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PRONUNCIATION OF HAMMER AND SICKLE

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HAMMER AND SICKLE

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Hammer and sickle is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES HAMMER AND SICKLE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

hammer and sickle

Hammer and sickle

The hammer and sickle are a traditional symbol of the working class representing urban industry and rural agriculture, e.g. in the Coat of arms of Austria. A symbol featuring a hammer and a sickle, overlapping each other in order to symbolize the unity, has become a part of communist symbolism. Its usage indicates an association with communism, a communist party, or a communist state. This emblem was conceived during the Russian Revolution. Many flags and emblems have since incorporated the symbol, with some including additional locally-relevant symbolism.

Definition of hammer and sickle in the English dictionary

The definition of hammer and sickle in the dictionary is the emblem on the flag of the former Soviet Union, representing the industrial workers and the peasants respectively. Other definition of hammer and sickle is a symbolic representation of the former Soviet Union or of Communism in general.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HAMMER AND SICKLE

hammer
hammer and tongs
hammer beam
hammer blow
hammer drill
hammer out
hammer price
hammer throw
hammer thrower
hammer-like
hammercloth
hammerer
Hammerfest
hammerhead
hammerheaded
hammering
hammerings
hammerkop
hammerless
hammerlock

WORDS THAT END LIKE HAMMER AND SICKLE

a bit of slap and tickle
buckle
dill pickle
fairnitickle
fairnytickle
fernitickle
ferntickle
fernytickle
fickle
ickle
mickle
pickle
prickle
rickle
sickle
slap and tickle
stickle
strickle
tickle
trickle

Synonyms and antonyms of hammer and sickle in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «hammer and sickle» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HAMMER AND SICKLE

Find out the translation of hammer and sickle to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of hammer and sickle from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «hammer and sickle» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

锤子和镰刀
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

hoz y el martillo
570 millions of speakers

English

hammer and sickle
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

हथौड़ा और हंसिया
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المطرقة والمنجل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

серп и молот
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

foice eo martelo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

হাতুড়ি এবং কাস্তে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

marteau et la faucille
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tukul dan sabit
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Hammer und Sichel
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ハンマーと鎌
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

망치와 낫
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Palu lan sickle
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

búa liềm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சுத்தி மற்றும் அரிவாள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

हातोडा आणि कोयता
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Orak ve çekiç
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

falce e martello
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Sierp i młot
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

серп і молот
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

secera și ciocanul
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σφυρί και το δρεπάνι
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

hamer en sekel
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

hammaren och skäran
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

hammer og sigd
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of hammer and sickle

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HAMMER AND SICKLE»

The term «hammer and sickle» is regularly used and occupies the 64.230 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HAMMER AND SICKLE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about hammer and sickle

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HAMMER AND SICKLE»

Discover the use of hammer and sickle in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to hammer and sickle and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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When Stars and Stripes Met Hammer and Sickle: The Chautauqua ...
When Stars and Stripes Met Hammer and Sickle tells the story of face-to-face citizen diplomacy that brought together Americans and Soviets during the closing years of the cold war.
Ross Mackenzie, 2006
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2013 Standard Catalog of World Coins - 1901-2000
... medium solid stars Date Mintage VG F VF XF Unc 1934 — 350 650 1,200 3,200 — DOLLAR Y# 513.2 DOLLAR 26.3000 g., Silver Obv: Globe with outlined hammer and sickle Rev: Denomination within circle, small solid stars Date Mintage ...
George S. Cuhaj, Thomas Michael, 2012
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Standard Catalog of World Paper Money General Issues - 1368-1960
Back: Farm tractorat right. Watermark: BNB with hammer and sickle. Printer: Goznak. a. Issued note. — — 1.50 s. Specimen. Red overprint: ОБРАЗЕЦ. — — 120. 80 1 Lev VG VF UNC 1951. Brown on pale olive-green and orange underprint.
George S. Cuhaj, 2012
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Passion and Perception: Essays on Russian Culture
The remaining hammer and sickle (both frequently used in old provincial heraldry ) was framed by a reassuring wreath adorned with classical elements, including the Roman fasces—a bundle of rods wrapped around an axe. The fasces was ...
Richard Stites, David Goldfrank, 2010
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New Scientist
The communist movement, for example, includes in its flag the symbol of the hammer and sickle, both labour-intensive hand tools whose significance is now hidden under the proverbial bed. The hammer is a blacksmith's hammer, the sickle is ...
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Encyclopaedia of Contemporary Russian
The emblem was introduced at the 5th Congress of Soviets (10July 1918) and was first represented in the state seal of the Council of People's Commissars (26 July 1918). The hammer and sickle became part of the flag of the USSR, together  ...
Smorodinskaya,, 2013
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Posthegemony: Political Theory and Latin America
A hammer and sickle flag has appeared from nowhere in the middle of the night; Sendero Luminoso's name is not quite erased from the wall behind. Film still from La boca del lobo (directed by FranciscoJ. Lombardi, 1988); courtesy of the ...
Jon Beasley-Murray, 2010
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News from a Radiant Future: Soviet Porcelain from the ...
A stylized rendering of the date of the Revolution ("X/25/1917") and a hammer and sickle are stretched across the plate. The saucer uses a sparser arrangement of the decorative elements on the cup, minus the portrait of Lenin, the globe, and ...
‎1992
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How the Soviet Man was Unmade: Cultural Fantasy and Male ...
In early interviews about Hammer and Sickle, Livnev claimed to be making a " remake" of Kiks— another film about doubles, substitution, and replacement. See interviews and articles in Sovetskii ekran, Iskusstvo kino, and Seans (1994-1995) .
Lilya Kaganovsky, 2008
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Between Hammer and Sickle
Arie L. Eliav. Soviet republics of Central Asia: the Uzbeks, an Irano- Mongolian people, comprise about half of the population; the rest are new European settlers (settlers have lived there since czarist times, but most were sent there by the ...
Arie L. Eliav, 1969

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HAMMER AND SICKLE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term hammer and sickle is used in the context of the following news items.
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The Pope and the Hammer and Sickle
Last week the Marxist quasi-dictator of Bolivia, Evo Morales, presented Pope Francis with a gift: a carved wooden hammer and sickle cross on ... «Town Hall, Jul 15»
2
Skateboarding: Van Doren Invitational pumps up Vancouver's …
The hip was painted black with a hammer and sickle in memory of Josh Evin, a pro skater and owner of the Black Russian Skate Shop in ... «Vancouver Courier, Jul 15»
3
Is Capitalism Diabolic?
... Pope Francis was presented by Bolivian President Evo Morales with a wooden crucifix carved in the form of a hammer and sickle, the symbol ... «Town Hall, Jul 15»
4
Poitras Sues US Security Agencies, Bruguera Appointed NYC Artist …
The crucifix melded with a hammer and sickle presented, perhaps, an unorthodox mingling of socialist and religious messages. But for the ... «BLOUIN ARTINFO, Jul 15»
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In the news
Pope Francis told reporters while en route to Rome that he wasn't offended by the crucifix attached to a hammer and sickle that was given to ... «NWAOnline, Jul 15»
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Review: 'The Red Detachment of Women,' by the National Ballet of …
... they inched menacingly toward the front of the stage as if they were coming to get us: Mess with us, and you'll get the hammer and sickle. «New York Times, Jul 15»
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An abhorrent mix of symbols
The image of the crucified Christ attached to a hammer and sickle — the symbol of tyranny, repression and atheistic communism — will appal ... «The Australian, Jul 15»
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The Peronist pope: Francis's balancing act in Latin America …
A tense moment of the tour: Bolivia's Evo Morales gifting Francis the controversial crucifix made on the hammer and sickle. «MercoPress, Jul 15»
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Little Malcolm and His Struggle Against the Eunuchs (Southwark …
They raise red printed banners on the walls – the hammer and sickle swapped for a rigid cock and balls – and raise their hands in a wolf's claw ... «WhatsOnStage.com, Jul 15»
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Spitting Image: The Complete Series 11
... to the first loaf of bread whilst an amused Gorbachev (complete with red Hammer and Sickle birthmark) looks on, and many sketches more! «Film News, Jul 15»

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