It is an expression with two meanings when less.Andalusia uses quot; be to the trancas quot; to indicate that is dead of fear.In other parts of Spain is used to indicate that a situation has reached an extreme level. It apparently refers to the level that sometimes arrive waters in a flood, since the lock is a thick and strong stick which passes through a window or door to secure it or atrancar it.
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