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1 wield
transitive verbwield a stick/sword — einen Stock/ein Schwert schwingen
* * *[wi:ld]1) (to use: He can certainly wield an axe.) handhaben2) (to have and use: to wield authority.) ausüben* * *[wi:ld]vt▪ to \wield sth tool, weapon etw schwingento \wield authority/influence/power over sb/sth Autorität/Einfluss/Macht über jdn/etw ausüben* * *[wiːld]vtpen, sword führen; axe schwingen; power, influence ausüben, habento wield power over sth — über etw (acc) Macht ausüben
* * *wield [wiːld] v/t2. besonders poet ein Werkzeug, eine Waffe handhaben, führen, schwingen:wield the brush den Pinsel schwingen;* * *transitive verbwield a stick/sword — einen Stock/ein Schwert schwingen
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2 wield
[wi:ld] vtto \wield sth tool, weapon etw schwingen; -
3 sceptre
noun(Brit.; lit. or fig.) Zepter, das* * *['septə(r)](the ornamental rod carried by a monarch on ceremonial occasions as a sign of power.) das Zepter* * *scep·tre, AM scep·ter[ˈseptəʳ, AM -ɚ]n Zepter nt* * *a) Herrscherstab m:wield the scepter das Zepter schwingen oder führen, herrschenb) fig Herrschergewalt f* * *noun(Brit.; lit. or fig.) Zepter, das* * *(UK) n.Zepter - n.
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