On a nice spring day, when Jan was digging in the sandbox in the backyard, he found a small box. In the box was a shining switchblade with a mysterious inscription.
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Switchblade
//ˈswɪt͡ʃˌbleɪd//
Synonyms for "switchblade" (4 found)
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26 translations across 16 languages.
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 彈簧刀 /弹簧刀 noun (type of folding knife)
Czech
2 entries- vystřelovací nůž noun (type of folding knife)
- vystřelovák noun (type of folding knife)
Danish
1 entries- springkniv noun (type of folding knife)
Dutch
3 entries- springmes noun (type of folding knife)
- stiletto noun (type of folding knife)
- vouwmes noun (type of folding knife)
Estonian
1 entries- pussnuga noun (type of folding knife)
Finnish
1 entries- stiletti noun (type of folding knife)
French
1 entries- couteau à cran d'arrêt noun (type of folding knife)
German
1 entries- Springmesser noun (type of folding knife)
Japanese
1 entries- 飛び出しナイフ noun (type of folding knife)
Norwegian Bokmål
2 entries- sprettkniv noun (type of folding knife)
- springkniv noun (type of folding knife)
Norwegian Nynorsk
1 entries- sprettkniv noun (type of folding knife)
Polish
4 entries- nóż sprężynowy noun (type of folding knife)
- sprężynowiec noun (type of folding knife)
- atakować nożem sprężynowym verb (attack or cut with a switchblade)
- zaatakować nożem sprężynowym verb (attack or cut with a switchblade)
Spanish
2 entries- cuchillo automático noun (type of folding knife)
- navaja automática noun (type of folding knife)
Swedish
2 entries- springkniv noun (type of folding knife)
- stilett noun (type of folding knife)
Thai
2 entries- มีดพกสปริง noun (type of folding knife)
- มีดสปริง noun (type of folding knife)
Turkish
1 entries- sustalı çakı noun (type of folding knife)
Sample sentences
17 total sentences available.
Tom pulled a switchblade from his pocket and clicked it open.
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Tom pulled out a switchblade and stabbed Mary.
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Sami has a switchblade.
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