clavija
(Carpintería) peg; dowel; pin; (Música) peg; (Electricidad y Eléctronica) plug
apretar las clavijas a algn to put the screws on sb (familiar)
clavija de dos patas clavija hendida cotter pin; split pin
clavija
feminine noun
2. peg (Mús)
3. (informal figurative)
- apretar las clavijas a alguien -> to put the screws on somebody
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clavija [clah-vee’-hah]
noun
1. Pin, peg, or tack of wood or iron, thrust into a hole for rolling or winding something around. (f)
2. A peg for hanging something on. (f)
3. Peg of a stringed instrument. (f)
- Clavija maestra -> the fore axle-tree pintle
- Apretar a uno las clavijas -> (Met.) to push home an argument
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