chave

Meaning

Noun

1. (feminine) key (object that opens and closes a lock)
2. (feminine) key (object that is inserted into a device and rotated to activate it)
3. (feminine) any of several tools designed to turn screws, bolts, nuts, etc., especially a spanner
4. (feminine) curly bracket (name of the characters { and })
5. (feminine, figuratively) key (crucial step, element or requirement)
6. (feminine, figuratively) keys (free access to something)
7. (feminine) key; password
8. (feminine) key (a string used to encode or decode text)
9. (feminine) key (value that identifies a row in a table)
10. (feminine) a key of a wind instrument
11. (feminine) tuning lever; tuning wrench; hammer (tool used to tune certain stringed instruments)
12. (feminine) winder (key or knob used to wind a clockwork mechanism)
13. (feminine) the switch of a circuit breaker
14. (feminine) the clue to an answer
15. (feminine) group; pool (in a tournament, a set of players or team who play against one another)
16. (feminine) joint lock
17. (feminine) the mechanism that activates a switch
18. (feminine) the keystone of a vault
19. (feminine, obsolete) synonym of clave
20. (feminine) clavis; key (groups of information used for identifying a taxon)

Adj

key; crucial; indispensable

Concepts

key

🔑

wrench

🔧

spanner

switch

keystone

key

🔑

curly bracket

electric switch

headstone

🪦

heddle

monkey wrench

operative

screwdriver

🪛

toggle

electrical switch

test number

hole pad

adjustable spanner

keyston

adjustable wrench

brace

clef

clue

code

Synonyms

tecla

🔑

chave inglesa

interruptor

chave de boca

Chave

índice

botão de accionamento

Translations

clé

🔑

chiave

🔑

Schlüssel

🔑

sleutel

🔑

clef

llave

🔑

clave

🔑

clau

🔑

κλειδί

anahtar

🔑

clavis

🔑

مفتاح

🔑

clau

enextar

🔑

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈʃa.vi/

Etymology

Inherited from Latin: clāvis

Cognate with Galician: chave

Cognate with Spanish: llave

Cognate with French: clé

Cognate with Italian: chiave

Cognate with Romanian: cheie

In summary

From Old Galician-Portuguese chave (“key”), from Latin clāvis (“key”), from Proto-Italic *klāwis (“bolt, lock, bar”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kleh₂w- (“nail, pin, hook - instruments, of old use for locking doors”) (possibly through an Ancient Greek intermediate). Doublet of clave, a learned borrowing.
Cognate with Galician chave, Spanish llave, Catalan and Occitan clau, French clé, Italian chiave and Romanian cheie.

Sentences

A questão chave não é colocar a tecnologia sem saber por quê .

The key issue is not to put the technology without knowing why.

Fala , você já deve ter percebido , na chave de uma parábola .

Speak, you may have already noticed, in the key of a parable.