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Meanings of spanner in English

Portuguese
chave de boca
Catalan
collador
Spanish
llave
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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
        8
        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
        10
        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
        16
        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
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