spanners in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for spanners in the English»French Dictionary

spanner [Brit ˈspanə, Am ˈspænər] N Brit

spanner

clé f (de serrage)

adjustable spanner

clé à molette

to put or throw a spanner in the works

mettre du sable dans l'engrenage

fork spanner N

fork spanner

clé f plate

ring spanner N

ring spanner

clé f polygonale

adjustable spanner, adjustable wrench N

adjustable spanner

clé f à molette

Translations for spanners in the French»English Dictionary

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tailler des croupières à qn

to put a spanner in the works for sb

clé

spanner Brit

clé anglaise

adjustable spanner Brit

clé à bougie MOTOR

plug spanner Brit Brit

clé à douille

box spanner Brit

clé dynamométrique

torque spanner Brit

clé à molette

adjustable spanner Brit

clé à pipe

box spanner Brit

clé plate (de serrage)

open end spanner Brit

clé polygonale

ring spanner Brit

enrayer le mécanisme fig

to put a spanner in the works Brit

spanners in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for spanners in the English»French Dictionary

spanner [ˈspænəʳ, Am -ɚ] N Brit, Aus

spanner

clé f

adjustable spanner

clé anglaise

Phrases:

to put a spanner in the works

mettre des bâtons dans les toues

adjustable spanner N Aus, Brit

adjustable spanner

clé f anglaise

skew spanner N TECH

skew spanner

clef f coudée

Translations for spanners in the French»English Dictionary

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clé universelle

adjustable spanner [or wrench Am]

clé

spanner Brit

clé anglaise

adjustable spanner

spanners Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

adjustable spanner

clé anglaise

to put a spanner in the works

mettre des bâtons dans les toues

spanners Glossary of Refrigeration Technology courtesy of GEA Bock GmbH

Translations for spanners in the French»English Dictionary

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clé à fourche

open-jawed spanner

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Waterproof pockets are based on designs for second world war pilots while a poacher's pocket, traditionally for a hip flask, conceals paraphernalia such as spanners and rags.

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Their only tools were two picks, two shovels, and four spanners.

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There used to be a full set of wrenches (spanners), still visible on the deep part (each wrench being about long and weighing over).

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The clamps are either mechanical (manually operated using spanners) or air operated varieties.

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Although the pump worked well, there were protracted arguments over a set of spanners which had been invoiced as an extra.

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From hammers, screwdrivers and handsaws, to spanners, electric drills and tools, even wheelbarrows, this is all under the one roof.

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I take issue with the contention that adjustable spanners could not have saved the world because they are a charlatan's tool.

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His workbench is also home to an array of incredibly fine screwdrivers, spanners and files that make a nail file look gargantuan.

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Boundary spanners identification, intergroup contact and effective intergroup relations.

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