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1 llave
llave sustantivo femenino 1 ( en general) key; bajo llave under lock and key; la llave del éxito the key to success; llave de contacto ignition key; llave maestra master key, passkey 2 (Mec) ( herramienta) wrench (AmE), spanner (BrE); 3 ( en tubería) valve;◊ la llave del gas the gas jet (AmE) o (BrE) tap;cerrar la llave de paso to turn the water/gas off at the main valve (AmE) o (BrE) at the mains 4 ( en un texto) brace 5 (en lucha, judo) hold;
llave sustantivo femenino
1 (de una cerradura) key: cierra con llave, lock the door Auto la llave de contacto, the ignition key (de una cañería) tap
la llave del gas, the gas tap
la llave de paso del agua, the stopcock, US water valve (del fluido eléctrico) switch
ama de llaves, housekeeper
2 (herramienta) US wrench
llave Allen, Allen wrench
llave fija, spanner
llave inglesa, adjustable spanner, US monkey wrench
3 (en defensa personal) lock
4 Tip brace Locuciones: bajo llave, under lock and key ' llave' also found in these entries: Spanish: abrir - acertar - andar - cerrar - encerrar - encerrarse - entrar - girar - maestra - maestro - para - a - abierto - caer - cerrado - chorro - doble - duplicar - echar - empaque - ir - meter - tener - vuelta English: adjustable spanner - bloody - cut - fit - frantic - get in - key - lock - lock away - lock up - master - master key - monkey wrench - nelson - put - right - skeleton key - spanner - stranglehold - tap - to - unlock - use - wrench - dig - duplicate - ease - faucet - good - have - hold - how - ignition - main - monkey - pass - run - skeleton - strangle - switch - time -
2 inglesa
inglés,-esa
I adjetivo English
II m,f (hombre) Englishman (mujer) Englishwoman
los ingleses, the English
III m (idioma) English ' inglesa' also found in these entries: Spanish: fabricación - llave - origen - tierra - vanguardia - yarda - campiña - por English: adjustable spanner - Englishwoman - grammar - imperial mile - monkey wrench - sidesaddle - spanner - wrench - Dutch - English - for - medium - monkey - - speaking
См. также в других словарях:
monkey wrench — n especially AmE 1.) a tool that is used to hold or turn things of different widths British Equivalent: adjustable spanner 2.) throw a monkey wrench in the works AmE informal to do something that will cause problems or spoil someone s plans… … Dictionary of contemporary English
Monkey wrench (disambiguation) — Monkey wrench may refer to: Monkey wrench, an early type of adjustable spanner Pipe wrench, often incorrectly called a monkey wrench Monkeywrenching, a type of sabotage Monkey Wrench (song), a 1997 Foo Fighters single Monkeywrench (G.I. Joe), a… … Wikipedia
monkey wrench — ► NOUN ▪ a spanner with large adjustable jaws … English terms dictionary
Monkey wrench — For other uses of this term, see monkey wrench (disambiguation). The monkey wrench (also known as an adjustable spanner in the UK) is an adjustable wrench, a later American development of eighteenth century English coach wrenches. It was popular… … Wikipedia
monkey wrench — noun adjustable wrench that has one fixed and one adjustable jaw • Syn: ↑monkey wrench • Hypernyms: ↑adjustable wrench, ↑adjustable spanner * * * noun, pl ⋯ wrenches [count] : a wrench that can be adjusted to grip or turn things of different… … Useful english dictionary
monkey wrench — noun an adjustable spanner with large jaws which has its adjusting screw located in the jaw that is fixed. verb (monkey wrench) informal sabotage, especially as a form of protest. Phrases a monkey wrench in the works North American term for a… … English new terms dictionary
spanner — [[t]spæ̱nə(r)[/t]] spanners 1) N COUNT A spanner is a metal tool whose end fits round a nut so that you can turn it to loosen or tighten it. [mainly BRIT] Syn: wrench (in AM, usually use , monkey wrench) 2) PHRASE: V inflects If someone throws a… … English dictionary
monkey — {{11}}monkey (n.) 1520s, likely from an unrecorded M.L.G. *moneke or M.Du. *monnekijn, a colloquial word for monkey, originally a diminutive of some Romanic word, Cf. Fr. monne (16c.); M.It. monnicchio, from O.It. monna; Sp. mona ape, monkey. In… … Etymology dictionary
monkey wrench — monkeywrench monkeywrench, monkey wrench monkey wrench . A wrench or spanner which has one fixed and one adjustable jaw. Syn: monkey wrench. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
monkey wrench — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms monkey wrench : singular monkey wrench plural monkey wrenches a spanner that can be used to turn nuts of different sizes … English dictionary
spanner — noun chiefly Brit. a tool with a shaped opening or jaws for gripping and turning a nut or bolt. Phrases a spanner (or N. Amer. monkey wrench) in the works a person or thing that prevents the successful implementation of a plan. Origin C18: from… … English new terms dictionary
