Translations for „cudgel“ in the English » Polish Dictionary

I . cudgel [ˈkʌʤəl] N

cudgel

pałka f

Phrases:

to take up [the] cudgels for sb Brit

występować [perf wystąpić] w czyjejś obronie

II . cudgel <-ll- [or AM -l-]> [ˈkʌʤəl] VB trans

cudgel

spałować

Phrases:

to cudgel one's brains

zachodzić w głowę

Usage examples with cudgel

to cudgel one's brains

zachodzić w głowę

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Have they taken up cudgels again a stronger adversary like a political group or the state for that purpose?

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So who has the muscle and political will to take up the cudgels on behalf of these legions of disenchanted shareholders?

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As their name suggests, they were mostly armed with cudgels, flails, scythes and sickles fastened to long poles.

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This drinking ritual happens as the sisters of the bride engage in tomfooleries and playfully strike guests using flower-filled cudgels.

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Then the bloggers and the tweeters take up the cudgels.

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But between the lines, the cudgels were busy.

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Some of them use shields in fighting, others use cudgels.

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I hope that others actually pick up their cudgels and say they are spot on here.

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We haven't used this cudgel yet.

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Fall carried a black cudgel especially for making people respecting these rules.

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