cudgel in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for cudgel in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.cudgel [Am ˈkədʒəl, Brit ˈkʌdʒ(ə)l] N

cudgel

garrote m

cudgel

porra f

to take up the cudgels on behalf of sb/sth

romper una lanza por alguien/algo

II.cudgel <cudgeling cudgeled Am cudgelling cudgelled Brit> [Am ˈkədʒəl, Brit ˈkʌdʒ(ə)l] VB trans

cudgel

aporrear

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to rack or cudgel one's brains (over sth)

devanarse los sesos (con algo)

Translations for cudgel in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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tranca

cudgel

cudgel in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for cudgel in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.cudgel [ˈkʌdʒəl] -ll-, Am: -l- N

1. cudgel (short thick stick):

cudgel

garrote m

2. cudgel (weapon):

cudgel

porra f

Phrases:

to take up (the) cudgels for sb/sth Aus, Brit

romper una lanza por alguien/algo

II.cudgel [ˈkʌdʒəl] -ll-, Am: -l- VB trans

cudgel (with a cudgel)

dar garrotazos a

cudgel (with a weapon)

golpear

Translations for cudgel in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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tranca (palo)

cudgel

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

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

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

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

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Few other democratic governments will be likely to take up cudgels and follow the commission's lead.

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Later, commoners were given war hammers, cudgels, or quarterstaves with sharp iron tips.

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Cudgel raced at age three in 1917.

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Then the bloggers and the tweeters take up the cudgels.

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

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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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