big stick in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for big stick in the English»French Dictionary

big [Brit bɪɡ, Am bɪɡ] ADJ

I.stick [Brit stɪk, Am stɪk] N

III.stick <pret, pp stuck> [Brit stɪk, Am stɪk] VB trans

IV.stick <pret, pp stuck> [Brit stɪk, Am stɪk] VB intr

big stick in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for big stick in the English»French Dictionary

big <-ger, -gest> [bɪg] ADJ

II.stick2 <stuck, stuck> [stɪk] VB trans

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You have to have a big stick, or a nightstick, to back up what you say.
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The struggling boy is spotted by a group of children who find a big stick with which to help him out of the water.
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She observed his behavior to be that of a boy poking a wasp's nest with a big stick.
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