)Top #2450 frequency
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"El coche está cerrado con llave."

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2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Fastened, secured, or enclosed with a lock.

    "Make sure the front door is locked before you leave the house."
  2. 2

    Inaccessible, fixed, or unchangeable in position.

    "The software kept the advanced features locked behind a paywall."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Old English verb 'lūcan' meaning to close, lock, or fasten, with historical roots in Proto-Germanic '*leukaną'. Over centuries, it evolved from a simple mechanical action of securing a door to a versatile adjective denoting fixed states, security, or restricted access.

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