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apfeltorte

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manganello snodato

Homework / test Italian to English Other Military / Defense manganello snodato

Il manganello snodato.... manganello = billy, ma "snodato" come si può tradurre? grazie mille!

Proposed translations (English)

Dr Lofthouse Mar 9, 2011: 'manganelo' = 'baton' or 'truncheon' or 'cosh'. A 'cosh' is a solid baton.
Dr Lofthouse Mar 9, 2011: is it a 'nunchuck' - like 'Kung Fu' 'rice flail', with a chain in the middle of two pieces? <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nunchaku> OR The 'handle' for a solid baton <http://www.arnold-ppe.com/Batons.asp>. You can 'swing' a solid baton via the handle at the top.

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corallia

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jointed truncheons

credo cosi , ma non sono per niente sicura

3 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Va bene! grazie mille!"