mace

mazza

Arma pesante con manico e grossa testa, usata per colpire le persone.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: club

Espressioni comuni: heavy mace, iron mace

mazza cerimoniale

Bastone decorato portato nelle cerimonie come simbolo di autorità ufficiale.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Espressioni comuni: ceremonial mace, silver mace

macis

Spezia ricavata dal rivestimento che avvolge il seme della noce moscata.

In inglese semplice: 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?

Espressioni comuni: ground mace, a little mace

mazza da mazziere

Lungo bastone che il capo di una banda in marcia muove per guidare i musicisti e segnare il ritmo.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Espressioni comuni: drum major’s mace, twirl a mace

spruzzare spray al peperoncino

Spruzzare su qualcuno un prodotto che irrita gli occhi per fermare un’aggressione.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: pepper-spray

Espressioni comuni: mace someone, mace an attacker

colpire con una mazza

Colpire una persona o una cosa con una pesante mazza da combattimento.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: club

Espressioni comuni: mace someone, mace an enemy

spruzzare una sostanza irritante

Spruzzare su qualcuno una sostanza chimica nociva da una piccola bomboletta per fargli male o fermare un’aggressione.

In inglese semplice: 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.

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

Espressioni comuni: mace someone, mace with something