Meaning of hammer and sickle | Babel Free
Definitions
- A depiction of a sickle crossed with a hammer, used as a symbol of communism and the Soviet Union.
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Socialism or communism itself. metonymically
Equivalents
العربية
اَلْمِطْرَقَة وَالْمِنْجَل
Deutsch
Hammer und Sichel
Ελληνικά
σφυροδρέπανο
Español
hoz y martillo
Suomi
sirppi ja vasara
Bahasa Indonesia
palu arit
Italiano
falce e martello
한국어
낫과 망치
Nederlands
hamer en sikkel
Polski
sierp i młot
Português
foice e martelo
Русский
серп и молот
Tiếng Việt
búa và liềm
Examples
“He remembers the [train] journeys fondly—the vast expanses of the Soviet empire rolling by, the glasses of tea served in metal cup holders embossed with the hammer and sickle.”
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.