martillo — meaning in English
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English meaning
- flatter verb To praise someone, often more than they deserve, in order to please them or win favour.
- gavel noun A small ceremonial mallet used by a judge, chairperson, or auctioneer to call for order or to confirm a decision.
- hammer noun A hand tool with a heavy head, used for driving nails, breaking things apart, or shaping metal.
Senses
martillo is used for these senses in English:
- flatter A flat-faced fulling hammer.
- gavel A wooden mallet, used by a courtroom judge, or by a committee chairman, struck against a sounding block to quieten those present, or by an auctioneer to accept the highest bid at auction.
- hammer (anatomy) The malleus, a small bone of the middle ear.
- malleus (anatomy) The small hammer-shaped bone of the middle ear.
flatter — full definition
- verb To praise someone, often more than they deserve, in order to please them or win favour.
- verb To make someone or something look better than usual.
gavel — full definition
- noun A small ceremonial mallet used by a judge, chairperson, or auctioneer to call for order or to confirm a decision.
- verb To use a gavel, or to formally open or close a session by striking one.