keys in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for keys in the English»Serbian Dictionary

I.key [kiː] N

1. key also fig (for a lock):

key

ključ m

2. key (button):

key

taster m

key of a computer, piano

dirka f

key of a flute

ventil m

to hit a key

pritisnuti taster (na tastaturi)

3. key:

key (to symbols)

ključ m

key (to symbols)

rešenje nt

key (for solutions)

šifra f

4. key MUS:

key

tonalitet m

change of key

promena tonaliteta

in the key of C major

u C-dur ključu

to sing in/off key

pevati u/izvan tonaliteta

II.key [kiː] ADJ

key factor, figure, industry, role:

key

ključni

key contribution/ingredient

ključni doprinos/sastojak

key decision

ključna odluka

key point

ključna tačka

key witness

ključni svedok

low-'key ADJ

low-key

uzdržan

low-key

neupadljiv

low-key colour

taman

to keep sth low-key

ne dizati veliku buku oko nečega

to take a low-key approach to sth

staloženo prići nečemu

'short·cut key N COMPUT

shortcut key

prečica f na tastaturi

ig·'ni·tion key N

ignition key

ključ m za paljenje motora

'key mon·ey N no pl

key money

predujam m

key money

avans m za zakup stana ili poslovnog prostora

'key ring N

key ring

privesak m za nošenje ključeva

key up VB trans

key up a person:

key up

uzbuditi

to be keyed up for sth

biti uzbuđen zbog nečeg

to be all keyed up

biti sav napet

re·'turn key N

return key

enter m taster na tastaturi

I.off 'key ADV

off key

neharmonično

off key

bez sluha

II.off 'key ADJ

1. off key (out of tune):

off key

raštimovan

off key

van tonaliteta

2. off key fig (inopportune):

off key

nezgodan

off key

neumesan

'pass key N

pass key

univerzalni ključ m

keys Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to jingle keys

zveckati ključevima

I didn't bring my keys with me

nisam poneo ključeve

the keys to his car

ključevi njegovih kola

to jangle keys

zveckati ključevima

I've lost my keys — I can't find them anywhere

izgubio sam ključeve - nigde ne mogu da ih nađem

to be a key mover [in sth]

biti glavni pokretač (nečega) [or biti začetnik (nečega)]

where have my keys gone?

gde nestadoše moji ključevi?

bunch of keys

svežanj ključeva

she slipped the key under the mat

stavila je ključ pod otirač

the keys are in that box

ključevi su u toj kutiji

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The note can be sustained, even when the keys are released, by the use of pedals at the bottom of the piano.

en.wikipedia.org

People look under the lamp-post where there is light, but that doesn't necessarily mean that the keys are there.

www.telegraph.co.uk

There's a long dotted speaker outlet, but no superfluous physical shortcut keys and a minimal spread of buttons.

www.trustedreviews.com

Even the exterior door skeleton keys are still present and functional, which are to the best of the owner's knowledge, original sets.

en.wikipedia.org

The player uses the directional keys on the keyboard for movement and typing in notes in the journal and uses the mouse pointer to interact with objects and characters.

en.wikipedia.org

The keys do not have to have the same tonic.

en.wikipedia.org

The first generation electronic systems were quirky devices with cantankerous punched card readers for loading keys and failure-prone, tricky-to-maintain vacuum tube circuitry.

en.wikipedia.org

And the company strikes me as unruffled that its keys might open other vehicles across its product line.

news.nationalpost.com

Thanks to the solid-state drive, it's essentially shockproof with only the keys, trackpad and screen hinge for moving parts.

www.pcadvisor.co.uk

In this one-on-one fighting game, players press the right and left arrow keys to try to overpower their opponent.

en.wikipedia.org