key

key
key [ki:]
1. noun
   a. clé f
• leave the key in the door laisse la clé sur la porte
• he holds the key to the mystery il détient la clé du mystère
• the key to ending this recession la solution pour mettre fin à la récession
   b. (to map, diagram) légende f
   c. [of piano, computer] touche f
   d. [of music] ton m
• in the key of C en do
• in the major key en mode majeur
• change of key changement m de ton
2. adjective
( = crucial) clé inv
3. transitive verb
also key in [+ text, data] saisir
4. compounds
► key card noun (at hotel etc) carte f magnétique
► key ring noun porte-clé(s) m
► key stage noun (British School) cycle m, niveau m
► key worker noun (especiallyBritish) (Medicine, social work) coordinateur m, -trice f de soins
* * *
[kiː] 1.
noun
1) (locking device) clé f

a front-door key — une clé de maison

a set ou bunch of keys — un jeu de clés

under lock and key — sous clé

2) (for clock) clé f (de pendule), remontoir m
3) Technology clé f

radiator key — clavette f à radiateur

4) (on computer, piano, phone) touche f; (on oboe, flute) clé f
5) fig (vital clue) clé f, secret m (to de)

to hold the key to the mystery — renfermer la clé du mystère

exercise is the key to health — l'exercice est le secret de la santé

6) (explanatory list) (on map) légende f; (to abbreviations, symbols) liste f; (for code) clé f
7) (answers) (to test, riddle) solutions fpl; School corrigé m
8) Music ton m, tonalité f

in a major key — en majeur

to sing in/off key — chanter juste/faux

9) Geography caye m
2.
noun modifier [industry, job, document, figure, role] clé inv (after n); [difference, point] capital
3.
transitive verb
1) (type) saisir
2) (adapt) adapter (to à)
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