brandish

During storytelling, to support the narration, the storyteller brandishes wooden figures, animals, or human beings, with animal representations predominating.
Au cours des soirées de contes, pour soutenir le contenu de sa narration, le conteur brandit des êtres de bois, animaux ou personnes humaines, mais ce sont les représentations zoomorphes qui prédominent.
The defeat of 28 November, however, did nothing to dampen the ardour of the Commission for deregulation, and it still brandishes its draft notice like the sword of Damocles which it threatens to let drop in the absence of any directive.
L'échec du 28 novembre n'a toutefois pas calmé les ardeurs de la Commission en matière de déréglementation, qui brandit toujours son projet de communication comme une épée de Damoclès qu'elle menace d'abattre en l'absence éventuelle de directive.
Then they will know that I am the LORD, when I put my sword into the hand of the king of Babylon and he brandishes it against Egypt.
Et ils sauront que je suis l'Éternel, Quand je mettrai mon épée dans la main du roi de Babylone, Et qu'il la tournera contre le pays d'Égypte.
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