gallows

UK
/ˈɡæl.əʊz/
US
/ˈɡæl.oʊz/

Übersetzungen

gallowssubstantiv
gallows
Pl.
UK
/ˈɡæl.əʊz/
US
/ˈɡæl.oʊz/
The condemned man was led to the gallows for his execution.
Le condamné fut conduit à la potence pour son exécution.
potenceAu sens de structure ou de support pour lever/suspendre quelque chose.
The workers used a gallows to hoist the heavy equipment into place.
Les ouvriers ont utilisé une potence pour hisser le matériel lourd en place.
Zusätzliche Übersetzungen
pendaisonAu sens de mise à mort par pendaison.
Synonyme
hanging frame
death trap
execution platform
gallowsadjektiv
UK
/ˈɡæləʊz/
US
/ˈɡæloʊz/
Used attributively (e.g., "gallows humor"), rarely gradable.
macabreS’emploie surtout dans des expressions comme gallows humor.
Soldiers often relied on gallows humor to cope with the horrors of war.
Les soldats comptaient souvent sur un humour macabre pour supporter les horreurs de la guerre.

Definitionen

gallowssubstantiv
A structure, typically of two uprights and a crosspiece, for the hanging of criminals.
The condemned man was led to the gallows for his execution.
A frame used for supporting or suspending something.
The workers used a gallows to hoist the heavy equipment into place.
Death by hanging; execution.
The traitor was sentenced to the gallows.
gallowsadjektiv
Macabre or darkly humorous, reminiscent of execution by hanging; used before a noun.
Soldiers often relied on gallows humor to cope with the horrors of war.