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sin la llave echada

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04:59 Sep 16, 2023
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General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters / Police Report of Burglary
Spanish term or phrase: sin la llave echada
I thought I had posted this a couple of days ago but I'm not sure what happened to it. It's from a police report of a burglary. The context in the sentence is:

" Que no observo nigun signo de forzamiento ni en puertas ni ventanas, excepto que la cerradura de la puerta de entrada se encontraba sin la llave echada"

There is also a previous part where it states that someone came to check on the house and:

" al meter la llave en la cerradura se dio cuenta que no estaba echada".

I'm assuming that they both mean that the door was not locked but I just want to be sure as it's obviously important for the report.

Thanks
Catherine Mactaggart
Australia
Local time: 16:54
English translation:unlocked
Explanation:
sin la llave echada = sin el cerrojo puesto / abierta

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Note added at 32 mins (2023-09-16 05:32:07 GMT)
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Quizás esto es español de España.

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Note added at 32 mins (2023-09-16 05:32:35 GMT)
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Es más común decir: La puerta estaba sin llave.
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Wilsonn Perez Reyes
El Salvador
Local time: 00:54
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Explanation:
sin la llave echada = sin el cerrojo puesto / abierta

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Note added at 32 mins (2023-09-16 05:32:07 GMT)
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Quizás esto es español de España.

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Note added at 32 mins (2023-09-16 05:32:35 GMT)
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Es más común decir: La puerta estaba sin llave.

Wilsonn Perez Reyes
El Salvador
Local time: 00:54
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Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 16

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  neilmac
3 hrs
  -> Muchas gracias, Neil.
agree  Marouchka Heijnen
3 hrs
  -> Saludos, Marouchka.
agree  Janice Giffin
3 hrs
  -> Muchas gracias, Janice.
agree  Juan Antonio Martínez: en España lo más común es "sin echar la llave" o "sin la llave echada"
14 hrs
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