The German word for key is
Schlüssel
Gender
The gender of Schlüssel is masculine. E.g. der Schlüssel.German Definition
key | |
Substantiv: | |
[1] der Schlüssel | |
[2] der Chiffrierschlüssel, Chiffre, Kennzahl, Passwort | |
[3] die Taste | |
[4] flache Insel (aus Korallen) | |
[5] Legende, Zeichenerklärung, Lösungsschlüssel | |
[6] Tonart | |
[7] ein Keil | |
[8] der Schlussstein in einem Rundbogen | |
[9] Samara, Flügelfrucht | |
[10] Passfeder | |
[11] die Klappe an einem Blasinstrument | |
[1] I lost my keys. | |
Ich habe meine Schlüssel verloren. | |
Verb: | |
[1] etwas keilen, aufkeilen, verkeilen, verdübeln | |
[2] etwas verzahnen oder abstimmen | |
[3] den Schlussstein setzen | |
[4] tippen, eingeben |
Translations for key and their definitions
Schlüssel | © | ||
n-m. a key | |||
Der Schlüssel passt nicht. - The key doesn't fit. | |||
Diese beiden Schlüssel sind identisch. - These two keys are identical. | |||
n-m. a bunch of keys; (grammatically singular, used instead of Schlüsselbund, especially with possessive determiner) | |||
Ich habe meinen Schlüssel irgendwo vergessen. - 3=I left my keys (= the bunch I usually carry) somewhere. | |||
Ich habe einen Einkaufschip am Schlüssel. - I have a trolley token on my bunch of keys. | |||
n-m. Short for certain compounds, such as Schraubenschlüssel or Notenschlüssel. |
Taste | |||
n-f. key, button (on a piano, keyboard, etc.) | |||
v. first-person singular present of tasten | |||
v. first-person singular subjunctive of tasten | |||
v. third-person singular subjunctive of tasten | |||
v. singular imperative of tasten |
Tonart | ||
n-f. key (scale of musical notes) |
Zone | ||
n-f. zone | ||
Proper noun. (historical, chiefly informal, often derogatory) the German Democratic Republic (GDR) |
Legende | ||
n-f. legend | ||
n-f. key, explanation |
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