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What do spanish use for the verb ¨to lock¨? Eg. Did you lock the door? or It was locked.
Feb 19, 2016 2:14 PM
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We use the verb "cerrar", using your examples: "¿Cerraste la puerta?. Estaba cerrada
February 19, 2016
Cerrar = Involves to close, there are literal meaning and figurative menaing for example: Literal meaning. Cierra la puerta. Cierra la puerta con llave. ¿Cerraste la llave del agua?. Cierra el libro. Cierra la laptop. Figurative meaning. Cierra las inscripciones. Las inscripciones estan cerradas. Ella esta cerrada a nuevas relaciones. La discusión esta cerrada.
February 25, 2016
To lock = Cerrar con llave. Cerrar means to close, but not using a key. ¿Cerraste la puerta con llave? Estaba cerrada con llave.
February 19, 2016
Asegurar la puerta con llave. "Cerrar" does not imply that you use a key.
February 19, 2016
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