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chapa (feminine noun (la)) — lock, door handle, plate, sheet, board, panel. Look up chapa in the dictionary

La llave se atoró en la puerta y tuvimos que desarmar la chapa.
The key got stuck in the door and we had to take the lock apart.
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Old November 08, 2009, 08:29 PM
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Note that chapa meaning lock is strictly LAm usage.
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Old November 09, 2009, 06:00 AM
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Wouldn't chapa mean veneer also?
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Old November 09, 2009, 08:43 AM
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so is there a difference between

---- chapa and chapear -----

Is chapa a derivative a chapear or vice versa?
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Old November 09, 2009, 10:27 AM
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so is there a difference between

---- chapa and chapear -----

Is chapa a derivative de chapear or vice versa?
Sí.

Chapar-Enchapar-Chapear.

Es poner una capa, cubierta y no me cabría duda que también se ocupa para referirse a una cerradura de puerta. (porque ya no me acuerdo)

Hay que enchapar la puerta - Hay que chapear la puerta

Cubrirla con una capa o ponerle una cerradura.
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Old November 10, 2009, 10:10 AM
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Out of curiosity, with respect to sheet, would 'chapa' be a sheet to cover furniture or a bed e.g. or would it be a sheet of paper? (or both?).
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Out of curiosity, with respect to sheet, would 'chapa' be a sheet to cover furniture or a bed e.g. or would it be a sheet of paper? (or both?).
Your first option. Chapa can't be a sheet of paper (una hoja de papel)
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Out of curiosity, with respect to sheet, would 'chapa' be a sheet to cover furniture or a bed e.g. or would it be a sheet of paper? (or both?).
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Your first option. Chapa can't be a sheet of paper (una hoja de papel)
But not a clothing sheet..
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Old November 10, 2009, 05:06 PM
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But not a clothing sheet..
Thnx Irma and Chili.

Hmm ok what kind of sheet then? Like a sheet to cover a car or something like this?
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Old November 11, 2009, 01:19 AM
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Thnx Irma and Chili.

Hmm ok what kind of sheet then? Like a sheet to cover a car or something like this?
I'd say "una chapa de madera (though here I'd say "panel" for a wall), de aluminio, de acero,..." to cover a door, a wall, a furniture, ... There is also "la chapa del coche" and the people who repaire it are called "chapistas" (Talleres TTT, expecialistas en chapa y pintura)
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