key Significado & definición

Significado de key en español

• 0 a piece of metal that you use for locking a door or starting an engine -- llave

  • I’ve lost my car keys.

• 1 a list of answers to an exercise or game -- soluciones

  • The answer key is on page 134.

• 2 one of the parts you press on a computer keyboard to produce letters and numbers -- tecla

• 3 one of the parts you press on a musical instrument to make a sound -- tecla

• 4 a set of musical notes based on one particular note -- tono

  • the key of D major

• 5 the thing that you must do in order to achieve something -- la clave de algo

  • Hard work is the key to success.

• 6 very important in influencing or achieving something -- clave

  • a key factor in solving the problem

• 7 to put information into a computer using a keyboard -- teclear

  • Key in your name and password.

• 8 a metal object used to open a lock or to start a vehicle -- llave [ feminine, singular ]

  • to turn a key in the lock girar una llave en la cerradura

  • the front door key la llave de la puerta delantera

  • the keys to the car las llaves del coche

• 9 the most important thing you need to achieve sth -- clave [ feminine, singular ]

  • He believes that the key to building democracies is fighting poverty. Él cree que la clave para construir democracias es luchar contra la pobreza.

• 10 one of the parts you press on a computer keyboard -- tecla [ feminine, singular ]

  • the Ctrl key la tecla ctrl

• 11 one of the parts you press on a piano or similar instrument -- tecla [ feminine, singular ]

  • the black keys las teclas negras

• 12 the description of the symbols on a map -- leyenda [ feminine, singular ]

  • Look at the key to see what the symbols mean. Mira la leyenda para ver qué significan los símbolos.

• 13 in music, one of the sets of notes that form the basis of western music -- tono [ masculine, singular ]

  • a song in the key of G una cancion en tono de sol

• 14 to enter information into a computer -- teclear

  • I’m keying in all the changes. Estoy tecleando todos los cambios.