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key1

Pronunciation: /kiː/

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Spanish translation of key

n (pl keys)

  • 2 a (to puzzle, code etc) clave (f) b (to map) explicación (f) de los signos convencionales c (answers) soluciones (fpl)
  • 3 (crucial element) clave (f) patience is the key = la paciencia es el factor clave or la clave
  • 4 (of typewriter, piano) tecla (f); (of wind instrument) llave (f)
  • 5 [Mus] tono (m) to be off key = no estar* en el tono

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