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31Spanner — Idiot, mainly heard in London, but also in other parts of Britain. He s a right spanner, that bloke …
32spanner — span·ner || spænÉ™(r) n. spanner wrench, hand tool with a curved head used to hold or twist a nut or bolt (British) …
33spanner — noun chiefly Brit. a tool with a shaped opening or jaws for gripping and turning a nut or bolt. Phrases a spanner (or N. Amer. monkey wrench) in the works a person or thing that prevents the successful implementation of a plan. Origin C18: from… …
34spanner — raktas statusas T sritis automatika atitikmenys: angl. key; spanner; switch; wrench vok. Schalter, m; Schlüssel, m rus. ключ, m pranc. clé, f; clef, f; commutateur, m …
35spanner — n. 1 Brit. an instrument for turning or gripping a nut on a screw etc. (cf. WRENCH). 2 the cross brace of a bridge etc. Phrases and idioms: a spanner in the works Brit. colloq. a drawback or impediment. Etymology: G spannen draw tight: see… …
36Spanner (Schmetterlinge) — Spanner Rauten Rindenspanner (Peribatodes rhomboidaria) Systematik Klasse: Insek …
37Spanner (Schmetterling) — Spanner Rauten Rindenspanner (Peribatodes rhomboidaria) Systematik Klasse: Insekten (Insecta) …
38Spanner (Garmin program) — Spanner is a free program provided by Garmin for PCs running Windows 2000 or XP. It ‘translates’ live positional data from Garmin’s proprietary interface into NMEA 0183. Garmin’s proprietary interface data is only provided via USB whereas NMEA… …
39Spanner (journal) — Spanner was a British journal on non market socialism.HistoryIn October 1987 the Guildford branch of the Socialist Party of Great Britain circulated a discussion document around the Party which was to create controversy. It arose from discussions …
40spanner in the works — (UK) If someone puts or throws a spanner in the works, they ruin a plan. In American English, wrench is used instead of spanner …
