hilt

hilt  (hlt)

n.

The handle of a weapon or tool.

Idiom:

to the hilt

To the limit; completely: played the role to the hilt.

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[Middle English, from Old English.]

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hilt [hɪlt]

n

1. (Military / Arms & Armour (excluding Firearms)) the handle or shaft of a sword, dagger, etc.

to the hilt to the full

vb

(Military / Arms & Armour (excluding Firearms)) (tr) to supply with a hilt

[Old English; related to Old Norse hjalt, Old Saxon helta oar handle, Old High German helza]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

hilt - the handle of a sword or dagger       basket hilt - a hilt with a basket-shaped guard for the hand dagger, sticker - a short knife with a pointed blade used for piercing or stabbing handgrip, handle, grip, hold - the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it; "he grabbed the hammer by the handle"; "it was an old briefcase but it still had a good grip" pommel, knob - an ornament in the shape of a ball on the hilt of a sword or dagger sword, steel, blade, brand - a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard

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hilt

noun handle, grip, haft, handgrip, helve the hilt of the small, sharp knife

to the hilt (Informal) fully, completely, totally, entirely, wholly James was overdrawn and mortgaged to the hilt.

Translations

hilt [hɪlt] N → puño m, empuñadura f
(up) to the hilt → hasta el cuello
he's in debt (right) up to the hilt → está agobiado or hasta el cuello de deudas
to back sb up to the hilt → apoyar a algn incondicionalmente
to prove sth up to the hilt → demostrar algo hasta la saciedad

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hilt [ˈhɪlt] n

[sword] → garde f

(fig) to back sb to the hilt → soutenir qn à fond
mortgaged to the hilt
He was mortgaged to the hilt → Il avait hypothéqué tous ses biens.

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hilt

n → Heft nt; (of dagger) → Griff m; (up) to the hilt (fig) → voll und ganz; (involved, in debt also) → bis über beide Ohren (inf); I’ll back you (up) to the hilt → ich stehe voll und ganz hinter Ihnen

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hilt [hɪlt] n (of sword) → elsa, impugnatura
to back sb to the hilt → dare il proprio appoggio incondizionato a qn
to mortgage sth up to the hilt → ipotecare completamente qc

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hilt [hɪlt] n (of sword) → elsa, impugnatura
to back sb to the hilt → dare il proprio appoggio incondizionato a qn
to mortgage sth up to the hilt → ipotecare completamente qc

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hilt

n hilt [hilt]

the handle, especially of a sword. handvatsel, hef مِقْبَض السَّيْف أو الخَنْجَر дръжка jílec; rukojeť skaft der Griff λαβή ξίφους puño, empuñadura käepide دسته شمشير kahva poignée (d'épée) נִיצַב הָחֶרֶב मुठ, दस्ता balcak, držak bodeža (kard)markolat tangkai handfang, meðalkafli (á sverði) impugnatura つか (칼, 단도의) 자루 rankena rokturis; spals hulu heft hjalt, håndtak rękojeść cabo mâner (al spadei) рукоятка; эфес rukoväť držaj držalje handtag ด้ามมีด kabza 劍柄 ефес, рукоятка تلوار وغیرہ کا دستہ cán 柄

(up) to the hilt

up to the top; completely (sometimes undesirable) The glass was filled to the hilt; in debt up to the hilt. tot aan die hef, tot heel bo; tot oor die ore إلى أقْصى حد، تماما، حتّى أذنيْهِ напълно úplně, zcela til randen; til op over begge ører bis zum Anschlag μέχρι τον λαιμό,εντελώς hasta el máximo; hasta el cuello (de deudas) pilgeni; silmini, kõrini تا بالاترين درجه täysin jusqu'au cou, à ras bord עַד הַסוֹף पूरी तरह से do balcaka; posve, do kraja teljes mértékben, totál sepenuhnya, sama sekali completamente 完全に 밑까지, 철저히 iki kraštų, iki kaklo, visiškai pilnībā; līdz augšai/kaklam penuh; keliling pinggang til randen, til oppover ørene полностью až po okraj, úplne do roba, do konca do vrha helt och hållet, upp till brädden, upp över öronen ตัด tamamiyle 到頂，完全的(有時指負面的事) повністю مکمل طور پر، اوپر تک hoàn toàn 到顶，完全的