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llave inglesa
A wrench (spanner) with an adjustable jaw.
Did you ever stop to think whether or not you knew how a monkey wrench should be used?
With a monkey wrench on the hexagonal part of the stuffing box unscrew the stuffing box from the body of the faucet.
obstaculo • problema
An unexpected or troublesome problem, obstacle or dilemma.
Meanwhile the killer, either knowing for sure or by instinct that the police have incorrectly profiled him, throws monkey wrenches into the task force investigation by changing his…
Professor Miller's careful research has thrown a monkey-wrench into the Einstein wheel, although it has far from discouraged the enthusiastic exponents of Einsteinism.
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