Spanish-English translations for empuñar

• brandish
  He brandished his sword at the pirates.
  to brandish syllogisms
• wield
  That is why it is all the sadder that it is specifically in these areas that the EU’s Heads of State or Government are considering wielding the axe in order to make cuts. Por este motivo, resulta tan lamentable que los Jefes de Estado o de Gobierno de Europa se planteen empuñar la espada para introducir recortes precisamente en estos sectores.

Related words

• empuñadura
• desempuñar
• empuñar el cetro