monkey wrench in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for monkey wrench in the English»Italian Dictionary

monkey wrench [Brit, Am ˈməŋki ˌrɛntʃ] N

monkey wrench

chiave f inglese

Translations for monkey wrench in the Italian»English Dictionary

chiave inglese

monkey wrench

Translations for monkey wrench in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.wrench [Brit rɛn(t)ʃ, Am rɛn(t)ʃ] N

1. wrench (tool):

wrench

chiave f (fissa)

2. wrench (movement):

wrench (of handle, lid)

torsione f brusca

wrench (of handle, lid)

tirata f

she pulled the lid off with a wrench

svitò il coperchio con una torsione brusca

to give one's ankle a wrench

prendere una storta (alla caviglia)

3. wrench fig:

wrench

strazio m

wrench

sofferenza f

wrench

dolore m

it was a real wrench leaving

fu una vera sofferenza partire

II.wrench [Brit rɛn(t)ʃ, Am rɛn(t)ʃ] VB trans

wrench handle:

wrench

torcere, tirare

to wrench one's ankle, knee

slogarsi la caviglia, il ginocchio

to wrench sth from sb

strappare qc a qn

she wrenched the bag from my hands

mi strappò la borsa dalle mani

to wrench sth away from or off sth

strappare qc da qc

he wrenched the handle off the door

strappò la maniglia dalla porta

to wrench a door open

aprire una porta con uno strattone

III.wrench [Brit rɛn(t)ʃ, Am rɛn(t)ʃ] VB intr

to wrench at sth

dare una tirata or uno strappo a qc

IV.to wrench oneself VB refl

to wrench oneself free

liberarsi con uno strattone

V.wrench [Brit rɛn(t)ʃ, Am rɛn(t)ʃ]

to throw a wrench in the works Am

mettere i bastoni tra le ruote

this will throw a wrench into the economy

ciò assesterà un duro colpo all'economia

I.monkey [Brit ˈmʌŋki, Am ˈməŋki] N

1. monkey ZOOL:

monkey

scimmia f

female monkey

scimmia femmina

2. monkey (rascal):

monkey inf

monello m / monella f

3. monkey Brit inf:

monkey

cinquecento sterline fpl

4. monkey TECH (of pile driver):

monkey

mazza f battente

II.monkey [Brit ˈmʌŋki, Am ˈməŋki] VB trans

monkey

scimmiottare

III.monkey [Brit ˈmʌŋki, Am ˈməŋki]

I don't give a monkey's about it inf

non me ne potrebbe fregare di meno

to have a monkey on one's back inf (be addicted)

avere la scimmia sulla spalla

to have a monkey on one's back (have a problem)

avere un grosso peso

to make a monkey out of sb inf

far passare qn per scemo

monkey wrench in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for monkey wrench in the English»Italian Dictionary

monkey wrench <-es> N

monkey wrench

chiave f inglese

Translations for monkey wrench in the Italian»English Dictionary

chiave inglese

monkey wrench

Translations for monkey wrench in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.wrench [rentʃ] VB trans

1. wrench a.fig (jerk and twist out):

wrench

strappare

to wrench sth from sb

strappare qc a qu

to wrench oneself away

liberarsi con uno strattone

to wrench sb/sth from sb/sth

strappare qu/qc a qu/qc

2. wrench (injure):

to wrench one's ankle

slogarsi una caviglia

to wrench one's shoulder

lussarsi una spalla

II.wrench [rentʃ] N

1. wrench TECH (spanner):

wrench

chiave f

2. wrench (twisting jerk):

wrench

strattone m

to give sb a wrench

dare uno strattone qu

3. wrench (injury):

wrench

distorsione f

to give one's ankle a wrench

slogarsi una caviglia

4. wrench (pain caused by a departure):

wrench

strazio m (causato da una separazione)

what a wrench, seeing you board the plane!

che strazio, vederti salire sull'aereo!

monkey [ˈmʌŋ·ki] N

monkey

scimmia f

Phrases:

to have a monkey on your back (desire for drugs)

avere la scimmia

to have a monkey on your back (a big problem)

avere un problema

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Click onthe monkey wrench icon on the right side to get to it.

www.itbusiness.ca

The change comes both as a relief to miners and prospectors in the country and a looming monkey wrench for the handling of illegal mining.

www.stockhouse.com

After all the planning, politics and promises, the old monkey wrench hits the gears again.

calgaryherald.com

It relies on the immediacy of visual communication rather than theory, throwing a monkey wrench into our brains' machinery by playing against our everyday expectations.

www.huffingtonpost.com

And this throws a monkey wrench into the economic argument.

www.cbc.ca

Someone will throw a monkey wrench into the thing, and we'll never write another line...

www.gq-magazine.co.uk

There were several legal attempts to halt the hearings and at any moment it was feared that a political monkey wrench would truncate the trial.

upsidedownworld.org

It could throw a monkey wrench into his political machine.

www.irishexaminer.com

This book inspires the reader to walk taller and throw their own monkey wrench into the heart of this broken system.

halifax.mediacoop.ca

At first, ketamine seemed to throw a monkey wrench into that neat idea, however.

healthland.time.com