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vara
feminine noun
1. stick (rama, palo)
2. pole (pértiga)
3. rod (fabricada)
4. stem, stalk (tallo)
5. slide (de trombón)
6. staff (insignia)

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vara [vah’-rah]
noun
1. Rod (barra), slender twig. (f)
2. Pole, staff. (f)
3. Verge, a rod, a wand, an emblem of authority: a cross is fixed to its upper end, on which oaths are administered. (f)
  • Vara de alguacil -> the appointment, commission, or office of a constable
4. Verge: it is commonly taken for the very jurisdiction of which it is an emblem. (f)
5. Yard-stick, for measuring. (f)
6. Yard, a measure of three feet, 33 British inches, or 8. (f)
7. Herd of forty or fifty head of swine. (f)
8. Chastisement, rigor. (f)
9. Shaft of a carriage. (f)
  • Vara alta -> sway, high hand
  • Vara de pescar, fishingrod. Var -> or varilla de cortina, a curtain-rod
  • Dar la vara -> to annoy, to pester
36 decimeters; a yard of sloth, of this length.

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vara
1 (palo) stick; pole; (Mecánica) rod; bar; [de carro, carroza] shaft; (Botánica) branch stripped of its leaves; (stripped of its leaves) [de flor] central stem; main stalk
vara de las virtudes magic wand
vara de medir yardstick; measuring rod
vara de oro goldenrod
vara de pescar fishing rod
vara de San José goldenrod
vara mágica magic wand
2 (Política) (insignia) staff of office
doblar la vara de la justicia to pervert (the course of) justice; empuñar la vara to take over; take (up) office as mayor etc; (as mayor etc)
medir las cosas con la misma vara to judge things by the same standards
[Midiendo con la misma vara,] tampoco pienso que ellos tuviesen que estar atados a mí. No soy amigo de victimismos.
vara alta (autoridad) authority; power; (peso) influence; (dominio) dominance
tener mucha vara alta to have great influence; be influential
vara consistorial staff of office
Tras ofrecerle a Don Juan Carlos la [vara consistorial,] el séquito real y las autoridades se dirigieron por la escalera de honor al Saló de Cent.
3 especialmente (Latinoamérica) (Matemáticas) yard = .836 metres, = 2.8 feet; (= .836 metres, = 2.8 feet)
4 (Taur) (lanza) lance; pike; (herida) wound with the lance
poner varas al toro to wound the bull with the lance
5
dar la vara a to annoy; bother
6 (revés) blow; (disgusto) upset; setback

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