magic wand

See also: magic-wand

English

magic wand (plural magic wands)

A wand, usually made of wood, that is used to perform magic.
(figuratively) A means which will effect an instant solution.
We have to work hard together to find a solution. There is no magic wand.

wand used to perform magic

Arabic: عَصًا‎ f (ʿaṣan), مِخْصَرَة‎ f (miḵṣara), عَصًا سِحْرِيَّة‎ f (ʿaṣan siḥriyya)
Armenian: կախարդական փայտիկ (kaxardakan pʿaytik)
Breton: gwialenn-hud f
Catalan: vareta màgica f
Chinese:
Mandarin: 魔術棒 (zh), 魔术棒 (zh) (móshùbàng), 魔杖 (zh) (mózhàng)
Cornish: gwelen hus f
Czech: kouzelná hůlka f, kouzelný proutek m
Danish: tryllestav c
Dutch: toverstaf (nl) m, toverstokje (nl) n, toverstok (nl) m
Esperanto: sorĉbastono
Estonian: võlukepp
Finnish: taikasauva (fi), noitasauva
French: baguette magique (fr) f
Galician: variña máxica f
German: Zauberstab m
Greek: μαγικό ραβδί n (magikó ravdí)
Ancient Greek: ῥάβδος f (rhábdos)
Hebrew: please add this translation if you can
Hindi: जादू की छड़ी (jādū kī chaṛī)
Hungarian: varázspálca (hu)
Icelandic: töfrasproti (is) m

(figuratively) means which will effect a solution

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