chave — 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).
switch noun A device used to turn an electrical circuit on or off.

chave is used for these senses in English:

curly bracket Either { or }, having various uses in math, music, computer programming and chemistry.
joint lock (combat sports) Any lock designed to hyperextend one of the joints of the body, leading to pain and/or injury.
key A small guide explaining symbols or terminology, especially the legend on a map or chart.
key In instruments with a keyboard such as an organ or piano, one of the levers, or especially the exposed front end of it, which are depressed to cause a particular sound or note to be produced.
key (music) A scale or group of pitches constituting the basis of a musical composition.
key (computing) A value that uniquely identifies an entry in a container.
spanner (Commonwealth, UK, Irish) A hand tool for adjusting nuts and bolts.
switch A device to turn electric current on and off or direct its flow.

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

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