armário; guarda-volumes; vestiário
1. A small compartment or cabinet with a lock, typically used for storing personal items in schools, gyms, workplaces, or public facilities
She stored her books in her school locker.
Ela guardava seus livros no armário da escola.
2. A refrigerated compartment in a meat processing facility for storing frozen or fresh meat
The butcher rented a locker to store the sides of beef.
O açougueiro alugava um compartimento refrigerado para armazenar os cortes de carne.
3. In nautical contexts, a chest or compartment on a ship for storage
The sailor kept his belongings in his bunk locker.
O marinheiro guardava seus pertences no compartimento de armazenagem da cama.
In Brazilian schools and gyms, 'armário' is the standard term. In the US, lockers are iconic school fixtures where students store textbooks and personal items between classes. The phrase 'locker room talk' refers to casual, often crude conversation among athletes or coworkers in private spaces. In Portugal, 'cacife' is increasingly used for small lockable compartments in modern facilities.
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