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com·ˈmand key N COMPUT

command key: Befehlstaste f <-, -n>

Befehlstaste: command key

Tastaturbefehl: key command

I. com·mand [kəˈmɑ:nd, Am -ˈmænd] VB trans

1. command (order):

to command sb: jdm einen Befehl geben [o. form erteilen]

to command sb to do sth: jdm befehlen, etw zu tun

2. command MIL (be in charge):

to command sth: den Oberbefehl über etw acc haben

to command a company: eine Einheit leiten

to command a ship: ein Schiff befehligen

3. command (be able to ask):

to command the prices: die Preise diktieren

4. command (have at disposal):

to command sth: über etw acc verfügen

5. command form (inspire):

to command sth: etw gebieten form

she commands my utmost admiration: sie hat meine volle Bewunderung

to command sb's sympathy: jds Mitleid erwecken

to command sb's respect: jdm Respekt einflößen

6. command form (give):

to command a view: einen Ausblick bieten [o. form gewähren]

II. com·mand [kəˈmɑ:nd, Am -ˈmænd] VB intr

command: Befehle erteilen [o. geben]

III. com·mand [kəˈmɑ:nd, Am -ˈmænd] N

1. command (order):

command: Befehl m <-(e)s, -e>

the Royal Command Brit: königliche Order

to give a command: einen Befehl erteilen [o. geben]

to obey a command: einen Befehl ausführen

at my command: auf meinen Befehl

2. command no pl (authority):

command: Kommando nt <-s> kein pl

to take command of a force: das Kommando über eine Truppe übernehmen

to have command over [or be in command of] a regiment/fleet: ein Regiment/eine Flotte befehligen

to be at sb's command hum: jdm zur Verfügung stehen

under sb's command: unter jds Kommando

3. command no pl (control):

command: Kontrolle f <-, -n>

to be in command [of oneself]: sich acc unter Kontrolle haben

to be in command of sth: etw unter Kontrolle [o. inf im Griff] haben

to have sth at one's command: über etw acc verfügen

4. command + sing/pl vb MIL (military district):

Command: Befehlsbereich m

Command (troops): Kommando nt <-s> kein pl

5. command COMPUT (instruction):

command: Befehl m <-(e)s, -e>

invalid command: ungültiger Befehl

to type a command: einen Befehl eingeben

6. command no pl (knowledge):

command: Beherrschung f <->

to have a command of a language: eine Sprache beherrschen

I. key¹ [ki:] N

1. key (for a lock):

key: Schlüssel m <-s, ->

2. key (button):

key of a computer, piano: Taste f <-, -n>

key of a flute: Klappe f <-, -n>

to hit [or strike][or press] a key: eine Taste drücken

3. key COMPUT (code):

key: Kennzahl f <-, -en>

key: Passwort nt <-es, -wörter> CH, A

4. key no pl (essential point):

key: Schlüssel m <-s, -> fig

the key to confidence is liking yourself: um Selbstvertrauen haben zu können, muss man sich acc selbst mögen

the key to a mystery: der Schlüssel zu einem Geheimnis

5. key:

key (to symbols): Zeichenschlüssel m

key (to symbols): Zeichenerklärung f <-, -en>

key (to symbols): Legende f <-, -n>

key (for solutions): Lösungsschlüssel m

6. key MUS:

key: Tonart f <-, -en>

change of key: Tonartwechsel m

in the key of C major: in C-Dur

to sing in/off key: richtig/falsch singen

II. key¹ [ki:] N modifier

key: Schlüssel-

key COMM: Schwerpunkt-

key contribution/ingredient: Hauptbeitrag m /-zutat f

key currency: Leitwährung f <-, -en>

key decision: wesentliche Entscheidung

key point: springender Punkt

key rule: Grundregel f <-, -n>

key witness: Hauptzeuge(-zeugin) m (f) <-n, -n; -, -nen>

key witness: Kronzeuge(-zeugin) m (f) <-n, -n; -, -nen>

III. key¹ [ki:] ADJ (of crucial importance)

key to the success of sth: wesentlich [o. ausschlaggebend] für den Erfolg von etw dat

IV. key¹ [ki:] VB trans

1. key (type):

to key sth: etw eingeben [o. eintasten]

to key data into a computer: Daten in einen Computer eingeben

2. key (aimed at):

to key sth to sb/sth: etw auf jdn/etw abstimmen

3. key Am pej inf (to use a key to scratch something):

to key sth vehicle: etw mit dem Schlüssel zerkratzen

key² [ki:] N GEOG

key: [Korallen]riff nt

key: Korallenbank f <-bänke>

the Florida keys: die Florida Keys

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command VB

to command a code to a module COMPUT: einen Code als Befehl an ein Modul absetzen

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command VB

to command a majority: über eine Mehrheit verfügen

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key N

key TECH: Keil m

key N IT

key (Code): Kennzahl f

Present
I	command
you	command
he/she/it	commands
we	command
you	command
they	command

Past
I	commanded
you	commanded
he/she/it	commanded
we	commanded
you	commanded
they	commanded

Present Perfect
I	have	commanded
you	have	commanded
he/she/it	has	commanded
we	have	commanded
you	have	commanded
they	have	commanded

Past Perfect
I	had	commanded
you	had	commanded
he/she/it	had	commanded
we	had	commanded
you	had	commanded
they	had	commanded

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See command key for information about the history and the open apple.

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There was a row of command keys on the right.

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Some gaming keyboards have lighted keys, to make it easier for gamers to find command keys while playing in a dark room.

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It describes the commands the operator can use on each object, and the command keys the operator can use to control the application.

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The command key needed a new icon, but that's hard to do for a word like "command," which doesn't exist in a physical space.

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* Please select an applicable Avid Development Partner product category for your project from the following list ( to select more than one choice hold down control / command key ):

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* Wählen Sie in der Liste die entsprechende Avid-Entwicklungspartner-Produktkategorie für Ihr Projekt aus ( um mehrere auszuwählen, drücken Sie die Steuerungs- / Befehlstaste ):

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To select multiple entries that aren't next to each other, press the Command key and click each entry you want to save.

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Wenn Sie mehrere Einträge auswählen möchten, die nicht in einer Reihe stehen, drücken Sie die Befehlstaste und klicken Sie dann auf jeden Eintrag, den Sie sichern möchten.

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Shows up just when you need it, contains Windows and Command keys too

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Diese Funktion erscheint nur, wenn Sie diese brauchen; sie enthält auch die Windows- sowie die Mac Befehlstaste.

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This function can be called by pressing the mouse button together with the command key.

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Diese Funktion kann auch durch Drücken der Maustaste in Verbindung mit der Befehlstaste aufgerufen werden.

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Snapping can be enabled or disabled using the command key while dragging layers on the fly.

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Durck Drücken der Befehlstaste, während Sie ein Objekt verschieben, kann das Snapping ganz einfach deaktiviert oder aktiviert werden.

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