English–Spanish dictionary

Spanish translation of the English word under lock and key

English	Spanish (translated indirectly)	Esperanto
key (gamut; scale; range)	escala ; gama	gamo
key	tecla	klavo
key	clave ; llave	ŝlosilo
🔗 They locked the door with a great iron key, and released her.
key (important; serious; grave; significant; weighty; fateful; consequential)	grave ; importante	grava
🔗 Tomatillos are a key ingredient in fresh and cooked Mexican and Central‐American green sauces.
key (chief; main; major; principal; dominant; peak; prime; senior; staple; premier)	primordial ; principal	ĉefa
🔗 Years of mismanagement and systematic corruption are believed to be a key reason why the state utility has been unable to keep the lights on
key	manipulador	manipulilo
key	tono	tonalo
lock	cerradura	seruro
lock (close off)	cerrar con llave	ŝlosi
🔗 She closed the door, locked it, and put the key carefully in the pocket of her dress.
lock (sluice; sluice‐gate)	esclusa	kluzo
lock (curl; wisp)	bucle	buklo

English	Spanish
under lock and key	⇆ bajo llave
key	⇆ acuñar; ⇆ cayo; ⇆ chaveta; ⇆ clave; ⇆ clavija; ⇆ cuña; ⇆ enchavetar; ⇆ llave; ⇆ manipulador; ⇆ persona principal; ⇆ sámara; ⇆ tecla; ⇆ tono
lock	⇆ acuñar; ⇆ cerradura; ⇆ esclusa; ⇆ bucle; ⇆ llave; ⇆ echar la llave a; ⇆ cerrar con llave; ⇆ hacer pasar por la esclusa; ⇆ abrazar; ⇆ enlazar