bastón

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walking stick

∗ noun

bastón

masculine noun

1walking stick (para andar)

2baton (de mando)

3ski stick (para esquiar)

bastón [bas-tone’]

noun

1Cane or stick with a head or knob to lean upon; gad. (m)

2Truncheon, a staff of command. (m)

3Military command. (Metaphorical) (m)

4Among silk-weavers, the roller of a silk-frame which contains the stuff. (m)

5Carrot of snuff, weighing about three pounds. (m)

6Fluted moulding. (Architecture) (m)

bastón

sustantivo:masculino

1 (para andar) (walking) stick

necesita llevar bastón para andar he needs a stick for walking

bastón alpino bastón de alpinista alpenstock

bastón de esquí ski stick

bastón de estoque swordstick

bastón de montaña alpenstock

2 [de policía] truncheon; billy (club); (EEUU) [de militar] baton

empuñar el bastón to take command

meter el bastón to intervene

bastón de mando baton; sign of authority

3 (Heráldica) vertical bar; pallet

Paid English to Spanish translation

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clumsy, uncoordinated; slow, dim-witted