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i bastoni

sticks, clubs, canes, obstacles

→ bastone
baston stick; cane + i Masculine plural
noun · plural masculine Rare #45,372
sticks, clubs, canes The exact meaning depends on context; it can refer to walking sticks or to sticks used as weapons.
IT: I bambini giocano con i bastoni nel parco.
EN: The children are playing with sticks in the park.
obstacles In the expression mettere i bastoni tra le ruote, it means to hinder someone or put obstacles in their way.
IT: Non voglio mettere i bastoni tra le ruote al progetto.
EN: I don’t want to put obstacles in the way of the project.
Declension of bastone
bastonebastoni

Che emozione, Alicia a vederti entrare da sola oggi con i bastoni.

How exciting, Alicia, to see you come in alone today with the sticks.

— Parla con lei (2002)

Avevamo solo coltelli e bastoni.

We only had knives and sticks.

— Carandiru (2003)

Nessuno ti metterà i bastoni tra le ruote.

No one will put a spoke in your wheel.

— Queen (2014)

Bastoni per gli schiavi!

Sticks for slaves!

— Agora (2009)