brandish

bran·dish  (brndsh)

tr.v. bran·dished, bran·dish·ing, bran·dish·es

1. To wave or flourish (a weapon, for example) menacingly.

2. To display ostentatiously. See Synonyms at flourish.

n.

A menacing or defiant wave or flourish.

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[Middle English brandissen, from Old French brandir, brandiss-, from brand, sword, of Germanic origin; see g^wher- in Indo-European roots.]

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brandish·er n.

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brandish [ˈbrændɪʃ]

vb (tr)

to wave or flourish (a weapon) in a triumphant, threatening, or ostentatious way

n

a threatening or defiant flourish

[from Old French brandir, from brand sword, of Germanic origin; compare Old High German brant weapon]

brandisher  n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	brandish - the act of waving flourish wafture, waving, wave - the act of signaling by a movement of the hand
Verb	1.	brandish - move or swing back and forth; "She waved her gun" wave, flourish wigwag - send a signal by waving a flag or a light according to a certain code move, displace - cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant"
	2.	brandish - exhibit aggressively; "brandish a sword" display, exhibit, expose - to show, make visible or apparent; "The Metropolitan Museum is exhibiting Goya's works this month"; "Why don't you show your nice legs and wear shorter skirts?"; "National leaders will have to display the highest skills of statesmanship"

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brandish

verb wave, raise, display, shake, swing, exhibit, flourish, wield, flaunt He appeared in the lounge brandishing a knife.

Translations

brandish [ˈbrændɪʃ] VT [+ weapon] → blandir

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brandish [ˈbrændɪʃ] vt → brandir
brand leader n → leader m du marché
brand loyalty n (MARKETING) → loyauté f à la marque
brand name n → marque f (de fabrique)
brand-new [ˌbrændˈnjuː] adj → tout(e) neuf*(neuve)f → flambant neuf*(neuve)

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brandish

vt → schwingen, fuchteln mit (inf)

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brandish [ˈbrændɪʃ] vt → brandire

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brandish [ˈbrændɪʃ] vt → brandire

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brandish

v brandish [ˈbrӕndiʃ]

to wave (especially a weapon) about He brandished the stick above his head. swaai, slinger يلوّح مهددا размахвам заплашително оръжие mávat svinge schwingen σείω, κραδαίνω (συν. για όπλο) blandir vehkima در هوا تکان دادن heiluttaa brandir לְנוֹפֵף घुमाना, फिराना, भांजना, लपलपाना mahati forgat (kardot) mengacu-acukan, mengacungkan bregða, sveifla brandire 振り回す (칼 등을) 휘두르다 mojuoti, švytuoti draudīgi vicināt mengayun-ayunkan zwaaien met svinge wymachiwać brandir a învârti ameninţător (угрожающе) размахивать mávať, oháňať sa (čím) vihteti mahati svänga, svinga แกว่ง sallamak, savurmak 揮舞 махати, розмахувати ہلانا vung vẩy 挥舞