mace

maza

Arma pesada con mango y cabeza gruesa, usada para golpear a personas.

En inglés sencillo: A heavy weapon with a handle and a thick head, used for hitting people.

• The knight carried a mace.
• He swung his mace at the enemy.
• The museum displays swords and maces.

Sinónimos: club

Expresiones frecuentes: heavy mace, iron mace

maza ceremonial

Bastón adornado que se lleva en ceremonias como símbolo de autoridad oficial.

En inglés sencillo: A decorated staff carried at formal events as a sign of official power.

• The official carried the mace.
• A silver mace lay before the speaker.
• They brought out the mace for the opening ceremony.

Expresiones frecuentes: ceremonial mace, silver mace

macis

Especia obtenida de la capa que rodea la semilla de la nuez moscada.

En inglés sencillo: A spice made from the covering around a nutmeg seed.

• Add a little mace.
• She flavoured the sauce with ground mace.
• Does this cake contain mace or cinnamon?

Expresiones frecuentes: ground mace, a little mace

bastón de tambor mayor

Bastón largo que mueve quien dirige una banda de desfile para guiar a los músicos y marcar el ritmo.

En inglés sencillo: A long staff that a marching band leader moves to guide the musicians and keep the beat.

• The band leader raised his mace.
• She twirled the mace during the parade.
• The drum major used a mace to mark the beat.

Expresiones frecuentes: drum major’s mace, twirl a mace

rociar con gas pimienta

Rociar a alguien con un producto que irrita los ojos para detener una agresión.

En inglés sencillo: To spray someone with a substance that hurts their eyes and helps stop an attack.

• The guard maced the attacker.
• Several protesters were maced outside the building.
• She threatened to mace him if he came closer.

Sinónimos: pepper-spray

Expresiones frecuentes: mace someone, mace an attacker

golpear con una maza

Golpear a una persona o cosa con una maza pesada de combate.

En inglés sencillo: To hit a person or thing with a heavy fighting club.

• The knight maced his opponent.
• The guard tried to mace the attacker.
• In the game, you can mace enemies wearing armour.

Sinónimos: club

Expresiones frecuentes: mace someone, mace an enemy

rociar con un aerosol irritante

Rociar a alguien con un producto químico dañino de un bote pequeño para hacerle daño o detener una agresión.

En inglés sencillo: To spray someone with a harmful chemical from a small can, to hurt them or stop an attack.

• She maced him with hairspray.
• The attacker was maced with an aerosol cleaner.
• He tried to mace the intruder using a household spray.

Cómo se usa: mace someone with something (She maced the intruder with a can of hairspray.)

Expresiones frecuentes: mace someone, mace with something