il bastone

the stick

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the stick Can also refer to a walking stick or rod. In the expression “la carota e il bastone,” it means “the carrot and the stick.”

IT: Ecco, dammi il bastone.

EN: Here, give me the stick.

The dog sniffed the stick.

Is this Tom's cane?

My grandmother's walking stick is made of pine wood.

Here, give me the stick.

— TÁR (2022)

Drop the stick!

— Goksung - La presenza del diavolo (2016)

I don't think you need the cane anymore.

— The Way He Looks (2014)

The stick.

— Il Signore degli Anelli - Le due torri (2002)

I told you to take the sorcerer's staff!

— Il Signore degli Anelli - Le due torri (2002)

Can you pass me the stick, Richie?

— I Tenenbaum (2001)

One year the carrot and the next the stick.

— Lagaan: C'era una volta in India (2001)

The spanner in the works, the spoilsport.

— Trappola di cristallo (1988)