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1 cudgel
I ['kʌdʒl]nome bastone m., randello m.••II ['kʌdʒl]to take up the cudgels for sb. — difendere qcn. a spada tratta
••to cudgel one's brains — colloq. spremersi le meningi (for, to per)
* * *1. noun(a heavy stick or club.) bastone, randello2. verb(to beat with a cudgel.) bastonare* * *cudgel /ˈkʌdʒl/n.clava; mazza; randello● (fig.) to take up the cudgels for sb., difendere q. a spada tratta.(to) cudgel /ˈkʌdʒl/v. t.bastonare; randellare; picchiare con una clava● (fig.) to cudgel one's brains, lambiccarsi il cervello; spremersi le meningi.* * *I ['kʌdʒl]nome bastone m., randello m.••II ['kʌdʒl]to take up the cudgels for sb. — difendere qcn. a spada tratta
••to cudgel one's brains — colloq. spremersi le meningi (for, to per)
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2 cudgel cudg·el
['kʌdʒ(ə)l]1. n(weapon) manganello, randelloto take up the cudgels for sb/sth fig — mettersi a lottare per qn/qc
2. vtto cudgel one's brains — scervellarsi, spremersi le meningi
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3 ♦ brain
♦ brain /breɪn/n.1 (anat.) cervello: brain cell, cellula cerebrale: brain injury, lesione cerebrale; (med.) brain damage, cerebropatia; danno cerebrale; (med.) brain-damaged, cerebroleso; che ha subito un danno cerebrale2 (al pl.) (alim.) cervella3 [cu] (anche al pl.) capacità intellettuale; intelligenza; mente; cervello; testa: to have brains, avere cervello; essere intelligente; a fine brain (o plenty of brain) una testa notevole4 (anche al pl.) ( di persona) cervello; mente direttiva: the best brains in the country, i migliori cervelli del paese; He's the brains of the enterprise, è il cervello dell'impresa● brain-dead, (med.) che presenta morte cerebrale, che presenta un encefalogramma piatto; (fig. fam.) deficiente, decerebrato, che ha l'encefalogramma piatto □ (med.) brain death, morte cerebrale □ brain drain, fuga dei cervelli □ (fam., USA) brain fart, vuoto di memoria (o di amnesia) □ (med.) brain fever, febbre cerebrale; meningite □ (med.) brain haemorrhage, emorragia cerebrale; ictus □ brain-sick (agg.), malato di mente □ brain surgeon, neurochirurgo □ brains trust, ( USA: brain trust), équipe di esperti; squadra di consulenti; brain trust □ to beat (o to cudgel, to rack) one's brains, lambiccarsi il cervello; scervellarsi □ to blow out one's brains, farsi saltare le cervella □ to have st. on the brain, avere il chiodo fisso di qc.; essere ossessionato da qc. □ to make sb. 's brain reel, far girare il cervello a q. □ to pick sb. 's brains, ricorrere all'esperienza di q.; consultare q.; chiedere lumi a q. NOTA D'USO: - cerebral o brain?-.(to) brain /breɪn/v. t.dare una botta in testa a; spaccare la testa a.
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Cudgel — Cudg el (k?j ?l), n. [OE. kuggel; cf. G. keule club (with a round end), kugel ball, or perh. W. cogyl cudgel, or D. cudse, kuds, cudgel.] A staff used in cudgel play, shorter than the quarterstaff, and wielded with one hand; hence, any heavy… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cudgel — Cudg el, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cudgeled} or {Cudgelled} ( ?ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Cudgeling} or {cudgelling}.] To beat with a cudgel. [1913 Webster] An he here, I would cudgel him like a dog. Shak. [1913 Webster] {To cudgel one s brains}, to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cudgel — ► NOUN ▪ a short thick stick used as a weapon. ► VERB (cudgelled, cudgelling; US cudgeled, cudgeling) ▪ beat with a cudgel. ● cudgel one s brain Cf. ↑cudgel one s brain … English terms dictionary
cudgel — [kuj′əl] n. [ME (SW dial.) kuggel < OE cycgel, lit., club with rounded head, akin to Ger kugel, ball < IE base * geu , to curve, bend > COD2] a short, thick stick or club vt. cudgeled or cudgelled, cudgeling or cudgelling to beat with a… … English World dictionary
cudgel — I noun arm, baculum, bar, bastinado, bat, battering ram, billy, blackjack, bludgeon, cane, club, cosh, deadly device, deadly weapon, deterrent, ferule, fustis, instrument for use in combat, instrument of war, lethal instrument, lethal weapon,… … Law dictionary
cudgel — [n] baton for hitting bastinado, bat, billy*, billyclub, birch, blackjack, bludgeon, cane, club, cosh*, ferule, mace, nightstick, paddle, rod, sap, shill, shillelagh, spontoon, stick, switch, truncheon; concept 500 … New thesaurus
cudgel — {{11}}cudgel (n.) O.E. cycgel club with rounded head; perhaps from PIE root *geu to curve, bend. {{12}}cudgel (v.) to beat with a cudgel, 1590s, from CUDGEL (Cf. cudgel) (n.). Related: Cudgeled; cudgeling … Etymology dictionary
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cudgel — cudg|el1 [ kʌdʒəl ] noun count a short thick stick used for hitting people take up the cudgels to take action to support or defend a person, idea, political movement, etc. cudgel cudg|el 2 [ kʌdʒəl ] verb transitive to hit someone hard and… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
cudgel — cudgeler; esp. Brit., cudgeller, n. /kuj euhl/, n., v., cudgeled, cudgeling, or (esp. Brit.) cudgelled, cudgelling. n. 1. a short, thick stick used as a weapon; club. 2. take up the cudgels, to come to the defense or aid of someone or something.… … Universalium
cudgel — 1. noun a short heavy club with a rounded head used as a weapon The guard hefted his cudgel menacingly at the inmates, the threat to swing glinted in his eye. Syn: club 2. verb to strike someone with a cudgel The officer was violently cu … Wiktionary