a chiave le sue porte

her doors locked; to lock her doors

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phrase Rare #23,742

her doors locked; to lock her doors This is a fragment rather than a complete Italian expression. It normally appears after chiudere, as in chiudere a chiave le sue porte, meaning “to lock her doors.” The possessive sue agrees with the feminine plural noun porte.

IT: Tom non chiuse a chiave le sue porte.

EN: Tom did not even lock her doors.

Tom non chiuse neppure a chiave le sue porte.

Tom didn't even lock his doors.

Chiuse a chiave le sue porte.

He locked his doors.

Mary chiuse a chiave le sue porte.

Mary locked her doors.

Tom non ha nemmeno chiuso a chiave le sue porte.

Tom didn't even lock his doors.

Non chiuse nemmeno a chiave le sue porte.

He didn't even lock his doors.