noun🔗ShareLlave inglesa, llaveA hand tool for adjusting nuts and bolts; a wrench."I used a spanner to tighten the bolts on my bicycle. "Usé una llave inglesa para apretar los pernos de mi bicicleta.itemmachinetechnicalworkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLlave inglesaOne who, or that which, spans."The mountain range was a natural spanner across the valley, making direct travel impossible. "La cordillera era una llave inglesa natural a través del valle, lo que hacía imposible el viaje directo.technicalutensilmachineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLlave inglesaA hand tool shaped like a small crank handle, for winding the spring of a wheel lock on a musket."The museum displayed a musket alongside its spanner, used to wind the lock. "El museo exhibió un mosquete junto con su llave inglesa, utilizada para dar cuerda a la cerradura.utensilweaponhistorymilitaryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLlave inglesaA device in early steam engines for moving the valves for the alternate admission and shutting off of the steam."The engineer adjusted the spanner on the old steam engine, carefully timing the admission of steam to each cylinder. "El ingeniero ajustó la llave inglesa en la antigua máquina de vapor, cronometrando cuidadosamente la admisión de vapor en cada cilindro.technologydevicemachinetechnicalhistoryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareProblema, obstáculoA problem, dilemma or obstacle; something unexpected or troublesome (in the phrase spanner in the works)"The unexpected power outage threw a spanner in the works for our online exam. "El corte de energía inesperado supuso un problema para nuestro examen en línea.situationbusinessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareTonto, idiota(mildly) A stupid or unintelligent person; one prone to making mistakes, especially in language.""Mark is such a spanner; he keeps forgetting to save his work, and then he has to do it all again." "Mark es un tonto; siempre se olvida de guardar su trabajo, y luego tiene que hacerlo todo de nuevo.personlanguagecharacterChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
