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key

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkiː/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ki/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(kē)

Inflections of 'key' (n): npl: keys

Inflections of 'key' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

keys: v 3rd person singular

keying: v pres p

keyed: v past

keyed: v past p

WordReference
Definition
Synonyms
English Collocations

Huvudsakliga översättningar
Engelska	Svenska
key n	(device that opens a lock)	nyckel s
I can't find the key to unlock the door.
Jag kan inte hitta nyckeln för att låsa upp dörren.
key n	(software: code)	produktnyckel s
kod s
The software has a key that you have to type in to be able to use it.
Den här mjukvaran har en produktnyckel som du måste skriva in för att använda den.
key n	(button on a computer keyboard)	tangent s
After finishing a line, you need to hit the Enter key.
Efter att du har skrivit klart en rad, så måste du trycka på Enter-tangenten.
key n	(music: D major, etc.)	tonart s
The song was written in the key of D major. Transition is a movement from one key to another.
Sången skrevs i tonarten D-dur.
key n	(legend on a map)	kartförklaring, förklaring s
What does this symbol mean? I can't find it in the key.
Kartförklaringen (or: Förklaringen) säger att en centimeter motsvarar en kilometer.
key n	(on a piano, etc.)	tangent s
A piano has many white and black keys.
Ett piano har många svarta och vita tangenter.
key, key to [sth] n	(solution) (bildlig)	nyckel s
lösning s
The key to solving the puzzle is to eliminate the incorrect answers.
Nyckeln till att lösa pusslet är att eliminera de felaktiga svaren.
the key to [sth] n	(most important thing)	nyckel s
The key to getting into this college is to perform well at interview.
Nyckeln till att komma in på det här colleget är att göra bra ifrån sig på intervjun.
key n	(on a mechanism, for winding)	nyckel s
(för klocka)	urnyckel s
I've lost the key for the grandfather clock.
Jag har blivit av med urnyckeln till golvuret.

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Ytterligare översättningar
Engelska	Svenska
key adj	(most important)	nyckel-, huvud- adj
The key ingredient is garlic.
These are the key figures for the project.
key n	(in a dictionary)	förklaring s
(tex teckenförklaring)	-förklaring s
The dictionary's key explains all the abbreviations.
key n	(style, tone)	stil s
Her house is decorated in a very soft key.
key n	(keystone)	slutsten, mittsten s
Look at the key of the arch.
key n	(island reef) (lånord)	cay, key s
ö s
ögrupp s
Key West is one of the Florida Keys.
key n	(can opener)	nyckel s
You open the sardine tin with the key that's attached to the lid.
key [sth]⇒ vtr	(musical instrument: set pitch)	stämma vtr
The guitar needs to be keyed higher than that.
key [sth] vtr	(scratch with a key)	skrapa ngt med en nyckel -
Anmärkning: Det finns ingen exakt översättning.
Annoyed to find a car parked half on the pavement, Audrey keyed it.
key [sth] into [sth] vtr + prep	(data: type in)	skriva in vtr + prep
(vardaglig)	knappa in vtr + prep
She keyed the data into a spreadsheet.

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Partikelverb
Engelska	Svenska
key [sth] in vtr phrasal sep	(enter by typing) (vardagligt)	knappa in ngt vtr partikel oskj
skriva in ngt vtr partikel oskj
Key in your name and email address on the online application form.
key [sb] up, key up [sb] vtr phrasal sep	(excite)	hetsa upp ngn vtr partikel oskj
(vardagligt)	stissa upp ngn, trissa upp ngn vtr partikel oskj

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Sammansatta former:
Engelska	Svenska
answer key n	(answers to test questions)	facit s
(bildlig)	nyckel s
The student stole the answer key from the teacher's desk, and sold the answers.
high key n	(light tones)	blektons- s
Anmärkning: hyphen used when term is an adj before a noun
high key, high-key n as adj	(light toned)	blektonad, kontrastfattig adj
key card n	(access card)	nyckelkort s
(vardagligt)	key card, keycard s
key chain, keychain n	(fob for attaching keys)	nyckelring s
I got my dad a souvenir key chain from Paris.
key issue n	(crucial subject)	nyckelfråga s
hjärtefråga s
key ring, keyring n	(metal loop for holding keys)	nyckelring s
The keys on the guard's key ring jangled as he walked.
key ring, keyring n	(computing: file of encryption keys)	nyckelring s
(lånord)	key ring, keyring s
key-ring, ring key n	(ancient key worn as a ring)	nyckelring s
key worker, keyworker, essential worker n	([sb] providing vital goods or services)	nyckelarbetare s
keypunch, key punch, card punch n	(hole-punching device)	hålslagare s
keypunch, key punch vi	(enter data using a keypunch)	stansa vitr
keypunch [sth], key punch [sth]⇒ vtr	(data: enter using a keypunch)	stansa vtr
keyword n	(search term)	nyckelord s
sökord s
The index can be searched by subject or by keyword.
keyword n	(word: deciphers a code)	nyckelord s
The spy's mother was the only other person that knew the keyword to decipher the notebook.
key word n	(important term)	nyckelord s
The key word here is 'estimated'.
low-key, lowkey adj	(light, colour: subtle, subdued)	mjuk adj
len adj
Anmärkning: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun
The colour of this carpet is very low-key.
low-key, lowkey adj	figurative (not ostentatious) (förled)	lågprofils- adj
dold adj
The party was just a low-key affair with a few friends.
off key, off-key adj	(out of tune) (om musik)	falsk, oren adj
Elena was off key and her voice sounded very strained.
off key, off-key adv	(out of tune) (om musik)	falskt, orent adv
Angela was singing off key.
passkey, pass key n	(key that opens many locks)	huvudnyckel s
(allmänt)	nyckel s
Bob used his passkey to open several doors in the office building.
star, star key n	(on keypad: key with asterisk)	stjärna s
asterisk s
To speak to an operator, press star.