baton

[US]/'bæt(ə)n/
[UK]/bə'tɑn/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n.relaystav
ledarstav
kommandostav
polisstav
Word Forms
Past Participlebatoned
Past Tensebatoned
Pluralbatons
Present Participlebatoning

Phrases & Collocations

pass the baton

passera stafuten

carry the baton

föra stafuten

relay baton

stafettstafett

track baton

banstafett

baton rouge

baton rouge

Example Sentences

They threatened to baton him to death.

De hotade med att slå honom till döds med en batong.

I was our school's baton twirler.

Jag var vår skolas batongdansare.

twirled a baton to lead the band.

Jag virvlade en batong för att leda bandet.

The conductor beat time with a baton.

Dirigenten markerade takten med en batong.

A baton twirler led the brass band.

En batongdansare ledade brassbandet.

They were driven back by a police baton charge.

De drevs tillbaka av en polisbatongattack.

Five people were injured in the baton charge.

Fem personer skadades i batongattacken.

Each runner passes the baton to the next.

Varje löpare lämnar över batongen till nästa.

He swept the sponge over the tile. The conductor swept her baton through the air.

Han svepte svampen över plattan. Dirigenten svepte sin batong genom luften.

Traffic Cone, Delineator, Barricade Warning Light, Rubber Road Hump, Led Traffic Baton Roadway, Traffic Safety and Management

Trafikkon, avgränsare, varningsljus för barrikad, gummihålk, LED-trafikpejl, trafikledning och säkerhet

We want to buy Traffic Cone, Delineator, Barricade Warning Light, Rubber Road Hump, Led Traffic Baton Roadway, Traffic Safety and Management

Vi vill köpa Trafikkon, avgränsare, varningsljus för barrikad, gummihålk, LED-trafikpejl, trafikledning och säkerhet

curtain tracks, drapery hardware,...curtain rails, curtain rods,...curtain fitting, curtain finials,...curtain rings, curtain batons,...

gardinskennor, gardinbeslag,...gardinskynkel, gardinstänger,...gardinmontering, gardinknoppar,...gardinringar, gardinbatonger,...

Real-world Examples

How did you pass the baton?

Hur fick du vidare stafetten?

Source: TED Talks (Audio Version) August 2015 Collection

Dr Lyubomirsky now picked up the baton.

Dr Lyubomirsky plockade nu upp stafetten.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

In 2008, they were disqualified for dropping a baton.

År 2008 diskvalificerades de för att ha tappat en stafett.

Source: Stanford Open Course: How to Communicate Effectively

Don't you want to be handed the baton?

Vill du inte bli tilldelad stafetten?

Source: newsroom

Act two begins today. It’s your turn to reach out and take the baton.

Akt två börjar idag. Det är din tur att sträcka dig och ta stafetten.

Source: Cook's Speech Collection

I remember passing the baton to the girl in front of me.

Jag minns att jag lämnade vidare stafetten till flickan framför mig.

Source: Global Slow English

The second person takes the baton and runs to the third person.

Den andra personen tar stafetten och springer till den tredje personen.

Source: Global Slow English

Yeah, you can say one and then you might pass the baton.

Ja, du kan säga ett och sedan kanske du kan lämna vidare stafetten.

Source: Listening to Music (Video Version)

Voldemort raised the Elder Wand, holding it as delicately and precisely as a conductor's baton.

Voldemort höjde trollstaven, och höll den lika varsamt och precist som en dirigentstafett.

Source: 7. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

At the time, Coolidge handed the baton over to his former secretary of commerce Herbertova.

Vid den tidpunkten lämnade Coolidge över stafetten till sin tidigare handelssekreterare Herbertova.

Source: Biography of Famous Historical Figures

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