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['spænə(r)]nome BE mecc. chiave f.••* * *['spænə](a type of tool used for tightening or loosening nuts, bolts etc.) chiave inglese* * *spanner /ˈspænə(r)/n.1 (mecc.) chiave (cfr. USA wrench): adjustable spanner, chiave a rullino; chiave inglese; open-ended spanner, chiave a bocca; chiave fissa semplice; ring spanner, chiave poligonale (o a stella); socket spanner, chiave a bussola3 (tecn.) collegamento orizzontale4 (zool.) bruco misuratore; geometride● (fig.) to throw a spanner in the works, mettere il bastone fra le ruote (fig.); sabotare.* * *['spænə(r)]nome BE mecc. chiave f.•• -
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[ə'dʒʌstəbl]aggettivo [appliance, position, seat] regolabile; [timetable, rate] variabile, modificabile* * *adjective (able to be adjusted: This car has adjustable seats.) regolabile* * *adjustable /əˈdʒʌstəbl/a.1 adattabile; regolabile; sistemabile; modificabile; variabile: adjustable back, schienale regolabile; ( banca) adjustable rate, tasso variabile; (mecc.) adjustable spanner ( USA: adjustable wrench), chiave regolabile; chiave a rullino● (fin.) adjustable peg, parità mobile (o variabile) □ ( banca, fin.) adjustable-rate mortgage (abbr. ARM), mutuo a tasso variabile.* * *[ə'dʒʌstəbl]aggettivo [appliance, position, seat] regolabile; [timetable, rate] variabile, modificabile
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Adjustable spanner — From the bottom: 1. The first adjustable spanner f … Wikipedia
adjustable spanner — noun can be changed to different settings • Syn: ↑adjustable wrench • Hypernyms: ↑wrench, ↑spanner • Hyponyms: ↑crescent wrench, ↑monkey wrench, ↑monkey wrench, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
adjustable spanner — wrench which can be adjusted to fit different size bolts … English contemporary dictionary
adjustable spanner — British term for adjustable wrench … Dictionary of automotive terms
adjustable spanner — Brit. See monkey wrench (def. 1). * * * … Universalium
adjustable spanner — noun monkey wrench … Wiktionary
Wrench — For other uses, see Wrench (disambiguation). A set of chrome vanadium metric wrenches, open at one end, box/ring at the other. This type is commonly known as a combination wrench. A wrench or spanner is a tool used to provide grip and mechanical… … Wikipedia
adjustable wrench — noun can be changed to different settings • Syn: ↑adjustable spanner • Hypernyms: ↑wrench, ↑spanner • Hyponyms: ↑crescent wrench, ↑monkey wrench, ↑monkey wrench, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
wrench — [[t]re̱ntʃ[/t]] wrenches, wrenching, wrenched 1) VERB If you wrench something that is fixed in a particular position, you pull or twist it violently, in order to move or remove it. [V n prep] He felt two men wrench the suitcase from his hand...… … English dictionary
wrench — 1 verb 1 (transitive always + adv/prep) to twist and pull something from its position using force: wrench sth away/free/off etc: I managed to wrench the knife away from him. 2 (transitive always + adv/prep) to use your strength to pull yourself… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
wrench — I UK [rentʃ] / US verb [transitive] Word forms wrench : present tense I/you/we/they wrench he/she/it wrenches present participle wrenching past tense wrenched past participle wrenched 1) to pull or twist something or someone suddenly and… … English dictionary