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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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['spænə(r)]chiave f ingleseadjustable spanner — chiave f a rullino
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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 — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms adjustable spanner : singular adjustable spanner plural adjustable spanners British a spanner (= metal tool for making things tighter or looser) with a head that can be moved to work on nuts and bolts of… … English 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
adjustable spanner — wrench which can be adjusted to fit different size bolts … English contemporary dictionary
spanner — Although a British term for a wrench, it is also used for many bicycle tools in the U.S.A. and Canada. See adjustable spanner box spanner brake adjusting spanner C spanner chainring nut spanner combination spanner double ended spanner … Dictionary of automotive terms
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
spanner — noun /ˈspæn.ə(ɹ),ˈspæn.ɚ/ a) A hand tool for adjusting nuts and bolts. Pass me that spanner, Jake; theres just one more nut to screw in. b) One who, or that which, spans. The scheme of the spanner of continents and the desire of the little… … Wiktionary
adjustable — ad|just|a|ble [əˈdʒʌstəbəl] adj something that is adjustable can be changed or moved slightly to make it suitable for different purposes ▪ an adjustable spanner … Dictionary of contemporary English