| chave |
| 1. n-f. key (object that opens and closes a lock) | |
| Chave do portão - Key to the gate | |
| 2. n-f. key (object that is inserted into a device and rotated to activate it) | |
| Chave do carro - Car key | |
| 3. n-f. any of several tools designed to turn screws, bolts, nuts, etc., especially a spanner | |
| Chave de fenda/chave de fendas - Screwdriver | |
| 4. n-f. (typography) curly bracket gloss, name of the characters and | |
| Coloque o valor entre chaves. - Put the value between curly brackets. | |
| 5. n-f. (figurative) key (crucial step, element or requirement) | |
| Terminar dentro do prazo é a chave para o sucesso. - Finishing within schedule is the key to success. | |
| 6. n-f. (figurative) keys (free access to something) | |
| 7. n-f. (computing) key; password | |
| 8. n-f. (cryptography) key (a string used to encode or decode text) | |
| 9. n-f. (databases) key (value that identifies a row in a table) | |
| 10. n-f. (musical instruments) a key of a wind instrument | |
| 11. n-f. (musical instruments) tuning lever; tuning wrench; hammer (tool used to tune certain stringed instruments) | |
| 12. n-f. winder (key or knob used to wind a clockwork mechanism) | |
| 13. n-f. (electricity) the switch of a circuit breaker | |
| 14. n-f. (puzzles) the clue to an answer | |
| 15. n-f. (sports) group; pool (in a tournament, a set of players or team who play against one another) | |
| 16. n-f. (martial arts) joint lock | |
| 17. n-f. (rail transport) the mechanism that activates a switch | |
| 18. n-f. (architecture) the keystone of a vault | |
| 19. n-f. music, obsolete synonym of clave | |
| 20. adj. key; crucial; indispensable | |
