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Concise Oxford Paravia Italian Dictionary © 2009 Pearson Paravia Bruno Mondadori spa e Oxford University Press:
1. wrench /rentʃ/ n.
  1. (tool) chiave f. (fissa)
  1. (movement) (of handle, lid) torsione f. brusca, tirata f.
  1. fig. strazio m., sofferenza f., dolore m.
locuzioni idiomatiche to throw a ~ in the works AE mettere i bastoni tra le ruote.
2. wrench /rentʃ/
  1. tr. to ~ one’s ankle slogarsi la caviglia;
    to ~ sth. from sb. strappare qcs. a qcn.;
    to ~ sth. away from o off sth. strappare qcs. da qcs.;
    to ~ a door open aprire una porta con uno strattone
  1. intr. to ~ at sth. dare una tirata o uno strappo a qcs.
  1. rifl. to ~ oneself free liberarsi con uno strattone.


'wrench' trovato anche in queste voci:
wrench: WordReference English-Italiano Dictionary © 2012

wrenchstrappare violentemente v
wrenchstrappo nm
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Compound Forms/Forme composte
adjustable wrenchn US (spanner with adjustable jaws)chiave regolabile nf
We call an adjustable wrench a 'monkey wrench'.
lug wrenchaggetto
monkey wrenchn (spanner)chiave inglese nf
I need to undo these bolts so please pass me the monkey wrench.
Passami la chiave inglese per favore.
monkey wrenchn figurative, slang (sth that disrupts, causes failure)mettere i bastoni tra le ruote vtr
He was spiteful and enjoyed throwing a monkey wrench into their plans whenever he could.
Era così invidioso di lui che non perdeva occasione di mettergli i bastoni tra le ruote ogni volta che poteva.
 mandare all'aria, mandare a monte vtr
open-end wrenchchiave fissa
pipe wrenchchiave inglese
torque wrenchn (precision screw-fitting tool)chiave dinamometrica nf
My dad has a torque wrench in his tool chest.
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