agarrar llave — meaning & examples

Meanings:

• 1.

  General Spanishneutral
  • To take or seize a key; to pick up or grasp a device used to lock or unlock something.

  Examples

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  • Por accidente, agarré llave de la puerta equivocada y tardé un rato en darme cuenta.

    By accident, I took the wrong door key and it took me a while to realize.

  • ¿Me puedes ayudar a agarrar llave? No alcanzo la que está colgada en la repisa alta.

    Can you help me grab the key? I can’t reach the one hanging on the high shelf.

  • Antes de salir de casa, siempre agarro llave para no tener que volver a entrar a buscarla.

    Before leaving home, I always take the key so I don’t have to go back inside to look for it.

  • Agarra llave y abre la caja fuerte mientras yo vigilo que nadie se acerque.

    Grab the key and open the safe while I watch that no one approaches.

• 2.

  SpainLatin Americainformaltechnical
  • To apply or take a lock or hold on an opponent in wrestling, judo, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, or other combat sports; to secure a joint lock or controlling hold.

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  • En la competencia de judo, el rival logró agarrar llave y forzar la rendición en pocos segundos.

    In the judo competition, the opponent managed to apply a lock and force submission in a few seconds.

  • Entrenamos cómo agarrar llave correctamente para controlar al adversario sin lastimarlo gravemente.

    We trained on how to apply locks correctly to control the opponent without seriously injuring them.

  • El luchador agarró llave al contrincante y lo inmovilizó hasta que el árbitro detuvo el combate.

    The wrestler locked his opponent and immobilized him until the referee stopped the match.

  • Aprender a agarrar llave es fundamental en artes marciales para defenderse y dominar al oponente.

    Learning to apply locks is fundamental in martial arts to defend oneself and dominate the opponent.