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rod [rɒd](a) (of metal) tige f; (of wood) baguette f; (for curtains, carpet) tringle f; (for fishing) canne f; (for punishment → stiff) baguette f; (→ flexible) verge f; School (pointer) baguette f;∎ to be beaten with a rod recevoir des coups de baguette;∎ to fish with rod and line pêcher à la ligne;∎ rod fishing pêche f à la ligne;∎ rods (mechanism) tringlerie f, timonerie f;∎ figurative to rule with a rod of iron gouverner d'une main ou poigne de fer;∎ figurative to make a rod for one's own back s'attirer des ennuis;∎ figurative a rod to beat oneself with des verges pour se faire battre;∎ that would be giving them a rod to beat us with ce serait leur donner des bâtons pour nous faire battre(b) (of uranium) barre f(c) (symbol of office) verge f(d) (for surveying) mire f(f) (linear or square measure) ≃ perche f
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