key

key
ki:
1. noun
1) (an instrument or tool by which something (eg a lock or a nut) is turned: Have you the key for this door?) llave
2) (in musical instruments, one of the small parts pressed to sound the notes: piano keys.) tecla
3) (in a typewriter, calculator etc, one of the parts which one presses to cause a letter etc to be printed, displayed etc.) tecla
4) (the scale in which a piece of music is set: What key are you singing in?; the key of F.) tono
5) (something that explains a mystery or gives an answer to a mystery, a code etc: the key to the whole problem.) clave
6) (in a map etc, a table explaining the symbols etc used in it.) leyenda

2. adjective
(most important: key industries; He is a key man in the firm.) clave
- keyhole
- keyhole surgery
- keynote
- keyed up
key n
1. llave
where are the car keys? ¿dónde están las llaves del coche?
the key to the door la llave de la puerta
2. tecla
the keys of a piano las teclas de un piano
the keys of a typewriter las teclas de una máquina de escribir
3. soluciones / respuestas
there's a key at the back of the book las soluciones están al final del libro
key
tr[kiː]
noun
1 SMALLGEOGRAPHY/SMALL cayo, isleta
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key
tr[kiː]
noun
1 (of door, car etc) llave nombre femenino
2 (of clock, mechanical) llave nombre femenino
3 figurative use (to problem, map, code) clave nombre femenino; (to exercises) respuestas nombre femenino plural
4 (on computer, piano etc) tecla
5 SMALLMUSIC/SMALL (on wind instrument) llave nombre femenino, pistón nombre masculino; (set of notes) clave nombre femenino; (tone, style) tono
adjective
1 clave, principal
■ the key word is ... la palabra clave es ...
■ tourism is the country's key industry el turismo es la industria principal del país
transitive verb
1 introducir, teclear
■ she keyed in the data introdujo los datos
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
key money entrada
key ring llavero
key signature armadura
key ['ki:] vt
1) attune: adaptar, adecuar
2)
to key up : poner nervioso, inquietar
key adj
: clave, fundamental
key n
1) : llave f
2) solution: clave f, soluciones fpl
3) : tecla f (de un piano o una máquina)
4) : tono m, tonalidad f (en la música)
5) islet, reef: cayo m, islote m
key (Computing)
adj.
• tecla (Informática) adj.
adj.
• clave adj.
• dominante adj.
• llave (Cerradura) adj.
• tecla adj.
n.
• chaveta s.f.
• clave s.m.
• llave s.f.
• tecla s.f.
• tono s.m.
v.
• acuñar v.

I kiː
noun (pl keys)
1) (for lock) llave f; (on can) llave f, abridor m

turn the key twice — dale dos vueltas a la llave; (before n)

key ring — llavero m

2)
a) (to puzzle, code etc) clave f
b) (to map) explicación f de los signos convencionales
c) (answers) soluciones fpl, respuestas fpl
3) (crucial element) clave f

patience is the key — la paciencia es el factor clave or la clave

4) (of typewriter, piano) tecla f; (of wind instrument) llave f
5) (Mus) tono m, tonalidad f

in the key of D minor — en (tono de) re menor

to be in/off key — estar*/no estar* en el tono; (before n)

key signature — armadura f


II
adjective <man/question> clave adj inv

the key jobs — los puestos clave

Phrasal Verbs:
[kiː]
1. N
1) (to door, safe, car etc) llave f ; (=can-opener) abridor m , abrelatas m inv
2) [of typewriter, piano] tecla f ; [of wind instrument] llave f , pistón m
3) (to code) clave f

the key to success — (fig) la clave del éxito

4) (to map, diagram) explicación f de los signos convencionales
5) (Mus) clave f

what key is it in? — ¿en qué clave está?

in the key of C — en clave de do

to change key — cambiar de tonalidad

to sing/play off key — cantar/tocar desafinado

major/minor key — tono m mayor/menor

2.
ADJ (=crucial) [issue, job, role, witness] clave adj inv

he is a key figure in the negotiations — es una figura clave en las negociaciones

all the key positions in the company are held by men — todos los puestos clave de la compañía están ocupados por hombres

3.
VT (Comput, Typ) (also: key in, key up) teclear
4.
CPD

key card N — (for hotel room) tarjeta f de acceso

key drive N — (Comput) llave f de memoria

key money N — entrada f

key pal N — amigo(-a) m / f por correo electrónico

key player N — (=important person) actor(a) m / f clave

• to be a key player in sth — ser un actor clave en algo

key ring N — llavero m

key stage N — (Brit) (Scol) en Inglaterra, el País de Gales e Irlanda del Norte, una de las cuatro categorías de edad (5-7, 7-11, 11-14, 14-16) que corresponden a los niveles establecidos para el National Curriculum

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I [kiː]
noun (pl keys)
1) (for lock) llave f; (on can) llave f, abridor m

turn the key twice — dale dos vueltas a la llave; (before n)

key ring — llavero m

2)
a) (to puzzle, code etc) clave f
b) (to map) explicación f de los signos convencionales
c) (answers) soluciones fpl, respuestas fpl
3) (crucial element) clave f

patience is the key — la paciencia es el factor clave or la clave

4) (of typewriter, piano) tecla f; (of wind instrument) llave f
5) (Mus) tono m, tonalidad f

in the key of D minor — en (tono de) re menor

to be in/off key — estar*/no estar* en el tono; (before n)

key signature — armadura f


II
adjective <man/question> clave adj inv

the key jobs — los puestos clave

Phrasal Verbs:

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