| NOMBRE | artifact | vara, asta, garrocha, palo, polaco | a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic |
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| artifact | vara, palo, stick | an implement consisting of a length of wood | |
| communication | vara, báculo | a rod carried as a symbol | |
| artifact | vara | a flexible implement used as an instrument of punishment | |
| artifact | vara | a stiff switch used to hit students as punishment | |
| communication | vara, cetro, varita, verga | a ceremonial or emblematic staff | |
| plant | vara | strong flexible twig | |
| quantity | vara, codo | an ancient unit of length based on the length of the forearm | |
| quantity | vara | a Spanish unit of length (about a yard) having different values in different localities |
| Sentido | A long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic. | |
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| Sinónimos | asta, garrocha, palo, polaco | |
| Específico | caber, tronco | A heavy wooden pole (such as the trunk of a young fir) that is tossed as a test of strength (in the Highlands of northern Scotland) |
| palo | Any sturdy upright pole | |
| pilote | One of two stout poles with foot rests in the middle | |
| verga | A stout rounded pole of wood or metal used to support rigging | |
| General | barra | A long thin implement made of metal or wood |
| Inglés | pole | |
| Catalán | pal, vara | |
| Verbos | empujar con pértiga, navegar con pértiga | propel with a pole |
| Sentido | An implement consisting of a length of wood. | |
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| Sinónimos | palo, stick | |
| Específico | arco | A slightly curved piece of resilient wood with taut horsehair strands |
| baqueta, palillo | A stick used for playing a drum | |
| bastón | A strong rod or stick with a specialized utilitarian purpose | |
| bastón | A stick carried in the hand for support in walking | |
| club, porra, tranca | stout stick that is larger at one end | |
| huso | A stick or pin used to twist the yarn in spinning / spinning | |
| stob | A short straight stick of wood | |
| varilla de zahorí, waterfinder | forked stick that is said to dip / dip down to indicate underground water or oil | |
| General | herramienta, implemento, instrumento | instrumentation (a piece of equipment or tool) used to effect an end |
| Inglés | stick | |
| Catalán | pal | |
| Sentido | A rod carried as a symbol. | |
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| Sinónimo | báculo | |
| Específico | báculo, báculo pastoral, cayado, crozier | A staff surmounted by a crook or cross carried by bishops as a symbol of pastoral office |
| cetro, vara, varita, verga | A ceremonial or emblematic staff | |
| maza | A ceremonial staff carried as a symbol of office or authority | |
| General | simbolo, símbolo | An arbitrary sign (written or printed) that has acquired a conventional significance |
| Inglés | staff | |
| Catalán | vara, vareta | |
| Sentido | A flexible implement used as an instrument of punishment. | |
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| Específico | férula | A switch (a stick or cane or flat paddle) used to punish children |
| ratan | A switch made from the stems of the rattan palms | |
| vara | A stiff switch used to hit students as punishment | |
| General | instrumento de castigo | An instrument designed and used to punish a condemned person |
| Inglés | switch | |
| Catalán | vara | |
| Verbos | fustigar | flog with or as if with a flexible rod |
| Sentido | A stiff switch used to hit students as punishment. | |
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| General | vara | A flexible implement used as an instrument of punishment |
| Inglés | cane | |
| Verbos | fustigar | Beat with a cane |
| Sentido | A ceremonial or emblematic staff. | |
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| Sinónimos | cetro, varita, verga | |
| General | báculo, vara | A rod carried as a symbol |
| Inglés | scepter, sceptre, verge, wand | |
| Catalán | ceptre | |
| Sentido | Strong flexible twig. | |
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| Específico | bardaguera, mimbre, vimbre | Flexible twig of a willow tree |
| General | rama, ramita, ramo, vástago, verdugo, verdugón | A small branch or division of a branch (especially a terminal division) |
| Inglés | withe, withy | |
| Sentido | An ancient unit of length based on the length of the forearm. | |
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| Sinónimo | codo | |
| General | medida de longitud, unidad de longitud, unidad lineal | A unit of measurement of length |
| Inglés | cubit | |
| Sentido | A Spanish unit of length (about a yard) having different values in different localities. | |
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| General | medida de longitud, unidad de longitud, unidad lineal | A unit of measurement of length |
| Inglés | vara | |
| Catalán | vara | |
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