key

[ki:] 1. noun

1) (an instrument or tool by which something (eg a lock or a nut) is turned: Have you the key for this door?) nøgle

2) (in musical instruments, one of the small parts pressed to sound the notes: piano keys.) tangent

3) (in a typewriter, calculator etc, one of the parts which one presses to cause a letter etc to be printed, displayed etc.) tast

4) (the scale in which a piece of music is set: What key are you singing in?; the key of F.) toneart

5) (something that explains a mystery or gives an answer to a mystery, a code etc: the key to the whole problem.) nøgle

6) (in a map etc, a table explaining the symbols etc used in it.) nøgle; symbolforklaring

2. adjective

(most important: key industries; He is a key man in the firm.) nøgle-

- keyboard

- keyhole
- keyhole surgery
- keynote
- keyed up

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[ki:] 1. noun

1) (an instrument or tool by which something (eg a lock or a nut) is turned: Have you the key for this door?) nøgle

2) (in musical instruments, one of the small parts pressed to sound the notes: piano keys.) tangent

3) (in a typewriter, calculator etc, one of the parts which one presses to cause a letter etc to be printed, displayed etc.) tast

4) (the scale in which a piece of music is set: What key are you singing in?; the key of F.) toneart

5) (something that explains a mystery or gives an answer to a mystery, a code etc: the key to the whole problem.) nøgle

6) (in a map etc, a table explaining the symbols etc used in it.) nøgle; symbolforklaring

2. adjective

(most important: key industries; He is a key man in the firm.) nøgle-

- keyboard

- keyhole
- keyhole surgery
- keynote
- keyed up