wrench in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for 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

socket wrench N

socket wrench

llave f de tubo

monkey wrench N

monkey wrench

llave f inglesa

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

fastidiarlo todo

box wrench N Am

box wrench

llave f de tubo

box wrench

llave f de dado Mex

torque wrench N

torque wrench

llave f dinamométrica

Allen wrench® [ˈælən ˌrɛntʃ], Allen key Brit N

Allen wrench

llave f (de) Allen

Translations for wrench in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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llave dinamométrica

torque wrench

llave inglesa

monkey wrench

llave inglesa

adjustable wrench Am

mordaza múltiple

pipe wrench

llave de tubo

box wrench Am

wrench in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for 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

monkey wrench <-es> N Am

monkey wrench

llave f inglesa

Translations for wrench in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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llave inglesa

monkey wrench

wrench Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to wrench sth from sb

arrancar algo a alguien

to wrench oneself away

soltarse de un tirón

to wrench one's ankle

torcerse el tobillo

to wrench one's shoulder

dislocarse el hombro

to wrench sb from sb

separar a alguien de alguien

to give sb a wrench

dar un tirón a alguien

to give one's ankle a wrench

torcerse el tobillo

what a wrench, seeing you board the plane!

¡qué doloroso verte subir al avión!

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Translations for wrench in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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llave dinamométrica

torque wrench

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

It was during the years in his workshop that he invented the adjustable spanner and the plumber wrench.

en.wikipedia.org

Click onthe monkey wrench icon on the right side to get to it.

www.itbusiness.ca

Other elements are adjusted using an allen wrench that's kept inside the mouse itself.

arstechnica.com

In a warming world, two things happen to throw a monkey wrench into the conveyor belt.

www.climatecentral.org

The ratcheting mechanism functions similarly to a socket wrench; you open and close the fastener repeatedly to pull the webbing through the fastener.

en.wikipedia.org

And this throws a monkey wrench into the economic argument.

www.cbc.ca

On the obverse in the center, the relief image of crossed fire ax and adjustable wrench below a five pointed star.

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But then we had to find farmers who could supply us with the product, and that was another monkey wrench in the gears.

yesweekly.com

Installing a wheel with a lug wrench thus requires a bit of rough guessing about proper tightness.

en.wikipedia.org

The player inserts a type of wrench on the prongs that stick up from the sides, but only turns the prongs on the left side.

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