Alt key in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for Alt key in the English»Spanish Dictionary

Alt [ɔlt], Alt key N

Alt

Alt m

Alt

tecla f Alt

I.key <pl keys> [Am ki, Brit kiː] N

1.1. key:

key (for lock)

llave f

key (on can)

llave f

key (on can)

abridor m

I've lost my house/car keys

he perdido las llaves de casa/del coche

turn the key twice

dale dos vueltas a la llave

key holder

administrador m de llaves / administradora f de llaves

1.2. key (for clock, mechanical toy):

key

llave f

1.3. key:

key (switch)

llave f

key (switch)

interruptor m

key (for transmitting coded signals)

manipulador m

1.4. key (peg, wedge):

key

cuña f

2.1. key (to puzzle, code etc):

key

clave f

2.2. key (to map):

key

explicación f de los signos convencionales

2.3. key (answers):

key

soluciones fpl

key

respuestas fpl

3. key (crucial element):

key

clave f

patience is the key

la paciencia es el factor clave or la clave

4. key:

key (of typewriter, piano)

tecla f

key (of wind instrument)

llave f

5. key (tonality) MUS:

key

tono m

key

tonalidad f

in the key of D minor

en (tono de) re menor

to be in/off key

estar/no estar en el tono

to go off key

desentonar

to go off key

desafinar

to go off key

salirse del tono

to play/sing in key

tocar/cantar en el tono

6. key BOT:

key

sámara f

II.key [Am ki, Brit kiː] ADJ

key man/woman

clave adj inv

key factor/question

clave adj inv

key factor/question

fundamental

the key jobs

los puestos clave

III.key [Am ki, Brit kiː] VB trans

1. key (attune):

to key sth to sth

adaptar or adecuar algo a algo

2. key CONSTR:

key surface

estriar (para una mejor adhesión de baldosas, azulejos etc)

Alt key in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for Alt key in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.key [ki:] N

1. key doors:

key

llave f

master key

llave maestra

2. key a. COMPUT:

key

tecla f

caps lock key

tecla de bloqueo de mayúsculas

to hit a key

pulsar una tecla

3. key no pl (essential point):

key

clave f

the key to a mystery

la clave de un misterio

a key factor/role

un factor/papel clave

4. key (list):

key

clave f

key map

lista f de símbolos convencionales

key exercises

soluciones f pl

5. key MUS:

key

tono m

change of key

cambio m de tono

in the key of C major

en (tono de) do mayor

to go off key

desafinar

Phrases:

to hold the key to sth

tener la clave de algo

II.key [ki:] ADJ

key

clave

III.key [ki:] VB trans

1. key (type):

to key (in)

teclear

2. key (make appropriate):

key

adaptar

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

You can invoke column selection by holding down the Alt key while selecting text.

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Holding down the Alt key on your keyboard actually lets you get to more options in the menu bar, as well as in the menus themselves.

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Pressing the Alt key makes the menu bar appear.

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You can still do caps lock, however, by hitting the search key while holding down the Alt key.

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Whatever your reason for wanting to select text vertically, you can do so by holding down the Alt key and using your mouse cursor.

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In some cases, the dictator would go so far as to say they had seen the typist hit the Alt key.

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Press the Alt key and you'll be able to see all of the keyboard shortcuts that are available for each visible tab on the ribbon.

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You can also choose to hide the menu bar, revealing it with the Alt key.

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A mnemonic indicates to the user which key to press (in conjunction with the Alt key) to activate a command or navigate to a component.

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If you're concerned about having to remember these or other shortcut keys, press the Alt key to show the underline beneath the letter to press to activate each option.

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