Today's
WOTD is: "llave" = key
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In
Spanish, “llave”
is a feminine noun of Latin origin, which means key.
The
Spanish noun “llave”
may also be used to refer to the following:
- When referring to tools, a spanner;
- In plumbing, a tap/ a faucet;
- In electrical circuits, a switch;
- In certain sports, such as wrestling/ martial arts, a lock/ a hold;
- In music, a key/ a stop;
Some
commonly used expressions with the word “llave”
are:
- Ama de llaves (housekeeper);
- Aplicar una llave (to apply a hold);
- Bajo llave (securely locked/ under lock and key);
- Bajo siete llaves (securely locked/ under lock and key);
- Cerrar con llave (to lock- a door);
- Echar la llave (to lock- a door);
- Hacer una llave (to apply a hold);
- Llave Allen (Allen key/ wrench);
- Llave de contacto (ignition key/ switch);
- Llave del agua (stopcock/ water tap/faucet);
- Llave de paso (stopcock);
- Llave del gas (gas tap);
- Llave falsa (false key);
- Llave fija (spanner);
- Llave grifa (Stilsons wrench/ pipe wrench);
- Llave inglesa (adjustable spanner/ adjustable wrench/ monkey wrench);
- Llave maestra (master key);
- Recoger las llaves alguien (to be the last person to leave a place- colloquial);
Some
examples of the use of the word "llave"
are:
- Se busca ama de llaves para trabajar en hotel (housekeeper required to work in a hotel);
- Aprendí a aplicar una llave de lucha muy sencilla (I learned to apply a very simple wrestling hold);
- Esa lista está guardada bajo llave (that list is kept under lock and key);
- Esa lista está guardada bajo siete llaves (that list is kept under lock and key);
- Has cerrado con llave la puerta de entrada, ¿verdad? (you have locked the main door, haven't you?);
- Has echado la llave a la puerta de entrada, ¿verdad? (you have locked the main door, haven't you?);
- Aprendí a hacer una llave de lucha muy sencilla (I learned to apply a very simple wrestling hold);
- Necesito una llave Allen (I need an Allen key/ wrench);
- Tengo problemas con la llave de contacto (I am having problems with the ignition key);
- La llave del agua está en la cocina (the water stopcock is in the kitchen);
- La llave de paso del agua está en la cocina (the water stopcock is in the kitchen);
- La llave del gas está en el garage (the gas tap is in the garage);
- El ladrón consiguió entrar usando llaves falsas (the thief got in by means of false keys);
- Necesito una llave fija (I need a spanner);
- Necesito una llave grifa (I need a Stilsons wrench/ pipe wrench);
- Necesito una llave inglesa (I need an adjustable spanner/ monkey wrench);
- Una llave maestra permite abrir ciertas cerraduras especiales (a master key can open a number of special locks);
- En el trabajo hoy me ha tocado a mi recoger las llaves (today it has been my turn to be the last out of the office);
*NB
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