chiave — meaning in English

English meaning

• key noun A shaped piece of metal used to open or lock a particular lock.
• spanner noun A hand tool used to grip and turn nuts and bolts (called a "wrench" in American English).
• wrench noun US: a hand tool used to grip and turn nuts, bolts, or pipes; called a spanner in British English.

Senses

chiave is used for these senses in English:

• clef (music) A symbol found on a musical staff that indicates the pitches represented by the lines and the spaces on the staff [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]
• key Indispensable, supremely important.
• key Important, salient.
• key A crucial step or requirement.
• key A small guide explaining symbols or terminology, especially the legend on a map or chart.
• key (historical) A manual electrical switching device primarily used for the transmission of Morse code.
• spanner (Commonwealth, UK, Irish) A hand tool for adjusting nuts and bolts.
• wrench (US, Canada, Philippines) A hand tool for making rotational adjustments, such as fitting nuts and bolts, or fitting pipes. [from 18th c.]

key — full definition

1. noun A shaped piece of metal used to open or lock a particular lock.
2. noun The single most important factor or step needed to achieve something.
3. noun One of the buttons pressed to type on a keyboard or play a musical instrument.
4. noun A short guide listing what the symbols, colours, or abbreviations on a map, chart, or test mean.
5. noun In music, the set of related notes a piece is built around, giving it its overall tonal centre.

spanner — full definition

1. noun A hand tool used to grip and turn nuts and bolts (called a "wrench" in American English).
2. noun An unexpected problem or obstacle, especially in the phrase "a spanner in the works."

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