truncheon

Do you want to see my truncheon?
Vous voulez voir ma matraque ?
The security guard patrolled the hallways swinging his truncheon.
Le garde de sécurité patrouillait les couloirs en balançant sa matraque.
The police officer beat the thief on the leg with his truncheon.
Le policier a frappé le voleur à la jambe avec sa matraque.
A police officer was coming towards me, swinging his truncheon menacingly.
Un agent de police s'approchait de moi, brandissant sa matraque d'un air menaçant.
All British police officers carried a truncheon.
Tous les policiers britanniques portaient une matraque.
Even if it's made of rubber, if a policeman hits you with a truncheon, it hurts.
Même si elle est en caoutchouc, si un policier te frappe avec une matraque, ça fait mal.
During the demonstration, someone took out a truncheon and gave me a heavy blow on the leg.
Pendant la manifestation, quelqu'un a sorti une matraque et m'a asséné un violent coup à la jambe.
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