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Meanings of spanner in English

Portuguese
chave de boca
Catalan
collador
Spanish
llave
Wikidata

A hand tool for making rotational adjustments, such as fitting nuts and bolts, or fitting pipes.

chave de boca
Usage of spanner in English
1
At this moment the man in the sweater returned, carrying a spanner.
The Clicking of Cuthbert
2
The coronavirus pandemic undoubtedly threw a spanner in the works this year.
The South African
3
And the spanner went down as if Neptune were rebuking the seas.
The Best Short Stories of 1921, and the Yearbook of the American...
4
For a would-be reserve currency, that's a real spanner in the works.
Reuters
5
But the issue of finance has thrown a spanner in the works.
Reuters
6
Johnsson's individual showreel then threatened to throw a spanner in the works.
BBC
7
Better hold that spanner to it, if you're going to preach to-morrow.
Ranching for Sylvia
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As I describe it, it puts a spanner in the Complete Works.
Reuters
9
But then the builder Terry Delaney threw a spanner in the works.
Bryant & may on the loose: a peculiar crimes unit mystery
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People have been killed, stabbed, shot and even beaten with a spanner.
The South African
11
Toshiko called from the back: 'I've put a spanner in the ticketing system.
Pack animals
12
The Covid-19 pandemic, however, has put a spanner in the works.
The Irish Times
13
His restaurant is also known for its Queensland spanner crab sandwiches.
News.com.au
14
Ellice stood watching him while with a borrowed spanner he adjusted the handle-bars.
The Imaginary Marriage
15
Louis flushed pink and began sorting through the spanner box again.
A beautiful place to die
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He has a spanner and an oil-stained rag in his hands.
The Quiet Earth
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Translations for spanner
Spanish
llave
Spanner through the time
Spanner across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common