Llave in english
pronunciation: ki part of speech: adjective, noun
llave1 = key ; latchkey.
Example: A whistle from the owner activates the bleeper and light in this keyring, enabling lost keys to be found.Example: He heard her cheerful 'Good-night, cabbie,' as she ran up the steps and opened the door with a latchkey.more:
» abrir con llave = unlock .
Example: This allows borrowers to browse but it is tedious for staff to keep unlocking the case every time a cassette is borrowed or returned.» ama de llaves = hotel housekeeper .
Example: Classroom techniques for teaching vocational English as a Second Language to hotel housekeepers are offered.» armario con llave = storage locker [Usado generalmente para guardar objetos personales] .
Example: Prosecutors said a 32-gram bag of marijuana in the storage locker had his fingerprints on it.» bajo llave = under lock and key .
Example: Rather than the luminous deity that appears elsewhere in medieval literature, he presents a character who resembles the jealous husband of the fabliaux who keeps a young wife under lock and key and who responds violently when he is cuckolded.» caja de llaves = key box .
Example: Leave your keys in the key box to the left of the janitor's office.» cerrado con llave = locked .
Example: Such items may be kept in locked cupboards, bookcases or display cases to which some type of alarm device is fitted.» cerrar con llave = lock .
Example: She put the dishes in the sink, locked the balcony door, found her purse, and sallied forth.» con llave = locking .
Example: Some libraries choose not to circulate their comics collection at all, instead placing the issues in locking plastic periodical covers to reduce disappearing copies = Algunas bibliotecas deciden limitar sus colecciones de comics a consulta en sala y colocan los tebeos en fundas de plástico con llave para reducir su desaparición.» dejarse la llave dentro y quedarse en la calle = lock + Reflexivo + out .
Example: A young mum had to call firefighters after stepping out of the front door of her home briefly and then realising she had locked herself out with her baby still sleeping inside.» echar la llave = lock up .
Example: Rapists should be locked up and kept out of society where they can no longer harm innocent victims.» encerrar a Alguien y tirar la llave = lock + Nombre + up and throw away the key .
Example: In my country we lock rapists up and throw away the key so they don't hurt anyone else.» encerrar bajo llave = lock up .
Example: Rapists should be locked up and kept out of society where they can no longer harm innocent victims.» guardar bajo llave = keep + Nombre + under lock and key .
Example: Obviously rare books will be kept under lock and key at all times and not made accessible to unauthorized persons.» hacer una llave = cut + a key .
Example: We pride ourselves on being the place where you can get almost any key cut and keep tens of thousands of blanks in stock for almost every application.» llave de arranque = ignition key .
Example: Chapter 12 covers the following: waxing a car; repairing tubeless tires, and repacking front wheel bearings, checking the timing belt, the ignition key, and the inlet manifold.» llave de carraca = ratchet wrench [Expresión más común del inglés americano cuyo equivalente en inglés británico es ratchet spanner] ; ratchet spanner [Expresión más común del inglés británico cuyo equivalente en inglés americano es ratchet wrench] .
Example: I would avoid using a ratchet wrench as it is too easy to apply too much torque, and possibly break the rod or strip out the nut. Example: I even got the thin end of a spark plug embedded into the palm of my hand while using a ratchet spanner that slipped.» llave de contacto = ignition key .
Example: Chapter 12 covers the following: waxing a car; repairing tubeless tires, and repacking front wheel bearings, checking the timing belt, the ignition key, and the inlet manifold.» llave de judo = judo hold .
Example: A judo expert came to a school to teach the children some judo holds.» llave de la casa = house key ; latchkey .
Example: The other day some crazy old bat stole both my house keys and car keys. Example: He heard her cheerful 'Good-night, cabbie,' as she ran up the steps and opened the door with a latchkey.» llave del coche = car key .
Example: The other day some crazy old bat stole both my house keys and car keys.» llave de lucha libre = wrestling hold .
Example: Then he physically abused her by putting her in several 'wrestling holds': he wrenched her arm, bent her fingers, and squeezed her until she could hardly breathe.» llave de paso angular = angle ball valve .
Example: The typical angle ball valve is made of chromed metal with a plastic ball and can have one or two outlet ports, depending on how many fixtures it supplies.» llave de paso de bola = ball valve ; spherical valve .
Example: I much prefer using ball valves in applications where they are to be in either the fully on or fully off position. Example: Two major types of inlet/outlet valves are the spherical (rotary) valve and the butterfly valve.» llave de paso de escuadra = angle ball valve .
Example: The typical angle ball valve is made of chromed metal with a plastic ball and can have one or two outlet ports, depending on how many fixtures it supplies.» llave de paso esférica = ball valve ; spherical valve .
Example: I much prefer using ball valves in applications where they are to be in either the fully on or fully off position. Example: Two major types of inlet/outlet valves are the spherical (rotary) valve and the butterfly valve.» llave de tarjeta = card key ; key card .
Example: The main advantage of the card key system is that any individual card can be readily activated or deactivated. Example: When you use your key card at the hotel gift store or at the bar, it simply records that charge to your room or customer number.» llave fija = spanner .
Example: She has become so concerned about her personal security in the past few months that she now sleeps with a spanner under her pillow.» llave maestra = skeleton key ; master key .
Example: Armed with a skeleton key that unlocks every door, she discovers a hidden attic room that holds a deadly and terrifying secret. Example: As a matter of fact, computers were stolen not because the master key was stolen, but because you could pop the lock with a butter knife.» niño de la llave = latchkey child [Niño cuyos padres están aún en el trabajo cuando regresa a casa de la escuela] .
Example: The article 'The public library and the latchkey children' concludes that the majority of public libraries are being used to some extent for the purpose of caring for children during after-school hours.» persona con llave = keyholder .
Example: Proper security during the library's closed times -- locks on stock cupboards and a limit to the number of keyholders -- is an obvious precaution.» problema con los niños de la llave = latchkey problem [En una biblioteca, situaciones problemáticas que pueden presentarse cuando los niños cuyos padres están trabajando y vuelven a casa después de la hora de salida de la escuela usan la biblioteca para pasar el tiempo hasta que sus padres regresen] .
Example: Each community has its own unique situation and solution and whether or not a library has a latchkey problem often depends on how the library defines its role in the community.» sin cerrar con llave = unlocked .
Example: Theft or attempted theft of belongings is excluded if your car has been left unlocked, left with the keys in it or with a window or roof open.» sistema de llave en mano = turnkey system ; turnkey software system .
Example: Over the years there has been a move away from locally written at the university's computer centre to stand-alone turnkey systems in the library. Example: This article presents an annual survey of turnkey software systems commercially available for the automation of records management functions.» tarjeta llave = card key ; key card .
Example: The main advantage of the card key system is that any individual card can be readily activated or deactivated. Example: When you use your key card at the hotel gift store or at the bar, it simply records that charge to your room or customer number.» trompa de llaves = French horn .
Example: In his orchestras he had a bass trumpet, three trombones, a bass tuba, four French horns and four tubas.» un manojo de llaves = a set of + keys .
Example: Suddenly, he extracted from his pocket a set of keys and wheeled his chair toward the credenza.llave2 = spigot ; faucet ; tap.
Example: What I think the president ought to do is get on the phone with the OPEC cartel and say we expect you to open your spigots.Example: Unless the library has a whole book devoted to the repair of faucets they will have to look under one of the less specific heading.Example: The cinema would be enormously the poorer if deprived of its loaded pistols, banana skins, ticking timebombs and dripping taps.more:
» hacer una llave al cuello = put + Nombre + in a chokehold .
Example: He was accused of illegally selling cigarettes on a sidewalk when Pantaleo put him in a chokehold from behind and tackled him with the help of other officers.» juego de llaves de vaso = socket spanner set ; socket wrench set .
Example: If you cannot afford to buy a socket spanner set then inexpensive tubular box spanners are a useful alternative. Example: One very cool maneuver I've seen my husband use before when using a socket wrench set on his truck is to use a mirror to see hard-to-reach places.» llave al cuello = stranglehold ; chokehold .
Example: Its notability is seen to lie in the fact that it has significantly broken the stranglehold upon postgraduate studentships in the gift of the Science and Engineering Research Council. Example: He was detained by police in a chokehold and later died from a heart attack en route to the hospital.» llave allen = Allen wrench ; Allen key .
Example: Also I have a magnetic strip hanging above my lathe that holds the chuck keys, Allen wrenches, and bars for removing the chucks. Example: Tables are delivered flat pack and require simple assembly using an Allen key.» llave de boca fija = open-end wrench .
Example: The box wrench, and its brother the open-end wrench, are the most common and versatile wrenches.» llave de carraca = ratchet wrench [Expresión más común del inglés americano cuyo equivalente en inglés británico es ratchet spanner] ; ratchet spanner [Expresión más común del inglés británico cuyo equivalente en inglés americano es ratchet wrench] .
Example: I would avoid using a ratchet wrench as it is too easy to apply too much torque, and possibly break the rod or strip out the nut. Example: I even got the thin end of a spark plug embedded into the palm of my hand while using a ratchet spanner that slipped.» llave de estrella = box(-end) wrench [Expresión más común del inglés americano cuyo equivalente en inglés británico es box(-end) spanner] ; box(-end) spanner [Expresión más común del inglés británico cuyo equivalente en inglés americano es box(-end) wrench] .
Example: The box wrench, and its brother the open-end wrench, are the most common and versatile wrenches. Example: You'll need a 12cm box-end spanner to remove the nut.» llave de fontanero = pipe wrench .
Example: Tighten the fitting with a pipe wrench in a clockwise direction.» llave del agua caliente = hot water tap .
Example: The hot water tap works fine, but the cold water tap had a day or two of less water coming out and now it is just a dribble.» llave del agua fría = cold water tap .
Example: The hot water tap works fine, but the cold water tap had a day or two of less water coming out and now it is just a dribble.» llave de mecánico = spanner .
Example: She has become so concerned about her personal security in the past few months that she now sleeps with a spanner under her pillow.» llave de paso = spigot ; faucet ; tap ; stopcock ; stop valve ; shut-off valve .
Example: What I think the president ought to do is get on the phone with the OPEC cartel and say we expect you to open your spigots. Example: Unless the library has a whole book devoted to the repair of faucets they will have to look under one of the less specific heading. Example: The cinema would be enormously the poorer if deprived of its loaded pistols, banana skins, ticking timebombs and dripping taps. Example: Stopcocks seize up if left untouched for too long, so turn it off and on again every six months. Example: If you install a stop valve, it will save you the trouble of shutting off the water in the entire home for a single sink or toilet repair. Example: If you have a leak inside your house, look under the sinks or toilets for a shut-off valve.» llave de paso del agua = water valve .
Example: Knowing how to turn off your home's water valves can be vital during an emergency.» llave de sujeción = chuck key .
Example: Also I have a magnetic strip hanging above my lathe that holds the chuck keys, Allen wrenches, and bars for removing the chucks.» llave de tubo = tubular box spanner .
Example: If you cannot afford to buy a socket spanner set then inexpensive tubular box spanners are a useful alternative.» llave de vaso = socket wrench ; socket spanner .
Example: Conventional torque wrenches only work with expensive socket wrenches = Las llaves dinanométricas solo funcionan con llaves de tubo que son caras. Example: You should always use a socket spanner in preference to any other spanner.» llave dinamométrica = torque wrench .
Example: Conventional torque wrenches only work with expensive socket wrenches = Las llaves dinanométricas sólo funcionan con llaves de tubo que son caras.» llave grifa = pipe wrench .
Example: Tighten the fitting with a pipe wrench in a clockwise direction.» llave inglesa = wrench ; monkey wrench ; adjustable wrench .
Example: Chapters cover the following topics: cleaning drains, faucet repairs, fire extinguishers, the flush tank, the fuse box, sanding and sharpening, handsaws, hangers, nails and wood screws, and pliers and wrenches. Example: A gang of robbers who stole 60,000 pounds and attacked a security guard with a monkey wrench have been jailed for a total of 36 years. Example: Open the hood and disconnect the negative battery terminal by loosening the holding clamp nut with an adjustable wrench in a counterclockwise direction.llave3 = brace ; curly bracket ({}).
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