cane

• Substantivo com vários sentidos: bengala ou cajado usado como apoio ao caminhar; colmo resistente, fino e muitas vezes flexível de plantas como o bambu ou a cana-de-açúcar; ou vara rígida usada historicamente para castigar.

A noun with multiple meanings: a walking stick used for support; a strong, slender, often flexible stem from plants like bamboo or sugar cane; or a stiff switch historically used for punishment.

1. Walking stickA2formal

   A long, thin stick used to support a person while walking, often made of wood or metal.

   Bengala

   • The elderly man leaned on his cane as he walked down the street.
   • After the surgery, she needed a cane to get around.
   • He bought a stylish wooden cane for his grandfather.

   Sinônimosalpenstockstaffstickwalking stick

2. Plant stemB1formal

   A strong, slender, and often flexible stem of certain plants like bamboo, sugar cane, or rattan.

   Cana

   • Sugar cane is harvested for its sweet juice.
   • The chair was woven from rattan cane.
   • Bamboo cane is used in construction and furniture.

   Sinônimosreedshootstalkstem

3. Punishment implementB2formalbritish

   A stiff stick or rod used in the past to hit students as a form of discipline in schools.

   Vara

   • In the old days, teachers would use a cane to punish misbehaving students.
   • The threat of the cane kept the children in line.
   • Corporal punishment with a cane is now banned in most schools.

   Sinônimosbirchferulerodswitch

• Verbo que significa bater com uma bengala como forma de punição ou usar uma bengala para apoiar-se ou locomover-se.

A verb meaning to beat with a cane as a punishment, or to use a cane for support or propulsion.

1. Beat with a caneB2formal

   To strike someone with a cane as a form of punishment.

   Castigar com bastão

   • In the past, teachers would cane students for misbehavior.
   • The prisoner was caned for breaking the rules.
   • He was caned as a punishment for stealing.

   Sinônimosbirchfloglashstrapswitchthrash