monkey wrench in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for monkey wrench in the English»Spanish Dictionary

monkey wrench N

monkey wrench

llave f inglesa

to throw a monkey wrench in the works or the machinery Am

fastidiarlo todo

Translations for monkey wrench in the Spanish»English Dictionary

llave inglesa

monkey wrench

Translations for monkey wrench in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.wrench [Am rɛn(t)ʃ, Brit rɛn(t)ʃ] VB trans

1. wrench (pull):

wrench

arrancar

he wrenched the gun from her hand

le arrancó la pistola de la mano

he wrenched the door off its hinges

desgoznó or desquició la puerta

you nearly wrenched my arm out of its socket!

¡casi me dislocas el brazo!

to wrench oneself away

soltarse or zafarse de un tirón

to wrench oneself away

soltarse or zafarse de un jalón LatAm excl CSur

2. wrench (sprain):

wrench muscle

desgarrarse

wrench joint

dislocarse

3. wrench <wrenching, pres part > sobs:

wrench

desgarrador

II.wrench [Am rɛn(t)ʃ, Brit rɛn(t)ʃ] N

1.1. wrench (twist, pull):

wrench

tirón m

wrench

jalón m LatAm excl CSur

to give sth a wrench

darle or pegarle un tirón a algo

to give sth a wrench

darle or pegarle un jalón a algo LatAm excl CSur

1.2. wrench (injury):

wrench

torcedura f

to give one's arm/ankle a wrench

torcerse el brazo/tobillo

1.3. wrench (emotional pain):

wrench

dolor m (causado por una separación)

it was a terrible wrench leaving my family

fue muy doloroso tener que separarme de mi familia

2. wrench (tool):

wrench

llave f inglesa

See also monkey wrench

monkey wrench N

monkey wrench

llave f inglesa

to throw a monkey wrench in the works or the machinery Am

fastidiarlo todo

monkey [Am ˈməŋki, Brit ˈmʌŋki] N

1. monkey:

monkey

mono m / mona f

monkey

mico m / mica f

brass monkey weather Brit sl

un frío que pela inf

not to give a monkey's they don't/he doesn't give a monkey's Brit sl

les/le importa un rábano or un pepino or un pito inf

to make a monkey (out) of sb

dejar a alguien en ridículo

2. monkey (mischievous child):

monkey

diablillo m / diablilla f

monkey wrench in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for monkey wrench in the English»Spanish Dictionary

monkey wrench <-es> N Am

monkey wrench

llave f inglesa

Translations for monkey wrench in the Spanish»English Dictionary

llave inglesa

monkey wrench

Translations for monkey wrench in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.wrench [rentʃ] VB trans

1. wrench (jerk and twist out):

wrench

arrancar

to wrench sth from sb

arrancar algo a alguien

to wrench oneself away

soltarse de un tirón

2. wrench (injure):

to wrench one's ankle

torcerse el tobillo

to wrench one's shoulder

dislocarse el hombro

3. wrench fig (forcefully take from):

wrench

separar

to wrench sb from sb

separar a alguien de alguien

II.wrench [rentʃ] N

1. wrench (twisting jerk):

wrench

tirón m

wrench

jalón m CSur

to give sb a wrench

dar un tirón a alguien

2. wrench (injury):

wrench

torcedura f

to give one's ankle a wrench

torcerse el tobillo

3. wrench (pain caused by a departure):

wrench

dolor m (causado por una separación)

what a wrench, seeing you board the plane!

¡qué doloroso verte subir al avión!

4. wrench Am TECH (spanner):

wrench

llave f inglesa

I.monkey [ˈmʌŋki] N

monkey

mono(-a) m (f)

Phrases:

to make a monkey out of sb

dejar a alguien en ridículo

II.monkey [ˈmʌŋki] VB trans Am

monkey

imitar

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

At first, ketamine seemed to throw a monkey wrench into that neat idea, however.

healthland.time.com

As a result, this latest move by the banks has thrown a monkey wrench into the nascent system.

business.financialpost.com

It could throw a monkey wrench into his political machine.

www.irishexaminer.com

There were several legal attempts to halt the hearings and at any moment it was feared that a political monkey wrench would truncate the trial.

upsidedownworld.org

A model who became a champion gravy wrestler suffered serious eye damage after being hit in the face with a monkey wrench.

www.dailymail.co.uk

This book inspires the reader to walk taller and throw their own monkey wrench into the heart of this broken system.

halifax.mediacoop.ca

The change comes both as a relief to miners and prospectors in the country and a looming monkey wrench for the handling of illegal mining.

www.stockhouse.com

As if the nuns under that order wanted to throw a monkey wrench against any development proposed by developers by leaving the cemetery on site!

www.theintell.com

We had to find a monkey wrench to open the hydrant.

www.winnipegfreepress.com

He throws a monkey wrench into the machine, destroying it.

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