Translation

1. a key masculine, strong

   Der Schlüssel passt nicht.

   The key doesn't fit.

   Diese beiden Schlüssel sind identisch.

   These two keys are identical.

   Es war zwar ein großer Holzvorrat in einem Schuppen vorhanden, dieser Schuppen aber war versperrt und den Schlüssel hatte der Lehrer, der eine Entnahme des Holzes nur für das Heizen während der Unterrichtsstunden gestattete.

   There was a large supply of wood available in a shed, but this shed was locked and the key was in the possession of the teacher, who allowed taking from the wood only for the heating during the class hours.

2. Short for certain compounds, such as Schraubenschlüssel (“screw-wrench”) or Notenschlüssel (“clef”). abbreviation, alt-of, masculine, strong

Declension