skeleton key in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for skeleton key in the English»Serbian Dictionary

skel·eton 'key N

skeleton key

kalauz m

Translations for skeleton key in the English»Serbian Dictionary

skel·eton ['skelɪtən] N

1. skeleton (bones):

skeleton

kostur m

2. skeleton (thin person):

skeleton

kostur inf fig

3. skeleton (framework):

skeleton of boat, plane

kostur m

skeleton of building

noseća konstrukcija f

4. skeleton (outline sketch):

skeleton of book, report

skica f

5. skeleton SPORTS:

skeleton

skeleton m

Phrases:

to have skeletons in the cupboard

imati neprijatne tajne

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

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

It's the skeleton key that unlocks your life.

www.nbcnews.com

Instead of handing me the usual kind of card, he handed over skeleton key kit, shaped and sized like a business card, but not in standard board -- it was metal.

www.fastcompany.com

They were caught trying to get off their handcuffs with a skeleton key they made.

www.telegraph.co.uk

What's the skeleton key compared to the share certificate?

blogs.crikey.com.au

It urges the player to find seven skeleton keys hidden throughout the manor, and visit the cellar to open the cellar door with them.

en.wikipedia.org

Most times, however, he had a skeleton key hidden in the palm of his hand or sleeve.

metro.co.uk

Porky sees him and comes in the store using a skeleton key.

en.wikipedia.org

Antique or vintage-style barrel keys often closely resemble the more traditional skeleton key but are a more recent innovation in keymaking.

en.wikipedia.org

Such items include mushrooms, skeleton keys, treasure chests, and others.

en.wikipedia.org

A skeleton key, an aluminum genius, a singular device that deploys software, connectivity, portability, and design to end, finally and definitively, the ideal purpose of universal computation.

www.theatlantic.com