Keyx in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for Keyx in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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)

low-key [Am ˈloʊ ˈˌki, Brit ləʊˈkiː], low-keyed [-d] ADJ

low-key speech/tone

mesurado

low-key speech/tone

medido

low-key ceremony

sencillo

low-key ceremony

discreto

a low-key police presence

una discreta presencia policial

off-key <pred off key> [Am ˈɔf ˈˌki, Brit] ADJ

off-key

desafinado

off-key

desentonado

to play/sing off key

desafinar

you're singing off key

estás desafinando

the orchestra was off key

la orquesta desafinaba

scroll key N

scroll key

tecla f de desplazamiento

shift key N

shift key

tecla f de las mayúsculas

skeleton key N

skeleton key

llave f maestra

cursor key N COMPUT

cursor key

tecla f del cursor

cursor key

tecla f de cursor

delete key N

delete key

tecla f de borrado

function key N COMPUT

function key

tecla f de función

key in VB [Am ki -, Brit kiː -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

key in text/data:

key in

teclear

key in

grabar

Keyx in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for Keyx 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

low-key ADJ

low-key affair

discreto, -a

low-key debate, discussion

mesurado, -a

enter key N COMPUT

enter key

tecla f intro

ignition key N

ignition key

llave f de contacto

ignition key

suiche m Mex

skeleton key N

skeleton key

llave f maestra

master key N

master key

llave f maestra

key stroke N

key stroke

pulsación f (de una tecla)

arrow key N COMPUT

arrow key

tecla f de dirección

shortcut key N COMPUT

shortcut key

tecla f aceleradora

function key N COMPUT

function key

tecla f de función