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Meaning of nuija | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Standard
/ˈnui̯jɑ/

Määritelmät

  1. a Finnish surname
    error-lua-exec
  2. club, cudgel (heavy stick intended for use as a weapon)
  3. mallet (type of hammer with a larger-than-usual head made of wood, rubber or similar non-iron material)
  4. maul (heavy, long-handled hammer)
  5. bludgeon (short, heavy club, which is thicker or loaded at one end)
  6. gavel (wooden mallet of the chairman of a meeting)
  7. synonym of malletti (“mallet; small hammer-like tool used for playing certain musical instruments”)
  8. fool, idiot, clod
    colloquial

Vastineet

English Bludgeon Clod Cudgel

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.

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