noun Mechanics etc vara , vareta , barra stick, of authority vara for fishing canya surveying fita curtain rod barra for connecting biela measure mesura de longitud = 5,020 metres United States slang revòlver , pistola I have a rod in pickle for you ja me la pagaràs to make a rod for one's own back tenir cabòries , estar-ne ple to rule someone with a rod of iron tractar algú a baqueta , governar amb mà de ferro to spare the rod fugir de fam i de feina to spare the rod and spoil the child qui et vol mal et farà riure i qui et vol bé et farà plorar