Meaning of nuija | Babel Free
/ˈnui̯jɑ/Määritelmät
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a Finnish surname error-lua-exec
- club, cudgel (heavy stick intended for use as a weapon)
- mallet (type of hammer with a larger-than-usual head made of wood, rubber or similar non-iron material)
- maul (heavy, long-handled hammer)
- bludgeon (short, heavy club, which is thicker or loaded at one end)
- gavel (wooden mallet of the chairman of a meeting)
- synonym of malletti (“mallet; small hammer-like tool used for playing certain musical instruments”)
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fool, idiot, clod colloquial
Esimerkit
“luolamiehen nuija”
caveman's club
“puheenjohtajan nuija”
chairman's gavel
“Hän oli sellainen tuomari, joka heiluttaa nuijaa yhdellä kädellä ja ottaa lahjuksia toisella.”
He was the sort of judge who swings the gavel with one hand and takes bribes with the other.
CEFR-taso
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.