keys in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for keys 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)

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

sort key N

sort key

llave f de ordenamiento

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

hash key N

hash key COMPUT, TELEC

tecla f (del signo) de número

hash key COMPUT, TELEC

tecla f numeral

hash key COMPUT, TELEC

tecla f de almohadilla Spain

hash key COMPUT, TELEC

tecla f gato Chil Mex

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

key in text/data:

key in

teclear

key in

grabar

keys in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for keys 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

enter key N COMPUT

enter key

tecla f intro

I.off key MUS ADV

off key

desafinadamente

to play/sing off key

desafinar

II.off key MUS ADJ

off key

desafinado, -a

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

tab key N

tab key

tabulador m

key stroke N

key stroke

pulsación f (de una tecla)

key word N

key word

palabra f clave

arrow key N COMPUT

arrow key

tecla f de dirección

keys Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to forget one's keys

dejarse las llaves

he keeps losing his keys

siempre pierde sus llaves

I forgot my perishing keys

me olvidé las dichosas llaves

to fit the key in the lock

meter la llave en la cerradura

in the key of C major

en (tono de) do mayor

I've left the keys on the table

he dejado las llaves en la mesa

apart from that, I lost the keys

aparte de esto, perdí las llaves

some joker has hidden my keys

algún gracioso me ha escondido las llaves

this key doesn't turn in the lock

esta llave no hace juego con la cerradura

to put in/pull out the key

meter/sacar la llave

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Translations for keys in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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código de tipo

type key

chaveta de ajuste

feather key

arandela elástica

woodruff key

ranura de la chaveta de ajuste

feather key groove

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The theft occurred two weeks after a set of keys was taken from a custodian who had left them in a ladies room door.

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However, because watches have since been fabricated with their own winding mechanisms, modern keys do not.

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And people prone to misplacing their keys have long been able to attach a gadget to their key-ring that lets you know where to find them when you whistle.

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Tim jumps and stomps on enemies to defeat them, and can collect keys to unlock doors or operate levers to trigger platforms.

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The tiara and keys are typical symbols used in the coats of arms of pontiffs, which symbolize their authority.

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

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

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The keys do not have to have the same tonic.

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Portions of the mazes were also blocked off by locked doors, which could be opened by finding the keys scattered through the maze.

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At first glance the larger "sonomtre" resembles the keyboard of a harpsichord, with its dark and light keys.

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