How do you say the lock is stuck in Italian?

You say: "La serratura del cancello è bloccata e non riesco ad aprirla."

What does rigido mean here?

Rigido describes something that will not bend and stays hard, like the iron of the gate.

You say: "Riesci a riparare la serratura prima di sera?"

The courier leaves the package in front of the gate, and you spend the afternoon putting the country house back in order.

Il corriere ha lasciato il pacco davanti al cancello.

The courier left the package in front of the gate.

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corriere/korˈrjɛre/
couriernoun
Someone who delivers packages and letters to your home on behalf of a company.
arrivare/arriˈvare/
to arriveverb
To reach the place you were heading to.
serratura/serraˈtura/
locknoun
The mechanism of a door that opens and closes with a key.
ferro/ˈfɛrro/
ironnoun
A grey, hard metal used to make tools and gates.
terra/ˈtɛrra/
groundnoun
The surface you walk on, the one under your feet.
ruota/ˈrwɔta/
wheelnoun
A circle that turns and makes a vehicle or machine move.
riparare/ripaˈrare/
to fixverb
To put a broken thing back in order so it works again.
rumore/ruˈmore/
noisenoun
A loud or annoying sound you hear around you.
rigido/ˈridʒido/
stiffadjective
Something that will not bend and stays hard.
burro/ˈburro/
butternoun
A yellow fat made from milk, spread on bread.

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Il corriere ha lasciato il pacco davanti al cancello.
The courier left the package in front of the gate.
Il pacco doveva arrivare ieri mattina, non oggi pomeriggio.
The package was supposed to arrive yesterday morning, not this afternoon.
La serratura del cancello è bloccata e non riesco ad aprirla.
The gate's lock is stuck and I can't get it open.
Il vecchio cancello di ferro si apre con fatica.
The old iron gate opens with difficulty.
Il pacco era per terra, davanti alla porta di casa.
The package was on the ground, in front of the front door.
La ruota del carrello gira male sulla terra bagnata.
The cart's wheel turns badly on the wet ground.
Riesci a riparare la serratura prima di sera?
Can you fix the lock before evening?
Senti anche tu quel rumore che viene dal cancello?
Do you hear that noise coming from the gate too?
Il ferro è rigido e non si piega con le mani.
The iron is stiff and won't bend by hand.
Il burro è rimasto fuori dal frigo tutto il pomeriggio.
The butter was left out of the fridge all afternoon.

corriere/korˈrjɛre/
The stress falls on the second syllable, with the double r held long and an open e: /korˈrjɛre/.
terra/ˈtɛrra/
The e is open and the double r is held: /ˈtɛrra/.
ruota/ˈrwɔta/
Just one syllable, ruò-, with an open o: /ˈrwɔta/.
rigido/ˈridʒido/
The stress falls on the first syllable, RÌ-gi-do, and the g is soft: /ˈridʒido/.

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How do you say the lock is stuck in Italian?: You say: "La serratura del cancello è bloccata e non riesco ad aprirla."
What does rigido mean here?: Rigido describes something that will not bend and stays hard, like the iron of the gate.
How do you ask someone to fix something in Italian?: You say: "Riesci a riparare la serratura prima di sera?"

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