spanner)
21spanner — [[t]spæ̱nə(r)[/t]] spanners 1) N COUNT A spanner is a metal tool whose end fits round a nut so that you can turn it to loosen or tighten it. [mainly BRIT] Syn: wrench (in AM, usually use , monkey wrench) 2) PHRASE: V inflects If someone throws a… …
22spanner — noun (C) 1 BrE a metal tool that fits over a nut (nut1 (2)) and is used for turning it to make it tight or to undo it; wrench 2 (3) AmE see also: ring spanner 2 put/throw a spanner in the works BrE informal to unexpectedly do something that… …
23Spanner — der Spanner, (Oberstufe) ugs.: jmd., der andere Menschen heimlich in ihrer Intimsphäre beobachtet und dabei Lust empfindet Synonym: Voyeur Beispiel: Auf der Damentoilette wurde ich von einem Spanner überrascht, der über die Trennwand schaute.… …
24spanner — n. a box spanner (BE; AE has lug wrench) * * * [ spænə] a box spanner (BE; AE has lug wrench) …
25spanner — I. /ˈspænə / (say spanuh) noun 1. someone or something that spans. 2. a tool for catching upon or gripping and turning or twisting the head of a bolt, a nut, a pipe, or the like, commonly consisting of a bar of metal with fixed or adjustable jaws …
26spanner — Inchworm Inch worm , n. (Zo[ o]l.) The larva of any geometrid moth. It progresses forward by first bringing the rear end of the body forward, forming a loop, then moving the front part of the body; called also {measuring} worm, {measuringworm},… …
27spanner — /span euhr/, n. 1. a person or thing that spans. 2. Also called spanner wrench. a wrench having a curved head with a hook or pin at one end for engaging notches or holes in collars, certain kinds of nuts, etc. Cf. pin wrench. 3. Chiefly Brit. a… …
28Spanner — Berufsname zu mhd. spanner »Ballenbinder und Wagenlader« …
29spanner — span|ner [ˈspænə US ər] n BrE [Date: 1600 1700; : Germa] 1.) a metal tool that fits over a ↑nut, used for turning the nut to make it tight or to undo it American Equivalent: wrench 2.) put/throw a spanner in the works informal to unexpectedly do… …
30Spanner — Idiot, mainly heard in London, but also in other parts of Britain. He s a right spanner, that bloke …
