chave-inglesa
/ˌʃavĩˈɡlezɐ/
a
noun
B2
o (masc.) a (fem.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Forms
- plural
- as chaves-inglesas
Meaning
Made of
- chave key
- inglesa English
Similar words
Similar in other languages
German
Schraubenschlüssel is the German word for the same thing — both mean "spanner."
Practice
1 What does chave-inglesa mean?
spanner
2 Fill the gap: Apertou com a chave-___.
Full sentence: Apertou com a chave-inglesa. (He tightened it with the spanner.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches chave-inglesa?
chave-inglesa: neutral register, common frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.
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