sword
/sɔːd/
US pronunciation
American sound/sɔːd/
sword
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US voice -> sword
Myanmar meaning
(n) ဓားရှည်
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sword /sↄ:d/ n
ဓားရှည်။ draw/ sheathe one's sword (ie take it out of/ put it into its sheath ၁(က)).
❏ put sb to the sword [IDM ] (dated or rhet ) သတ်သည်။
❏ sword dance n ဓားသိုင်းအက။ ဓားရေးအက။
❏ a sword of Damocles /'dæmǝkli:z/ [IDM ] (fml ) ကုပ်ပေါ်ဝဲ နေသည့်ဓား။ The possibility of losing her job hung over her like a sword of Damocles all year.
❏ turn swords into ploughshares [IDM ] (rhet ) အတိုက်အခိုက်ရပ်စဲ၍ ငြိမ်းချမ်းစွာ နေထိုင်သည်။
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