skeleton key

English

Noun

skeleton key (plural skeleton keys)

A very simple design of key that usually has a cylindrical shaft (sometimes called a "shank") and a single, minimal flat, rectangular tooth or "bit".
A key that has parts filed away so that it will open a range of locks

Translations

a key that opens a range of locks

Chinese:
Mandarin: please add this translation if you can
Dutch: loper (nl) m
Esperanto: please add this translation if you can
French: passe-partout (fr) m
Greek: πασπαρτού (el) (paspartoú)
Italian: passe-partout (it) m
Japanese: please add this translation if you can
Latin: adultera clavis f

Norwegian:
Bokmål: universalnøkkel m

Nynorsk: universalnykel m, universalnøkkel m
Portuguese: chave-mestra f
Russian: ключ от всех двере́й m (ključ ot vsex dveréj)
Spanish: llave maestra f
Tagalog: halipsusi, gansuwa
Thai: กุญแจผี (gun-jɛɛ-pǐi)
Vietnamese: please add this translation if you can

See also

passkey

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