Noun A mechanical device intended to make a task easier. Equipment used in a profession, e.g. tools of the trade. (slang) Penis. (slang) A person who uncritically supports and assists established authority. See sell out. Translations Bulgarian: инструмент m (1), средство n (2) Catalan: eina f Chinese: 工具 Dutch: gereedschap n (1,2), werktuig n (1), instrument n (1,2), hulpmiddel n (1) Finnish: työkalu French: outil m (1) German: Werkzeug, Instrument, Hilfsmittel Interlingua: utensile, instrumento (1,2,3) Italian: arnese m (1), strumento m (1) Japanese: 道具 (どうぐ, dougu) Portuguese: ferramenta f, instrumento m (1,2,3) Romanian: sculă, f, unealtă f, ustensilă f, instrument n Transitive verb To work on or shape with tools, e.g. hand-tooled leather. To equip with tools. Translations Bulgarian: изработвам (1), оборудвам (2) Catalan: cisellar, donar forma (1), equipar (2) Dutch: bewerken (1), uitrusten (2) Finnish: työstää (1), varustaa (2) French: façonner (1) German: bearbeiten (1) Interlingua: taliar, cisellar, formar (con utensiles) (1); equipar Portuguese: talhar, ciselar, dar forma (com ferramentas) (1); equipar Romanian: cizela, da formă,
