lock onto in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for lock onto in the English»French Dictionary

See also open, move, go, get

I.open [Brit ˈəʊp(ə)n, Am ˈoʊpən] N

II.open [Brit ˈəʊp(ə)n, Am ˈoʊpən] ADJ

III.open [Brit ˈəʊp(ə)n, Am ˈoʊpən] VB trans

5. open (make wider) → open up

IV.open [Brit ˈəʊp(ə)n, Am ˈoʊpən] VB intr

6. open (become wider) → open up

I.move [Brit muːv, Am muv] N

1. move:

2. move (proceed, travel):

1. go (move, travel):

aller (from de, to à, en)

18. go (extend in depth or scope):

II.go [Brit ɡəʊ, Am ɡoʊ] VB trans see usage note

III.go <pl goes> [Brit ɡəʊ, Am ɡoʊ] N

IV.go [Brit ɡəʊ, Am ɡoʊ] ADJ

he's all go inf!
it's all the go inf!
that was a near go inf!
to go off on one Brit inf
to go off like a frog in a sock Aus inf event:
there you go inf!

I.get <pres part getting, prét got, pp got, gotten Am> [ɡet] VB trans This much-used verb has no multi-purpose equivalent in French and therefore is very often translated by choosing a synonym: to get lunch = to prepare lunch = préparer le déjeuner.
get is used in many idiomatic expressions (to get something off one's chest etc.) and translations will be found in the appropriate entry (chest etc.). This is also true of offensive comments (get stuffed etc.) where the appropriate entry would be stuff.
Remember that when get is used to express the idea that a job is done not by you but by somebody else (to get a room painted etc.) faire is used in French followed by an infinitive (faire repeindre une pièce etc.).
When get has the meaning of become and is followed by an adjective (to get rich/drunk etc.) devenir is sometimes useful but check the appropriate entry (rich, drunk etc.) as a single verb often suffices (s'enrichir, s'enivrer etc.).
For examples and further uses of get see the entry below.

II.get <pres part getting, prét got, pp got, gotten Am> [ɡet] VB intr

get her inf!
get him inf in that hat!
to get it up vulg sl
bander vulg sl
to get it up vulg sl
to get one's in Am inf

I.lock [Brit lɒk, Am lɑk] N

lock onto in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for lock onto in the English»French Dictionary

onto, on to [ˈɒntu:, Am ˈɑ:ntu:] PREP

American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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Eventually the brain will successfully match a pair of patterns reported by the two eyes and lock onto this particular degree of convergence.
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This asymmetric wheel and tire design allows the tire to lock onto the wheel, rather than coming off at speed and/or while turning.
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It has two outputs which instruct subsequent circuitry on how to adjust to lock onto the phase.
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When pushed into the top of a bottle, they lock onto a straw making it more difficult to slip drugs into drinks.
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This system allows the pilot to lock onto an enemy aircraft by turning his head as far as 80 degrees from front.
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The rocket launcher, for example, can either lock onto enemies or be manually detonated in the air.
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He doesn't lock onto one receiver, and his favorite receiver is the open man, no matter who that might be on any given play.
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The player also has the ability to lock onto enemies by moving the crosshairs close enough to the target and clicking and holding the right mouse button.
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The forward margin of the hind wing bears a number of hooked bristles, or hamuli, which lock onto the fore wing, keeping them held together.
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With no way to lock onto specific targets in hand-to-hand combat, it can get confusing whom you're attacking.
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