Translation for 'wrench' from English to French

wrench

clé {f} à molette

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to wrench sth. free

libérer qc. d'un mouvement brusque

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adjustable wrench

clé {f} à moletteoutil.

Allen wrench

clé {f} Allenoutil.tech.

clé {f} hexagonaleoutil.tech.

monkey wrench

clé {f} à moletteoutil.

clef {f} à moletteoutil.

monkey wrench [Am.]

clef {f} anglaiseoutil.

pipe wrench

clé {f} à tubesoutil.

torque wrench

clé {f} dynamométriqueoutil.

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torque-limiting wrench [Am.]

clé {f} dynamométriqueoutil.

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to wrench a door open

ouvrir une porte d'un mouvement brusque

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to put a (monkey) wrench in the works [idiom] [Am.]

créer des difficultés

enrayer le mécanisme [loc.]

mettre du sable dans l'engrenage [loc.]

to throw a (monkey) wrench in the works [idiom] [Am.]

créer des difficultés

enrayer le mécanisme [loc.]

mettre du sable dans l'engrenage [loc.]

• The term "wrench" is generally used for tools that turn non-fastening devices (e.g. ...
• A dental torque wrench or restorative torque wrench is a torque wrench used to precisely apply a specific torque to a fastener screw for fixation of an abutment, dentures, or prosthetics on a dental implant.
• The battery torque wrench is sometimes confused with a standard impact wrench, due to their similar appearance.
• A hex key (also, hex wrench, Allen key and Allen wrench) is a simple driver for bolts or screws that have heads with "internal" hexagonal recesses (sockets).
• A spin disk is a socket wrench accessory used to quickly turn nuts after they have been loosened with the wrench.

• Often a podger has a hole in the wrench shaft that is used to tether the wrench to the person for safety and securing the tool whilst working at heights.
• The first patent for a torque wrench was filed by John H.
• "Wrenchini's Wrench": GT learns how hurtful and unfair it is to accuse people wrongly when he blames others for stealing a wrench.