English-Italian translations for knife

coltelloNessuno dei rifugiati era in possesso di un'arma di alcun tipo, nemmeno di un coltello. None of the refugees had a weapon of any kind, not even a knife. La cosiddetta legge antisecessione è come un coltello puntato alla gola di Taiwan. The so-called anti-secession law is like a knife held to Taiwan’s throat. In Yemen c'è perfino un detto: "se hai l'età per usare un coltello, hai l'età per combattere per la tua tribù”. There is even a saying in Yemen that 'if you are old enough to use a knife, you are old enough to fight for your tribe'.
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A utensil or a tool designed for cutting, consisting of a flat piece of hard material, usually steel or other metal , usually sharpened on one edge, attached to a handle. The blade may be pointed for piercing
A weapon designed with the aforementioned specifications intended for slashing and/or stabbing and too short to be called a sword. A dagger
To cut with a knife
To cut through as if with a knife
To positively ignore, especially in order to denigrate. compare cut

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