key signature in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for key signature in the English»Spanish Dictionary

key signature N MUS

key signature

accidental m

key signature

alteración f

Translations for key signature in the English»Spanish Dictionary

signature [Am ˈsɪɡnətʃər, ˈsɪɡnəˌtʃʊr, Brit ˈsɪɡnətʃə] N

1. signature (written name):

signature

firma f

signature

rúbrica f form

to put one's signature to a letter/petition

firmar una carta/una petición

2. signature (on prescription):

signature Am

indicaciones fpl para el paciente

3.1. signature TYPO (binding guide):

signature

signatura f

3.2. signature TYPO (section):

signature

pliego m

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)

key signature in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for key signature in the English»Spanish Dictionary

signature [ˈsɪgnətʃəʳ, Am -nətʃɚ] N

signature

firma f

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

A key signature designates accidental is an exception to the key signature, applying only in the measure in which it appears.

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The purpose of the key signature is to minimize the number of such accidentals required to notate the music.

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The relative minor is a minor third down from the major, regardless of whether it is a "flat" or a "sharp" key signature.

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The key signature defines the diatonic scale that a piece of music uses without the need for accidentals.

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This system of accidentals operates in conjunction with the key signature, whose effect continues throughout an entire piece, unless canceled by another key signature.

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One imagines a different clef and a different key signature than the ones printed.

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This applies to the written note, ignoring key signature.

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F-sharp is the key center despite the key signature.

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This requires imagining a change of key signature.

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These sets typically consist of 24 numbers, one for the major and minor key of each key signature.

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