clau

Pronúncia: kláw
    masculí
  1. nail, tack, stud, spike.
  2. [de rosca] screw.
  3. sec com un clau as thin as a rake.
  4. reblar el clau to reinforce an argument.
  5. un clau en treu un altre new worries will help you forget the old.
  6. (ídem) figuradament a new love helps to forget the old one.
  7. clavar a algú un clau al cor to cause someone great (suffering \ affliction), upset someone.
  8. fer entrar el clau per la cabota try to (fit \ put) a square peg in a round hole, try to do the impossible.
  9. no deixar ni un clau a la paret [lladre] to clean the place out.
  10. no val ni un clau it’s not worth anything, it’s useless.
  11. zoologia [ullal] canine tooth.
  12. tusk.
  13. botànica clove.
  14. claus de Nostre Senyor botànica grape hyacinth.
    15. femení
  15. key.
  16. clau mestra (pass \ master) key.
  17. tancar amb clau to lock.
  18. presentar les claus de la ciutat a algú to honour someone with the keys of the city.
  19. clau anglesa spanner.
  20. música key.
  21. [d’un enigma] key, clue.
  22. [parèntesi] curved bracket.
  23. [lluita] lock.
  24. [d’una arma] hold.
  25. [d’un fusell] lock.
  26. [aixeta] tap.
  27. [rellotge] winder.
  28. [clau de pas] stopcock.