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1. noun1) (an instrument or tool by which something (eg a lock or a nut) is turned: Have you the key for this door?) llave2) (in musical instruments, one of the small parts pressed to sound the notes: piano keys.) tecla3) (in a typewriter, calculator etc, one of the parts which one presses to cause a letter etc to be printed, displayed etc.) tecla4) (the scale in which a piece of music is set: What key are you singing in?; the key of F.) tono5) (something that explains a mystery or gives an answer to a mystery, a code etc: the key to the whole problem.) clave6) (in a map etc, a table explaining the symbols etc used in it.) leyenda
2. adjective(most important: key industries; He is a key man in the firm.) clave- keyboard- keyhole
- keyhole surgery
- keynote
- keyed up
key n1. llavewhere are the car keys? ¿dónde están las llaves del coche?2. tecla3. soluciones / respuestastr[kiː]1 SMALLGEOGRAPHY/SMALL cayo, isleta————————tr[kiː]1 (of door, car etc) llave nombre femenino2 (of clock, mechanical) llave nombre femenino3 figurative use (to problem, map, code) clave nombre femenino; (to exercises) respuestas nombre femenino plural4 (on computer, piano etc) tecla5 SMALLMUSIC/SMALL (on wind instrument) llave nombre femenino, pistón nombre masculino; (set of notes) clave nombre femenino; (tone, style) tono1 clave, principal■ the key word is... la palabra clave es...1 introducir, teclear\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLkey money entradakey ring llaverokey signature armadurakey ['ki:] vt1) attune: adaptar, adecuar2)to key up : poner nervioso, inquietarkey adj: clave, fundamentalkey n1) : llave f2) solution: clave f, soluciones fpl3) : tecla f (de un piano o una máquina)4) : tono m, tonalidad f (en la música)5) islet, reef: cayo m, islote madj.• tecla (Informática) adj.adj.• clave adj.• dominante adj.• llave (Cerradura) adj.• tecla adj.n.• chaveta s.f.• clave s.m.• llave s.f.• tecla s.f.• tono s.m.v.• acuñar v.
I kiːturn the key twice — dale dos vueltas a la llave; (before n)
2)a) (to puzzle, code etc) clave fb) ( to map) explicación f de los signos convencionalesc) ( answers) soluciones fpl, respuestas fpl3) ( crucial element) clave fpatience is the key — la paciencia es el factor clave or la clave
4) (of typewriter, piano) tecla f; ( of wind instrument) llave f5) ( Mus) tono m, tonalidad fto be in/off key — estar*/no estar* en el tono; (before n)
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adjective <man/question> clave adj invPhrasal Verbs:- key in- key up[kiː]1. N1) (to door, safe, car etc) llave f ; (=can-opener) abridor m, abrelatas m inv2) [of typewriter, piano] tecla f ; [of wind instrument] llave f, pistón m3) (to code) clave fthe key to success — (fig) la clave del éxito
4) (to map, diagram) explicación f de los signos convencionales5) (Mus) clave fwhat key is it in? — ¿en qué clave está?
to sing/play off key — cantar/tocar desafinado
major/minor key — tono m mayor/menor
2.ADJ (=crucial) [issue, job, role, witness] clave adj invall the key positions in the company are held by men — todos los puestos clave de la compañía están ocupados por hombres
3.VT (Comput, Typ) (also: key in, key up) teclear4.CPDkey card N — (for hotel room) tarjeta f de acceso
key drive N — (Comput) llave f de memoria
key player N — (=important person) actor(a) m / f clave
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to be a key player in sth — ser un actor clave en algokey stage N — (Brit) (Scol) en Inglaterra, el País de Gales e Irlanda del Norte, una de las cuatro categorías de edad (5-7, 7-11, 11-14, 14-16) que corresponden a los niveles establecidos para el National Curriculum
- key in- key up* * *
I [kiː]turn the key twice — dale dos vueltas a la llave; (before n)
2)a) (to puzzle, code etc) clave fb) ( to map) explicación f de los signos convencionalesc) ( answers) soluciones fpl, respuestas fpl3) ( crucial element) clave fpatience is the key — la paciencia es el factor clave or la clave
4) (of typewriter, piano) tecla f; ( of wind instrument) llave f5) ( Mus) tono m, tonalidad fto be in/off key — estar*/no estar* en el tono; (before n)
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adjective <man/question> clave adj invPhrasal Verbs:- key in- key up -
2 introducir
v.1 to put in, to insert (meter) (llave, carta).introduzca su número secreto enter your PIN number2 to bring in, to introduce.una banda que introduce droga en el país a gang smuggling drugs into the countryElla introdujo la madera She introduced=inserted the wood.Ella introdujo a la nueva secretaria She introduced the new secretary.Ella introdujo la nueva técnica She introduced the new technique.Ella introdujo su nuevo producto She introduced her new product.Ella introdujo al plomero She introduced=ushered in the plumber.3 to enter, to type in.El chico introdujo los datos The boy entered=typed in the data.4 to slip in.5 to be inserted in, to be introduced in.Se te introduce una aguja A needle is inserted in you.* * *2 (meter) to put, place; (insertar) insert■ el domador introduce su cabeza en las fauces del león the lion tamer puts his head in the lion's mouth3 (importar) to bring in, import; (clandestinamente) to smuggle in1 (entrar) to go in, get in, enter\introducir modificaciones/novedades/cambios en algo to modify something, make changes to something* * *verb1) to introduce2) insert3) input, insert* * *1. VT1) (=meter)a) [+ mano, pie] to put, place (en in(to))[+ moneda, llave] to put, insert (en in(to))introdujo los pies en el agua — he put o placed his feet in(to) the water
introduzca la moneda/el disquete en la ranura — insert the coin/the diskette in(to) the slot
b) [+ enfermedad, mercancías] to bring (en into)introduce (en into) [+ contrabando, droga] to bring (en in(to))cualquier animal puede introducir la rabia en el país — any animal could bring o introduce rabies into the country
esa bebida hace ya años que se introdujo en España — that drink was introduced in Spain o was brought onto the Spanish market years ago
introducir algo en el mercado — to bring sth onto the market, introduce sth into the market
c)introducir a algn en — [+ habitación] to show sb into; [+ situación real] to introduce sb to; [+ situación irreal] to transport sb to
la novela nos introduce en el Egipto de Cleopatra — the novel takes us back to the Egypt of Cleopatra
2) (=empezar) [+ cultivo, ley, método] to introducepoco a poco se fueron introduciendo las tradiciones árabes — Arab traditions were gradually introduced
para introducir el tema, empezaré hablando de política exterior — to introduce the subject, I'll begin by discussing foreign policy
introducir la ley del divorcio causó muchos problemas — the introduction of the divorce law caused many problems, introducing the divorce law was very problematic
3) (=realizar) [+ medidas, reformas] to bring in, introducequieren introducir cambios en la legislación — they want to make changes to the current legislation, they want to introduce changes into the current legislation
las reformas se introducirán gradualmente a lo largo de los próximos tres años — the reforms will be phased in over the next three years, the reforms will be brought in o introduced gradually over the next three years
se deben introducir mejoras en el diseño del folleto — improvements need to be made to the pamphlet design
4) (Inform) [+ datos] to input, enter2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1) <llave/moneda> to insertintrodujo la papeleta en la urna — he put his ballot paper in o into the ballot box
2)a) <cambios/medidas/ley> to introduce, bring inintroducir un nuevo producto en el mercado — to introduce a new product into o bring a new product onto the market
b) <contrabando/drogas> to bring in, smuggle inun solo perro podría introducir la enfermedad en el país — a single dog could bring o introduce the disease into the country
3)a) (presentar, iniciar) to introduceb) < persona> ( a una actividad)c) ( en un ambiente)2.el escritor nos introduce en la Francia del siglo pasado — the writer takes us back to the France of the last century
introducirse v prona) ( meterse)b) persona to gain access tose introdujeron en el banco por un túnel — they gained access to o got into the bank via a tunnel
c) ( entrar en uso) modato come ind) ( hacerse conocido) to become known* * *= enter, feed, input, insert, introduce, key in, load into, put in, put into, read in, usher in, inaugurate, carry in, slip in between, roll out.Ex. Entry of an 'e' for end will bring back the screen shown in Figure 23 where you can make another choice or enter 'e' for end.Ex. The computer merely needs to be fed with the source documents and their citation, and with the appropriate software, will generate the indexes.Ex. Thus the electronic journal (e-journal) is a concept where scientists are able to input ideas and text to a computer data base for their colleagues to view, and similarly to view the work of others.Ex. Gaps are left in the apportionment of notation in order to permit new subjects to be inserted.Ex. The report introduced a range of ideas which have influenced subsequent code construction.Ex. The advantage is that information does not have to be keyed in.Ex. Multiple copies of the catalogue or index in the conventional sense are not required, but the data base can be copied and loaded into various computer systems.Ex. For those of you who are not familiar with OCLC and the way we work the data base is not a vast receptacle into which we throw any kind of record that anybody wants to put in.Ex. If the bibliographic record is found, it can be put into the system catalog immediately.Ex. Light pens can be used to read in data from bar codes on borrowers' cards, books, records, audio-visual materials.Ex. Optical technology has ushered in a new phase in the storage and retrieval of information.Ex. In the beginning staff delivered books to readers in their homes, while in 1972 a mobile library service was inaugurated enabling readers to choose their own materials.Ex. The first printing presses had two moving parts: the carriage assembly, which carried the type and paper in and out of the press, and the impression assembly, by means of which the paper was pressed down on to the inked type.Ex. At all periods, but uncommonly before the eighteenth century, the lines of type might be 'leaded', thin strips of typemetal, reglet, or card being slipped in between each one.Ex. I don't need to tell those of you from higher education institutions how course management systems are starting to really proliferate and roll out in higher education.----* introducir a golpes = hammer into.* introducir Algo/Alguien en = usher + Nombre + into.* introducir Algo en = take + Nombre + into.* introducir arrastrando = haul in.* introducir datos = key + data.* introducir datos en el ordenador = input.* introducir datos partiendo de cero = enter from + scratch.* introducir de contrabando = smuggle in.* introducir de nuevo = re-enter [reenter].* introducir en = merge into.* introducir escalonadamente = spiral.* introducir gradualmente = phase in.* introducir ilegalmente = smuggle in.* introducir información = provide + input.* introducir mediante el teclado = keyboard.* introducir mejoras = make + improvements.* introducir poco a poco a = filter through to.* introducir por primera vez = pioneer.* introducir progresivamente = spiral.* introducirse = creep (up) (in/into), enter into, make + Posesivo + way (into/onto).* introducirse completamente en = immerse + Reflexivo + in.* introducirse en = insinuate + Posesivo + way through, insinuate + Reflexivo + (into), insinuate into.* introducirse poco a poco = ease + Reflexivo + in.* introducirse sigilosamente = creep up on.* introducir tirando = haul in.* introducir un cambio = bring + change.* volver a introducir = re-enter [reenter], reintroduce, reinsert.* * *1.verbo transitivo1) <llave/moneda> to insertintrodujo la papeleta en la urna — he put his ballot paper in o into the ballot box
2)a) <cambios/medidas/ley> to introduce, bring inintroducir un nuevo producto en el mercado — to introduce a new product into o bring a new product onto the market
b) <contrabando/drogas> to bring in, smuggle inun solo perro podría introducir la enfermedad en el país — a single dog could bring o introduce the disease into the country
3)a) (presentar, iniciar) to introduceb) < persona> ( a una actividad)c) ( en un ambiente)2.el escritor nos introduce en la Francia del siglo pasado — the writer takes us back to the France of the last century
introducirse v prona) ( meterse)b) persona to gain access tose introdujeron en el banco por un túnel — they gained access to o got into the bank via a tunnel
c) ( entrar en uso) modato come ind) ( hacerse conocido) to become known* * *= enter, feed, input, insert, introduce, key in, load into, put in, put into, read in, usher in, inaugurate, carry in, slip in between, roll out.Ex: Entry of an 'e' for end will bring back the screen shown in Figure 23 where you can make another choice or enter 'e' for end.
Ex: The computer merely needs to be fed with the source documents and their citation, and with the appropriate software, will generate the indexes.Ex: Thus the electronic journal (e-journal) is a concept where scientists are able to input ideas and text to a computer data base for their colleagues to view, and similarly to view the work of others.Ex: Gaps are left in the apportionment of notation in order to permit new subjects to be inserted.Ex: The report introduced a range of ideas which have influenced subsequent code construction.Ex: The advantage is that information does not have to be keyed in.Ex: Multiple copies of the catalogue or index in the conventional sense are not required, but the data base can be copied and loaded into various computer systems.Ex: For those of you who are not familiar with OCLC and the way we work the data base is not a vast receptacle into which we throw any kind of record that anybody wants to put in.Ex: If the bibliographic record is found, it can be put into the system catalog immediately.Ex: Light pens can be used to read in data from bar codes on borrowers' cards, books, records, audio-visual materials.Ex: Optical technology has ushered in a new phase in the storage and retrieval of information.Ex: In the beginning staff delivered books to readers in their homes, while in 1972 a mobile library service was inaugurated enabling readers to choose their own materials.Ex: The first printing presses had two moving parts: the carriage assembly, which carried the type and paper in and out of the press, and the impression assembly, by means of which the paper was pressed down on to the inked type.Ex: At all periods, but uncommonly before the eighteenth century, the lines of type might be 'leaded', thin strips of typemetal, reglet, or card being slipped in between each one.Ex: I don't need to tell those of you from higher education institutions how course management systems are starting to really proliferate and roll out in higher education.* introducir a golpes = hammer into.* introducir Algo/Alguien en = usher + Nombre + into.* introducir Algo en = take + Nombre + into.* introducir arrastrando = haul in.* introducir datos = key + data.* introducir datos en el ordenador = input.* introducir datos partiendo de cero = enter from + scratch.* introducir de contrabando = smuggle in.* introducir de nuevo = re-enter [reenter].* introducir en = merge into.* introducir escalonadamente = spiral.* introducir gradualmente = phase in.* introducir ilegalmente = smuggle in.* introducir información = provide + input.* introducir mediante el teclado = keyboard.* introducir mejoras = make + improvements.* introducir poco a poco a = filter through to.* introducir por primera vez = pioneer.* introducir progresivamente = spiral.* introducirse = creep (up) (in/into), enter into, make + Posesivo + way (into/onto).* introducirse completamente en = immerse + Reflexivo + in.* introducirse en = insinuate + Posesivo + way through, insinuate + Reflexivo + (into), insinuate into.* introducirse poco a poco = ease + Reflexivo + in.* introducirse sigilosamente = creep up on.* introducir tirando = haul in.* introducir un cambio = bring + change.* volver a introducir = re-enter [reenter], reintroduce, reinsert.* * *introducir [I6 ]vtA (meter) introducir algo EN algo:introdujo la papeleta en la urna he put his ballot paper in o into the ballot box, he placed his ballot paper in the ballot boxintroducir la moneda en la ranura insert the coin in the slotintrodujo la llave en la cerradura he put o inserted the key in o into the lockintroducir un cuchillo en el centro del pastel insert a knife into the middle of the cakeB1 ‹cambios/medidas/ley› to introduce, bring in, institute ( frml) introducir algo EN algo:se introdujo una modificación en el reglamento a change was made in the rulesfue introducida en Europa en el siglo XVI it was introduced o brought into Europe in the 16th centuryquieren introducir un nuevo producto en el mercado they plan to introduce a new product into o bring a new product onto the market2 ‹contrabando/drogas› to bring in, smuggle inun solo perro podría introducir la enfermedad en el país a single dog could bring o introduce the disease into the countryC1 (presentar, iniciar) to introduceestas tres notas introducen el nuevo tema musical these three notes introduce the new theme2 ‹persona› (a una actividad) introducir a algn A algo to introduce sb TO sthfue él quien me introdujo a la lectura de los clásicos it was he who introduced me to the classics3 (en un ambiente) introducir a algn EN algo:su música nos introduce en un mundo mágico his music transports us to a magical worldel escritor nos introduce en la Francia del siglo pasado the writer takes us back to the France of the last century1(meterse): el agua se introducía por las ranuras the water was coming in o was seeping through the cracksla moneda rodó hasta introducirse por una grieta the coin rolled along and dropped down a crack2 «persona» to gain access tose introdujeron en el banco por un túnel they gained access to o got into the bank via a tunnel3«ideas/costumbres/moda»: introducirse EN algo: ideas foráneas que se introdujeron poco a poco en nuestra sociedad foreign ideas which gradually found their way into our societysu obra se introdujo en México a través de las traducciones de Sanz his works became known in Mexico through Sanz's translations* * *
introducir ( conjugate introducir) verbo transitivo
1 ( en general) to put … in;
‹ moneda› to insert;
introducir algo en algo to put sth into sth;
‹ moneda› to insert sth in sth
2
‹ producto› to introduce
3 ( presentar) ‹acto/cantante› to introduce
introducirse verbo pronominal
[ costumbre] to be introduced
introducir verbo transitivo
1 to introduce: su padre lo introdujo en la política, his father introduced him to politics
2 (meter) to insert, put in: introduzca una moneda, por favor, please insert coin
' introducir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
deslizar
- embutir
- iniciar
- pasar
- sonda
- meter
English:
bring in
- dread
- feed
- input
- insert
- introduce
- jam in
- key in
- opportunity
- pack in
- phase
- promise
- put in
- stick in
- well
- work in
- bring
- float
* * *♦ vt1. [meter] [llave, carta] to put in, to insert;Informát [datos] to input, to enter;introdujo la moneda en la ranura she put o inserted the coin in the slot;introdujo la carta en el sobre he put the letter in the envelope;introduzca su número secreto enter your PIN number2. [conducir] [persona] to show in;introdujo a los visitantes en la sala de espera she showed the visitors into the waiting room3. [en película, novela] to introduce;en su última obra el autor introduce a dos nuevos personajes in his latest work the author introduces two new characters4. [medidas, ley] to introduce, to bring in;introdujeron un plan para combatir el desempleo they introduced o brought in a scheme to combat unemployment;piensan introducir cambios en la ley they are planning to make changes to the law5. [mercancías] to bring in, to introduce;los españoles introdujeron los caballos en América the Spanish introduced horses to America;una banda que introduce droga en el país a gang smuggling drugs into the country;fue él quien introdujo las ideas revolucionarias en el país it was he who introduced o brought revolutionary ideas to the countryla introdujo en el mundo de la moda he introduced her to the world of fashion;nos introdujo en los principios básicos de la astronomía he introduced us to the basic principles of astronomy* * *v/t1 introduce2 ( meter) insert3 INFOR input* * *introducir {61} vt1) : to introduce2) : to bring in3) : to insert4) : to input, to enter* * *introducir vb -
3 discreto
adj.1 discreet, prudent, cautious, moderate.2 discrete, separate, not joined together.3 not readily noticeable, inconspicuous.4 discrete, separate, distinct, not continuous.* * *► adjetivo1 (prudente) discreet, prudent, tactful2 (sobrio) sober, discreet3 (moderado) moderate, average, reasonable► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 discreet person* * *(f. - discreta)adj.* * *ADJ1) (=poco llamativo) [color, vestido] sober; [advertencia] discreet2) [persona] (=prudente) discreet; (=listo) shrewd3) (=mediano) average, middling4) (Fís) discrete* * *- ta adjetivoa) <persona/carácter/comportamiento> discreetb) <color/vestido> discreetc) <cantidad/sueldo> modest* * *= tactful, unobtrusive, discreet, low-key [low key], inconspicuous, circumspect, low-keyed.Ex. The library's overall image is enhanced more by a tactful handling of an in-house problem without airing the dirty linen in public.Ex. New technologies will enable interfaces composed of unobtrusive physiological monitors and prosthetics.Ex. Discreet advertising in press and on television in 1973 helped to direct adult illiterates to tutors who guided their progress.Ex. Activity is still low key, but will increase when the British Library puts up data bases on its own computer in 1977.Ex. Her diversified and highly committed authorship is characterized by disrespectful humour, clear-sighted solemnity and inconspicuous warmth.Ex. It must be the least uplifting, most circumspect film ever made about sainthood.Ex. Overall, he provides a low-keyed, lucid account that, with its many-leveled approach, does more than justice to the complex themes it studies.----* de un modo discreto = quietly, unobtrusively, unnoticeably, inconspicuously.* * *- ta adjetivoa) <persona/carácter/comportamiento> discreetb) <color/vestido> discreetc) <cantidad/sueldo> modest* * *= tactful, unobtrusive, discreet, low-key [low key], inconspicuous, circumspect, low-keyed.Ex: The library's overall image is enhanced more by a tactful handling of an in-house problem without airing the dirty linen in public.
Ex: New technologies will enable interfaces composed of unobtrusive physiological monitors and prosthetics.Ex: Discreet advertising in press and on television in 1973 helped to direct adult illiterates to tutors who guided their progress.Ex: Activity is still low key, but will increase when the British Library puts up data bases on its own computer in 1977.Ex: Her diversified and highly committed authorship is characterized by disrespectful humour, clear-sighted solemnity and inconspicuous warmth.Ex: It must be the least uplifting, most circumspect film ever made about sainthood.Ex: Overall, he provides a low-keyed, lucid account that, with its many-leveled approach, does more than justice to the complex themes it studies.* de un modo discreto = quietly, unobtrusively, unnoticeably, inconspicuously.* * *discreto -ta1 ‹persona/carácter/comportamiento› discreetse mostró discreta en sus acusaciones she was restrained o cautious in her accusations2 ‹color/vestido› discreet3 ‹cantidad/sueldo/resultado› modestuna novela de discreta calidad a fairly average novel* * *
discreto◊ -ta adjetivo
discreto,-a adjetivo
1 (prudente) discreet: es una persona muy discreta, she's a very discreet person
2 (mediocre) average: sus resultados fueron más bien discretos, their results were rather average
' discreto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
discreta
- reservada
- reservado
- disimulado
English:
dark horse
- discreet
- inconspicuous
- low-key
- quiet
- sober
- tactful
- unobtrusive
- delicate
- gentle
* * *discreto, -a adj1. [prudente, reservado] discreet;por favor, sé discreto please be discreet;una mirada discreta a discreet look2. [no llamativo] [color, decoración] sober, restrained;[vestido] simple, sober; [maquillaje] discreet;ropa discreta simple o modest attire;su discreta labor a la sombra del gran científico his quiet work in the shadow of the great scientist3. [moderado, normal] [cantidad, sueldo] moderate, modest;[actuación, resultados] fair, reasonable4. Mat discrete* * *adj discreet* * *discreto, -ta adj: discreet♦ discretamente adv* * *discreto adj1. (prudente) discreet / tactful2. (moderado) modest / moderate -
4 teclear
v.1 to type.teclee su número secreto enter your PIN numberElla teclea rápido She types fast.Ella teclea los datos She types the data.2 to thrum.Ella teclea con impaciencia She thrums with impatience.* * *1 (piano) to press the keys; (máquina de escribir, ordenador) to type, tap the keys2 (tamborilear) to drum, tap one's fingers3 figurado (para conseguir algo) to explore different avenues* * *1. VT1) [gen] to key in, type in; [en cajero automático] to enter2) * [+ problema] to approach from various angles2. VI1) [en máquina de escribir, ordenador] to type; [en el piano] to play2) * (=tamborilear) to drum, tap* * *1.verbo transitivo <palabra/texto> to key in, type in2.teclear vi ( en máquina de escribir) to type; ( en ordenador) to key* * *= key, key in, tap out, type, keyboard.Ex. A menu-based information retrieval system displays, on a television or other terminal connected to a computer, a list of categories from which the user must select one by keying the code which represents the chosen category.Ex. The advantage is that information does not have to be keyed in.Ex. When the user is building a trail, he names it, inserts the name in his code book, and taps it out on his keyboard.Ex. To start Bibliofile just type 'bib' at the DOS prompt as shown below, then press < Enter>.Ex. One use of the Mouse is in free-hand drawing, but it also promises to improve drastically the way in which data can be manipulated once it has been keyboarded into a file.* * *1.verbo transitivo <palabra/texto> to key in, type in2.teclear vi ( en máquina de escribir) to type; ( en ordenador) to key* * *= key, key in, tap out, type, keyboard.Ex: A menu-based information retrieval system displays, on a television or other terminal connected to a computer, a list of categories from which the user must select one by keying the code which represents the chosen category.
Ex: The advantage is that information does not have to be keyed in.Ex: When the user is building a trail, he names it, inserts the name in his code book, and taps it out on his keyboard.Ex: To start Bibliofile just type 'bib' at the DOS prompt as shown below, then press < Enter>.Ex: One use of the Mouse is in free-hand drawing, but it also promises to improve drastically the way in which data can be manipulated once it has been keyboarded into a file.* * *teclear [A1 ]vt‹palabra/texto› to key in, type inteclee su número de identificación personal key in o enter your personal identification number■ teclearvi(en una máquina de escribir) to type; (en un ordenador) to key«negocio» to be on the brink of disaster, be about to go under ( colloq)* * *
teclear ( conjugate teclear) verbo transitivo ‹palabra/texto› to key in, type in
verbo intransitivo ( en máquina de escribir) to type;
( en ordenador) to key
teclear vi (en teclado de ordenador) to key
(en una máquina de escribir) to type
' teclear' also found in these entries:
English:
key
* * *♦ vi1. [en computadora, máquina de escribir] to type2. [en instrumento musical] to play3. CompRP Famquedar tecleando: desde que perdió el trabajo, toda la familia quedó tecleando since he lost his job, the whole family has been in the doldrums;después de la crítica feroz que hizo la dirección, el proyecto quedó tecleando after the fierce criticism it received from management, the project was put on hold;RP Famdejar a alguien tecleando: la noticia de su muerte me dejó tecleando the news of her death left me dazed;la reducción de gastos en la empresa dejó varios proyectos tecleando the firm's cost-cutting exercise left several projects hanging in the air♦ vt[en computadora] to key (in), to type (in); [en máquina de escribir] to type; [en calculadora] to key (in);teclee su número secreto key in o enter your PIN number* * *v/t key; figtry to get* * *teclear vt: to type in, to enter -
5 key
key [ki:]1 noun∎ the key to the drawer la clé du tiroir;∎ where are the car keys? où sont les clés de la voiture?;∎ he was given the keys to the city on lui a remis les clés de la ville;∎ British old-fashioned to get the key of the door atteindre sa majorité;∎ the (House of) Keys = une des deux chambres du parlement de l'île de Man∎ the key to happiness la clé du bonheur;∎ communication is the key to a good partnership la communication est la clé d'une bonne association∎ in the key of B minor en si mineur;∎ to play in/off key jouer dans le ton/dans le mauvais ton;∎ to sing in/off key chanter juste/faux(e) (on map, diagram) légende f(f) (answers) corrigé m, réponses fpl; Computing (of sort, identification etc) indicatif m, critère m;∎ the key to the exercises is on page 155 le corrigé des exercices se trouve page 155(g) Technology clé f ou clef f (de serrage)clé, clef;∎ the key conspirator la cheville ouvrière du complot;∎ a key factor un élément décisif;∎ one of the key issues in the election un des enjeux fondamentaux de ces élections;∎ she was appointed to a key post elle a été nommée à un poste clé(a) (data, text) taper, saisir(b) (adjust, adapt) adapter;∎ his remarks were keyed to the occasion ses commentaires étaient adaptés aux circonstancesMarketing key brand marque f clé;key case porte-clés m inv;Music key change changement m de ton;American key club = club privé dont les membres possèdent chacun une clef;Computing key combination combinaison f de touches;Cinema key grip technicien(enne) m,f en chef (chargé(e) de l'installation des décors et des rails de caméra au cinéma);key industries industries fpl clés, industries-clés fpl;Key Lime pie tarte f au citron vert;key man homme m clé;key money pas m de porte;key numbers (on squared map) numéros mpl de repérage;key position position f clé;key rack (in hotel etc) tableau m (des clés);key ring porte-clés m inv;Music key signature armature f, armure f;key word mot clé m -
6 mesurado
adj.moderate, measured, restrained, cadenced.past part.past participle of spanish verb: mesurar.* * *ADJ1) (=moderado) moderate, restrained2) (=tranquilo) calm* * ** * *= circumspect, low-keyed, low-key [low key], measured, even-keeled, on an even keel, even-keel.Nota: Adjetivo.Ex. It must be the least uplifting, most circumspect film ever made about sainthood.Ex. Overall, he provides a low-keyed, lucid account that, with its many-leveled approach, does more than justice to the complex themes it studies.Ex. Activity is still low key, but will increase when the British Library puts up data bases on its own computer in 1977.Ex. This will move the debate about open access as a model for scholarly communication towards a more measured and nuanced discourse.Ex. By the same token, the Obama campaign has remained relatively dignified, has survived the worst of crises, has been even-keeled, efficient and well-managed.Ex. In the intervening months since the near-tragedy took place, her life has remained on an even keel.Ex. She doesn't expend energy on anger; she's an even-keel person -- the kind of leader people enjoy working with.* * ** * *= circumspect, low-keyed, low-key [low key], measured, even-keeled, on an even keel, even-keel.Nota: Adjetivo.Ex: It must be the least uplifting, most circumspect film ever made about sainthood.
Ex: Overall, he provides a low-keyed, lucid account that, with its many-leveled approach, does more than justice to the complex themes it studies.Ex: Activity is still low key, but will increase when the British Library puts up data bases on its own computer in 1977.Ex: This will move the debate about open access as a model for scholarly communication towards a more measured and nuanced discourse.Ex: By the same token, the Obama campaign has remained relatively dignified, has survived the worst of crises, has been even-keeled, efficient and well-managed.Ex: In the intervening months since the near-tragedy took place, her life has remained on an even keel.Ex: She doesn't expend energy on anger; she's an even-keel person -- the kind of leader people enjoy working with.* * *mesurado -da‹persona› moderate, restrained; ‹palabras› restrained, measured* * *mesurado, -a adjmoderate, restrained* * *adj moderate* * *mesurado, -da adjcomedido: moderate, restrained -
7 moderado
adj.1 moderate, abstinent, abstemious, even-tempered.Es un hombre muy medido He is a very frugal [measured] man.2 moderate, gentle.3 discrete.past part.past participle of spanish verb: moderar.* * *► adjetivo1 moderate► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 moderate* * *(f. - moderada)noun adj.* * *ADJ moderate* * *I- da adjetivo < temperatura> moderate; < precio> reasonable; <ideología/facción> moderateII- da masculino, femenino moderate* * *= gentle [gentler -comp., gentlest -sup.], mild, moderate, middle-ground, restrained, low-key [low key], temperate, moderate, moderated, sparing, low-keyed, guarded, measured.Ex. Melanie Stanton broke into a gentle laugh as she recalled him executing a shuffling fandango and announcing mischievously, 'Women in the SLA, get ready, here I come!'.Ex. If the spot stays yellow the paper is decidedly acid; an in-between colour (green, grey, grey-green, yellow-green) indicates mild acidity; while if the spot goes purple, the paper is near-neutral or alkaline.Ex. In his efforts to broaden the tax base, Groome has been actively courting industry - with some moderate success.Ex. Beginning with a middle-ground strategy may offer the best balance between Recall and Precision.Ex. The stereotype of the governess as exemplified in Jane Eyre -- intelligent, restrained, soberly clad -- was the predecessor of the librarian as an occupation in which the women of the period, the 'guardians of morality' could find genteel employment.Ex. Activity is still low key, but will increase when the British Library puts up data bases on its own computer in 1977.Ex. Being on the ocean means that Boston's climate is temperate in the summer.Ex. This paper examines the ways in which extremists and moderates in the two communities frame the televised representation of the Israeli-Arab conflict.Ex. this paper discusses some of the issues involved in using electronic mailing lists and listservs and describes 2 basic types of listservs: open lists; controlled lists and moderated lists.Ex. The committee was very sparing in its recommendations of proposals for debate.Ex. Overall, he provides a low-keyed, lucid account that, with its many-leveled approach, does more than justice to the complex themes it studies.Ex. Britain has given a guarded response to Myanmar's announcement that a referendum will be held on a new constitution in May.Ex. This will move the debate about open access as a model for scholarly communication towards a more measured and nuanced discourse.----* optimismo moderado = guarded optimism.* * *I- da adjetivo < temperatura> moderate; < precio> reasonable; <ideología/facción> moderateII- da masculino, femenino moderate* * *= gentle [gentler -comp., gentlest -sup.], mild, moderate, middle-ground, restrained, low-key [low key], temperate, moderate, moderated, sparing, low-keyed, guarded, measured.Ex: Melanie Stanton broke into a gentle laugh as she recalled him executing a shuffling fandango and announcing mischievously, 'Women in the SLA, get ready, here I come!'.
Ex: If the spot stays yellow the paper is decidedly acid; an in-between colour (green, grey, grey-green, yellow-green) indicates mild acidity; while if the spot goes purple, the paper is near-neutral or alkaline.Ex: In his efforts to broaden the tax base, Groome has been actively courting industry - with some moderate success.Ex: Beginning with a middle-ground strategy may offer the best balance between Recall and Precision.Ex: The stereotype of the governess as exemplified in Jane Eyre -- intelligent, restrained, soberly clad -- was the predecessor of the librarian as an occupation in which the women of the period, the 'guardians of morality' could find genteel employment.Ex: Activity is still low key, but will increase when the British Library puts up data bases on its own computer in 1977.Ex: Being on the ocean means that Boston's climate is temperate in the summer.Ex: This paper examines the ways in which extremists and moderates in the two communities frame the televised representation of the Israeli-Arab conflict.Ex: this paper discusses some of the issues involved in using electronic mailing lists and listservs and describes 2 basic types of listservs: open lists; controlled lists and moderated lists.Ex: The committee was very sparing in its recommendations of proposals for debate.Ex: Overall, he provides a low-keyed, lucid account that, with its many-leveled approach, does more than justice to the complex themes it studies.Ex: Britain has given a guarded response to Myanmar's announcement that a referendum will be held on a new constitution in May.Ex: This will move the debate about open access as a model for scholarly communication towards a more measured and nuanced discourse.* optimismo moderado = guarded optimism.* * *1 ‹temperatura› moderate; ‹precio› reasonable2 ‹ideología/facción› moderate3 ‹persona/comportamiento› restrainedmasculine, femininemoderate* * *
Del verbo moderar: ( conjugate moderar)
moderado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
moderado
moderar
moderado◊ -da adjetivo
‹ precio› reasonable;
‹ideología/facción› moderate
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
moderate
moderar ( conjugate moderar) verbo transitivo
1
‹ velocidad› to reduce
2 ‹debate/coloquio› to moderate, chair
moderarse verbo pronominal:◊ modérate, estás comiendo mucho restrain yourself o (colloq) go easy, you're eating too much;
moderadose en los gastos to cut down on spending
moderado,-a adjetivo
1 (persona, ideas) moderate
2 (precio) reasonable
(temperatura, viento) mild
moderar verbo transitivo
1 to moderate: tienes que moderar esos hábitos, you have to kick your bad habits
2 (velocidad) to reduce: al llegar a la curva, modere la velocidad, slow down at the curve
3 (una discusión) to chair: tengo que moderar un debate en el Ateneo, I have to chair a debate at the Ateneo
' moderado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
moderada
- sobria
- sobrio
- comedido
- fresco
- parco
English:
measured
- middle-of-the-road
- moderate
- restrained
- wet
- gentle
- middle
- modest
- reasonable
* * *moderado, -a♦ adj1. [persona] moderate;es una persona moderada he's not given to excesses2. [velocidad] moderate;[precio] reasonable;habrá lluvias moderadas en el norte there will be some rain in the north3. [en política] moderate♦ nm,fmoderate* * *I adj moderateII m, moderada f moderate* * *moderado, -da adj & n: moderate♦ moderadamente adv* * *moderado adj moderate -
8 menor
adj.1 smaller.2 younger, junior.3 minor, lesser.f. & m.minor (law) (child).m.1 minor, young man, youngster.2 minor, young girl.* * *► adjetivo3 (inferior) minor4 MÚSICA minor1 DERECHO minor\al por menor retailser menor de edad to be under agemenor de edad minortribunal de menores juvenile court* * *1. noun mf. 2. adj.1) minor2) smaller, smallest3) lesser, least4) younger, youngest•* * *1. ADJ1) [comparativo]a) [de tamaño] smallerlos libros están ordenados de menor a mayor — the books are arranged by size, from small to large
b) [de cantidad] fewer, less•
menor que algo — less than sthc) [de importancia, tiempo]existe un menor control en las aduanas — customs controls are not as strict o tight as they were
d) [de edad] younger•
menor que algn — younger than sb•
ser menor de edad — to be under age; (Jur) to be a minordos jóvenes menores de edad se han escapado de su casa — two under-age youngsters have run away from home
e) (Mús) minorf) (Rel) [orden] minor2) [superlativo]a) [de tamaño] smallestb) [de cantidad] lowest, smallestel partido de menor asistencia de la liga — the match with the lowest o smallest attendance in the league
realizó la vuelta en el menor número de golpes — he finished the round in the lowest number of shots
c) [de importancia, tiempo] leastidea 4)no le doy la menor importancia — I don't attach the slightest o least importance to it
d) [de edad] youngesteste es Miguel, mi hijo menor — this is Miguel, my youngest son
2.SMF (=niño) child, minor frmlos menores deben ir acompañados — children who are under age o minors frm must be accompanied
•
apto/ no apto para menores — suitable/not suitable for (young) childrenapto para menores acompañados — (Cine) ≈ certificate PG
menor de edad — (Jur) minor
tribunal 1)los menores de edad — those who are under age, minors
3. SM1) (Com)2) Esp•
contar algo al por menor — to recount sth in detail* * *I1)a) ( comparativo de pequeño)en menor medida/grado — to a lesser extent o degree
un porcentaje menor — a lower o smaller percentage
X < Z — (Mat) (read as: equis es menor que zeta) X < Z; (léase: X is less than Z)
sucede con menor frecuencia que antes — it happens less often o less frequently than before
b) ( superlativo de pequeño)2) ( en edad)a) ( comparativo)¿tienes hermanas menores? — do you have any younger sisters?
b) ( superlativo)¿cuál es el menor de los hermanos? — who's the youngest of the brothers?
3) ( secundario) <escritor/obra> minor4) (Mús) minor5) (Com)IIlos distribuidores (al) por menor — retail shops o outlets
masculino y femenino (Der) minor* * *I1)a) ( comparativo de pequeño)en menor medida/grado — to a lesser extent o degree
un porcentaje menor — a lower o smaller percentage
X < Z — (Mat) (read as: equis es menor que zeta) X < Z; (léase: X is less than Z)
sucede con menor frecuencia que antes — it happens less often o less frequently than before
b) ( superlativo de pequeño)2) ( en edad)a) ( comparativo)¿tienes hermanas menores? — do you have any younger sisters?
b) ( superlativo)¿cuál es el menor de los hermanos? — who's the youngest of the brothers?
3) ( secundario) <escritor/obra> minor4) (Mús) minor5) (Com)IIlos distribuidores (al) por menor — retail shops o outlets
masculino y femenino (Der) minor* * *el menor= least, theEx: Of these three connectors, 'and' focusses your search with the least precision since it retrieves all records that contain both words anywhere in the record.
menor11 = infant, juvenile, juvenile, minor.Ex: The article 'Sitting pretty: infants, toddlers, & lapsits' outlines the procedures followed at San Francisco public library to help parents introduce their babies to appropriate literature.
Ex: The construction of the hypothesis, however, should be limited to such considerations as whether the subject heading list is designed to serve the adult or the juvenile user.Ex: The library provides services to 2,903 adults and juveniles who have been sentenced or remanded to the care of the Department.Ex: This new Act requires US libraries to block obscenity, child pornography and all material deemed harmful to minors on all computers used by minors.* abandono de menores = child neglect.* abuso de menores = child abuse.* apto para mayores de 13 años o menores acompañados = PG-13.* centro de menores = young offender institution.* centro tutelar de menores = juvenile detention centre.* consumo de bebidas alcohólicas por menores de edad = underage drinking.* departamento de corrección de menores = department of corrections.* embarazo de menores = teenage pregnancy.* escuela de niños menores = infant school.* explotación de menores = child labour.* grupo de protección a menores = Shelter group.* juzgado de asuntos menores = magistrates' court.* manutención del menor = child maintenance.* manutención de menores = child support.* menor de edad = underage.* menores de cinco años, los = under-fives, the.* no apto para menores = X-rated.* pensión de menores = child support.* protección de menores = child protection, child welfare.* sexo de menores = underage sex.* trabajo de menores = child labour.* tribunal de menores = juvenile court, minors' court.menor22 = minor, reduced, slight [sligther -comp., slightest -sup.], low-key [low key], lesser, lower-key, diminished, low-keyed.Ex: A study of bibliographic classification could concentrate solely upon the major, and some of the more minor bibliographic classification schemes used today.
Ex: The model shows that market concentration rises with inelastic demand, reduced marginal costs and efficient technology.Ex: The ISBD(CP)'s recommendations are very similar in principle to those for AACR2's 'in' analytics, except for slight changes in punctuation and order.Ex: Activity is still low key, but will increase when the British Library puts up data bases on its own computer in 1977.Ex: The catalog's deterioration is leading us down the road to lesser quality library service.Ex: After all, print technology can be represented by pencial, pen, type, laser output, and so forth, but the effect is lower-key.Ex: This volume comes at a time when increasingly frequent criticisms have been leveled at superpower nations for their diminished interest in problems in Africa.Ex: Overall, he provides a low-keyed, lucid account that, with its many-leveled approach, does more than justice to the complex themes it studies.* a menor escala = at a reduced rate.* cada vez menor = decreasing, dwindling, diminishing, declining, falling, shrinking, receding, sinking, ebbing, descending.* con un menor nivel educativo = lesser-educated.* delito de menor grado = misdemeanour [misdimeanor, -USA].* delito menor = petty offense, petty crime, minor offence.* demanda cada vez menor = falling demand.* de mayor o menor importancia = great and small.* de menor impacto = low impact [low-impact].* de menor importancia = fringe subject, of fringe interest.* de menor importancia para = on the fringe of.* desajuste cada vez menor entre... y = narrowing gap between... and, narrowing of the gap between... and.* de venta al por menor = retail.* diferencia cada vez menor entre... y = narrowing gap between... and, narrowing of the gap between... and.* en mayor o menor grado = to a greater or lesser degree.* en mayor o menor medida = to a greater or lesser extent.* en menor cantidad = less copiously.* en menor grado = to a lesser extent, to a lesser degree.* en paños menores = in + Posesivo + underclothes.* la menor duda de que = no doubt whatsoever.* menor de + Número = fewer than + Número.* menor, el = least, the.* no tener la menor importancia = be of no particular concern.* paños menores = undies.* presupuesto cada vez menor = shrinking budget.* ser el que con menor frecuencia = be (the) least likely to.* ser menor = be less.* símbolo de menor-que (<) = left angled bracket (<), less-than sign (<).* sin el menor asomo de duda = without a shadow of a doubt, beyond a shadow of a doubt, beyond a shadow of a doubt.* sin la menor duda = no mistake, no doubt.* sin la menor idea = clueless.* sin la menor sombra de duda = without a shadow of a doubt.* vender al por menor = retail.* venta al por menor = retailing, retail trade.* ventas al por menor = retail sales.* * *Aun período de menor interés histórico que el anterior a period of less historical interest than the previous onenuestro poder adquisitivo es cada vez menor our purchasing power decreases every dayen menor medida to a lesser extent o degreeen mayor o menor grado to a greater or lesser extent o degreealimentos de menor contenido calórico food which is lower in caloriesmenor QUE algo:un ingreso tres veces menor que el mío an income three times lower than mineun porcentaje de indecisos menor que el del último sondeo a lower o smaller percentage of don't knows than in the last pollesto sucede con menor frecuencia que antes this happens less often o less frequently than beforehaciendo el menor ruido posible making as little noise as possibleeligió el de menor tamaño she chose the smallest one¿cuál es la menor de las islas Baleares? which is the smallest of the Balearic islands?1(comparativo): ¿tienes hermanas menores? do you have any younger sisters?menor QUE algn younger THAN sbes un año menor que yo she's a year younger than me2(superlativo): ¿cuál es el menor de los hermanos? who's the youngest of the brothers?mi hijo menor my youngest sonel menor de los dos niños the younger of the two boysC (secundario) ‹escritor/obra› minorsufrió lesiones de menor importancia she received minor injuriesD ( Mús) minorE ( Com):(al) por menor retail[ S ] venta (al) por menor retail saleslos distribuidores (al) por menor retail shops o outlets( Der) minor[ S ] película no apta para menores movie not suitable for under-18s, certificate 18Compuesto:masculine and feminine minorser menor de edad to be a minor, be underage* * *
menor adjetivo
1a) ( comparativo de
en menor medida/grado to a lesser extent o degree;
menor que algo lower than sth;
un ingreso menor que el mío an income lower than mineb) ( superlativo de◊ pequeño): el país con el menor número de parados the country with the lowest unemployment figures;
haciendo el menor ruido posible making as little noise as possible;
el de menor tamaño the smallest one
2 ( en edad)
menor que algn younger than sbb) ( superlativo):◊ ¿cuál es el menor de los hermanos? who's the youngest of the brothers?;
el menor de los dos niños the younger of the two boys
3 ( secundario) ‹escritor/obra› minor;
4 (Mús) minor
5 (Com):
■ sustantivo masculino y femenino: tb
película no apta para menores film not suitable for under-18s
menor
I adjetivo
1 (comparativo de tamaño) smaller: una habitación menor que la mía, a room smaller than mine
(superlativo) smallest
el tamaño menor, the smallest size
2 (comparativo de grado) less: su alegría es menor que la mía, his happiness is less than mine
(superlativo) least, slightest: no tiene la menor idea, he hasn't the slightest idea
3 (comparativo de edad) younger: es menor de sesenta años, she is under sixty
es menor que mi prima, he's younger than my cousin
(superlativo) youngest
la menor de nosotras, the youngest of us
4 Mús minor
5 Com al por menor, retail
II mf Jur minor
' menor' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abusar
- Asia
- caza
- edad
- efecto
- menos
- mínima
- mínimo
- osa
- re
- relevancia
- sol
- sombra
- trascendencia
- vender
- venta
- cazar
- compás
- de
- duda
- enfadado
- enfadar
- enojado
- enojar
- intención
- movimiento
- noción
English:
age
- Asia Minor
- barge in
- clue
- deaf
- doubt
- extent
- fact
- foggy
- guardian
- junior
- juvenile
- least
- lesser
- may
- minor
- misdemeanor
- misdemeanour
- retail
- retail sale
- retailing
- show
- under
- young
- magistrate
- marginal
- offender
- out
- rough
- slight
* * *♦ adj1. [comparativo] [en tamaño] smaller ( que than); [en edad] younger ( que than); [en importancia] less, lesser ( que than); [en número] lower ( que than);mi hermana menor my younger sister;es ocho años menor que yo he's eight years younger than me;reciben menor formación que nosotros they receive less training than us;en menor grado to a lesser extent;un menor número de víctimas a lower o smaller number of victims;una menor tasa de inflación a lower rate of inflation;apartamentos menores de 100 metros cuadrados Br flats o US apartments of less than o under 100 square metres;ayudas para empresarios menores de veinticinco años grants for businessmen (of) under twenty-five;sólo la menor parte de los encuestados estaba en contra only a minority of those interviewed were opposed;Matmenor que less than2. [superlativo][en edad] the youngest…; [en importancia] the slightest…; [en número] the lowest…;el/la menor… [en tamaño] the smallest…;la menor de las islas the smallest island, the smallest of the islands;la menor de todos nosotros/de la clase the youngest of all of us/in the class;la menor de las dos hermanas the younger of the two sisters;el menor ruido le molesta the slightest noise disturbs him;no creo que tenga el menor interés I don't think it's at all o the slightest bit interesting;no te preocupes, no tiene la menor importancia don't worry, it doesn't matter at all o in the least;no tengo la menor idea I haven't the slightest idea3. [intrascendente, secundario] minor;un problema menor a minor problemser menor de edad [para votar, conducir] to be under age;Der to be a minor5. Mús minor;en do menor in C minorvender algo al por menor to retail sth;puntos de venta al por menor retail outlets♦ nmf1. [superlativo]el/la menor [hijo, hermano] the youngestes una película no apta para menores this film has been classified as unsuitable for children;no apta para menores [en letrero] = unsuitable for childrenmenor de edad minor* * *I adjser menor de edad be a minor2 sup:el número menor the lowest number;no tengo la menor idea I don’t have the slightest ideami menor E minor4 COM:al por menor retailII m/f minor* * *menor adj3) : minor4)al por menor : retail5)ser menor de edad : to be a minor, to be underagemenor nmf: minor, juvenile* * *menor1 adj1. (comparativo menos grande) smaller2. (ningún) slightest3. (comparativo más joven) younger4. (superlativo más joven) youngestmenor2 n1. (más joven) youngest2. (menor de edad) minor
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key — ▪ I. key key 1 [kiː] noun [countable] COMPUTING 1. a part of a computer with a letter, number etc on it that you press with your fingers to make it work: • Press any key to continue. ˈalt key COMPUTING … Financial and business terms