llave-1
key ; latchkey.
A whistle from the owner activates the bleeper and light in this keyring, enabling lost keys to be found.
He heard her cheerful 'Good-night, cabbie,' as she ran up the steps and opened the door with a latchkey.
abrir con llave
unlock
This allows borrowers to browse but it is tedious for staff to keep unlocking the case every time a cassette is borrowed or returned.
ama de llaves
hotel housekeeper
Classroom techniques for teaching vocational English as a Second Language to hotel housekeepers are offered.
bajo llave
under lock and key
Rather than the luminous deity that appears elsewhere in medieval literature, he presents a character who resembles the jealous husband of the fabliaux who keeps a young wife under lock and key and who responds violently when he is cuckolded.
caja de llaves
key box
Leave your keys in the key box to the left of the janitor's office.
cerrado con llave
locked
Such items may be kept in locked cupboards, bookcases or display cases to which some type of alarm device is fitted.
cerrar con llave
lock
She put the dishes in the sink, locked the balcony door, found her purse, and sallied forth.
con llave
locking
Some libraries choose not to circulate their comics collection at all, instead placing the issues in locking plastic periodical covers to reduce disappearing copies = Algunas bibliotecas deciden limitar sus colecciones de comics a consulta en sala y colocan los tebeos en fundas de plástico con llave para reducir su desaparición.
echar la llave
lock up
Rapists should be locked up and kept out of society where they can no longer harm innocent victims.
encerrar a Alguien y tirar la llave
lock + Nombre + up and throw away the key
In my country we lock rapists up and throw away the key so they don't hurt anyone else.
encerrar bajo llave
lock up
Rapists should be locked up and kept out of society where they can no longer harm innocent victims.
guardar bajo llave
keep under + lock and key
Obviously rare books will be kept under lock and key at all times and not made accessible to unauthorized persons.
llave de arranque
ignition key
Chapter 12 covers the following: waxing a car; repairing tubeless tires, and repacking front wheel bearings, checking the timing belt, the ignition key, and the inlet manifold.
llave de contacto
ignition key
Chapter 12 covers the following: waxing a car; repairing tubeless tires, and repacking front wheel bearings, checking the timing belt, the ignition key, and the inlet manifold.
llave de la casa
house key
latchkey
The other day some crazy old bat stole both my house keys and car keys.
He heard her cheerful 'Good-night, cabbie,' as she ran up the steps and opened the door with a latchkey.
llave del coche
car key
The other day some crazy old bat stole both my house keys and car keys.
llave de tarjeta
card key
The main advantage of the card key system is that any individual card can be readily activated or deactivated.
llave fija
spanner
She has become so concerned about her personal security in the past few months that she now sleeps with a spanner under her pillow.
llave maestra
skeleton key
master key
Armed with a skeleton key that unlocks every door, she discovers a hidden attic room that holds a deadly and terrifying secret.
As a matter of fact, computers were stolen not because the master key was stolen, but because you could pop the lock with a butter knife.
niño de la llave [Niño cuyos padres están aún en el trabajo cuando regresa a casa de la escuela]
latchkey child
The article 'The public library and the latchkey children' concludes that the majority of public libraries are being used to some extent for the purpose of caring for children during after-school hours.
persona con llave [persona autorizada a tener una llave a algo que suele ser de uso común]
keyholder
Proper security during the library's closed times - locks on stock cupboards and a limit to the number of keyholders - is an obvious precaution.
problema con los niños de la llave [En una biblioteca, situaciones problemáticas que pueden presentarse cuando los niños cuyos padres están trabajando y vuelven a casa después de la hora de salida de la escuela usan la biblioteca para pasar el tiempo hasta que sus padres regresen]
latchkey problem
Each community has its own unique situation and solution and whether or not a library has a latchkey problem often depends on how the library defines its role in the community.
sin cerrar con llave
unlocked
Theft or attempted theft of belongings is excluded if your car has been left unlocked, left with the keys in it or with a window or roof open.
sistema de llave en mano
turnkey system
turnkey software system
Over the years there has been a move away from locally written at the university's computer centre to stand-alone turnkey systems in the library.
This article presents an annual survey of turnkey software systems commercially available for the automation of records management functions.
tarjeta llave
card key
The main advantage of the card key system is that any individual card can be readily activated or deactivated.
trompa de llaves
French horn
In his orchestras he had a bass trumpet, three trombones, a bass tuba, four French horns and four tubas.
un manojo de llaves
a set of + keys
Suddenly, he extracted from his pocket a set of keys and wheeled his chair toward the credenza.
