Phrase guide

car key

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A key used to unlock or start a car.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Near-synonym: ignition key
  • He forgot his car keys upstairs.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: ignition key

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

20 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Cantonese: 車匙 /车匙 (ce1 si4) — a key used to unlock or start a car — see also ignition key
  • Chinese Mandarin: 汽車鑰匙 /汽车钥匙 (qìchē yàoshi) — a key used to unlock or start a car — see also ignition key
  • Chinese Mandarin: 車鑰匙 /车钥匙 (chēyàoshi) — a key used to unlock or start a car — see also ignition key
  • Dutch: autosleutel — a key used to unlock or start a car — see also ignition key
  • Finnish: autonavain — a key used to unlock or start a car — see also ignition key
  • French: clé de voiture — a key used to unlock or start a car — see also ignition key
  • German: Autoschlüssel — a key used to unlock or start a car — see also ignition key
  • Hungarian: kocsikulcs — a key used to unlock or start a car — see also ignition key
  • Indonesian: kunci mobil — a key used to unlock or start a car — see also ignition key
  • Korean: 자동차 열쇠 (jadongcha yeolsoe) — a key used to unlock or start a car — see also ignition key
  • Korean: 자동차 키 (jadongcha ki) — a key used to unlock or start a car — see also ignition key
  • Korean: 차 열쇠 (cha yeolsoe) — a key used to unlock or start a car — see also ignition key
  • Korean: 차 키 (cha ki) — a key used to unlock or start a car — see also ignition key
  • Norwegian Bokmål: bilnøkkel — a key used to unlock or start a car — see also ignition key
  • Polish: klucz samochodowy — a key used to unlock or start a car — see also ignition key
  • Polish: kluczyk — a key used to unlock or start a car — see also ignition key
  • Russian: ключ от маши́ны (ključ ot mašíny) — a key used to unlock or start a car — see also ignition key
  • Northern Sami: biilačoavdda — a key used to unlock or start a car — see also ignition key
  • Spanish: llave de coche — a key used to unlock or start a car — see also ignition key
  • Welsh: allwedd car — a key used to unlock or start a car — see also ignition key