key

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la llave

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key
[kiː]
sustantivo (pl keys)
1llave (f) (of door); cuerda (f) (of clock, mechanical toy); tecla (f) (of piano, typewriter); clave (f) llave (f) (to problem, situation)
  • the key to happiness/success -> la clave de la felicidad/del éxito
2clave (f) (answers, guide) (of map); respuestas (f pl) (to exercises)
3tono (m) (Mus)
  • major/minor key -> tono mayor/menor
  • the key of C -> la clave de do
  • to be off key -> estar desafinado(a)
adjetivo
4clave (most important)

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key [ki-ring]
sustantivo
1Llave, instrumento de metal que sirve para abrir y cerrar puertas, etc. 2.
2Clave o llave de una cifra o de un enigma.
3(Art. y Of.) Chabeta; cuña; clavija (en la encuadernación): sotrozo.
4Llave, conmutador de una máquina telegráfica.
5Tecla, cualquiera de las piezas para los dedos en las máquinas de escribir o en las de componer y distribuir tipos (of piano, typewriter).
6(Mús.) Tecla.
7(Mús.) Clave, llave, conjunto o sistema de tonos relacionados entre sí.
  • To change cambiar de tonalidad -> 9. Cualidad, intensidad o diapasón del tono al hablar
  • She spoke in a high ella habló en tono alto -> 10. (Bot.) La cáscara que contiene la simiente de algunas plantas
  • To be under lock and estar bajo llave o cerrado con llave; estar bien guardado -> Skeleton-key, pass- ganzúa, llave maestra
  • In templado, de acuerdo, en harmonía. Key-action -> el teclado de un órgano o piano y el mecanismo relacionado con él
  • Natural ke -> (Mús.) (a) cualquier tecla blanca del teclado de un órgano o piano, (b) clave de C# tocada en las teclas blancas
  • The key to success -> la clave del éxito
Llave, destornillador, cierto instrumento que se usa para quitar o poner tornillos.
sustantivo
1Cayo, isleta particularmente de coral y cercana a la costa.

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key [kiː]
noun
1 (to door, safe, car etc) llave; (f) (can-opener) abridor; (m) abrelatas; (m)
2 [of typewriter, piano] tecla; (f) [of wind instrument] llave; (f) pistón; (m)
3 (to code) clave; (f)
the key to success la clave del éxito
4 (to map, diagram) explicación de los signos convencionales; (f)
5 (Mús) 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 mayor/menor; (m)
adjective
(crucial) [+issue, job, role, witness] clave; (a)
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
to play a key [role]
verb:transitive
(Comput) (Tip) (also key in) (also key up) teclear
modifier
key card (n) (for hotel room) tarjeta de acceso; (f)
Prosecutors allege that Mr. Cherif illegally entered the bank, using a key card he kept after being fired
key money (n) entrada; (f)
key ring (n) llavero; (m)

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Verb Conjugation for "key"

Imperative
  • key
  • you key
  • he/she keys
  • we key
  • you key
  • they key
Preterite
  • I keyed
  • you keyed
  • he/she keyed
  • we keyed
  • you keyed
  • they keyed
Present Continuous
  • I am keying
  • you are keying
  • he/she is keying
  • we are keying
  • you are keying
  • they are keying
Present Perfect
  • I have keyed
  • you have keyed
  • he/she has keyed
  • we have keyed
  • you have keyed
  • they have keyed
Past Continuous
  • I was keying
  • you were keying
  • he/she was keying
  • we were keying
  • you were keying
  • they were keying
Past Perfect
  • I had keyed
  • you had keyed
  • he/she had keyed
  • we had keyed
  • you had keyed
  • they had keyed
Future
  • I will key
  • you will key
  • he/she will key
  • we will key
  • you will key
  • they will key
Future Perfect
  • I will have keyed
  • you will have keyed
  • he/she will have keyed
  • we will have keyed
  • you will have keyed
  • they will have keyed
Future Continuous
  • I will be keying
  • you will be keying
  • he/she will be keying
  • we will be keying
  • you will be keying
  • they will be keying
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been keying
  • you have been keying
  • he/she has been keying
  • we have been keying
  • you have been keying
  • they have been keying
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been keying
  • you will have been keying
  • he/she will have been keying
  • we will have been keying
  • you will have been keying
  • they will have been keying
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been keying
  • you had been keying
  • he/she had been keying
  • we had been keying
  • you had been keying
  • they had been keying
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