spanner

n.

1. A wrench having a hook, hole, or pin at the end for meshing with a related device on another object.
2. Chiefly British. A wrench.

[German, winding tool, from spannen, to stretch, from Middle High German, from Old High German spannan.]

noun

A tool with jaws for gripping and twisting: wrench. See machine.

A horizontal cross brace or collar beam.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a hand tool that is used to hold or twist a nut or bolt
  Synonym: wrench

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - skruenøgle

idioms:

• spanner in the works    en kæp i hjulet

Nederlands (Dutch)
moer-/ schroefsleutel

Français (French)
n. - (GB) clé (de serrage)

idioms:

• spanner in the works    (mettre) du sable dans l'engrenage

Deutsch (German)
n. - Schraubenschlüssel

idioms:

• spanner in the works    Sand ins Getriebe (streuen)

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - γερμανικό/μηχανικό κλειδί

idioms:

• spanner in the works    αναποδιά, πρόσκομμα, δολιοφθορά, σαμποτάζ

Italiano (Italian)
chiave

idioms:

• spanner in the works    bastone tra le ruote

Português (Portuguese)
n. - chave de porcas (f), chave inglesa (f)

idioms:

• spanner in the works    sabotar um esquema

Русский (Russian)
гаечный ключ, связь (стр.)

idioms:

• spanner in the works    (вставлять) палки в колеса

Español (Spanish)
n. - llave, llave de tuercas

idioms:

• spanner in the works    sabotear, poner chinitas en el camino

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - skruvnyckel, djupinställningsnyckel

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
螺旋钳, 螺丝起子

idioms:

• spanner in the works    从中捣乱, 破坏计划

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 螺旋鉗, 螺絲起子

idioms:

• spanner in the works    從中搗亂, 破壞計劃

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 스패너, 재는 기구

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - スパナ

idioms:

• spanner in the works    邪魔する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) مفتاح ربط أو صاموله‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מפתח-ברגים‬

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