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hangman

/ˈhæŋ.mæn/

Translations

hangmannoun

hangmen

/ˈhæŋ.mæn/

bourreau

The hangman prepared the noose for the condemned prisoner.

Le bourreau préparait le nœud coulant pour le prisonnier condamné.

jeu du penduJeu de lettres.

We played hangman during the long car ride to pass the time.

Nous avons joué au jeu du pendu pendant le long trajet en voiture pour passer le temps.

Synonyms

hangmanadjective

/ˈhæŋ.mən/

/ˈhæŋ.mæn/

Used attributively to describe something related to execution by hanging.

de bourreauEmploi rare, en parlant de l'exécution par pendaison ou de ce qui est lié au bourreau.

The actor donned a hangman hood for the scene.

L'acteur a revêtu une cagoule de bourreau pour la scène.

Synonyms

gallows

hanging

hangmennoun

hangman

hangmen

/ˈhæŋ.men/

bourreauxPersonnes qui exécutent les condamnés par pendaison.

The hangmen were tasked with carrying out the sentences of those condemned to death.

Les bourreaux étaient chargés d'exécuter les condamnés à mort.

Additional translations

penduJeu de lettres ; en français, on dit aussi « le jeu du pendu ».

Synonyms

executioners

carriers out of death sentences

gallowsmen

Definitions

hangmannoun

A person who carries out executions by hanging.

The hangman prepared the noose for the condemned prisoner.

A word game in which one player thinks of a word and the other tries to guess it by suggesting letters, with a drawing of a gallows being drawn to represent each incorrect guess.

We played hangman during the long car ride to pass the time.

hangmanadjective

Relating to execution by hanging or characteristic of an executioner.

The actor donned a hangman hood for the scene.

hangmennoun

Plural form of hangman, referring to individuals who carry out executions by hanging.

The hangmen were tasked with carrying out the sentences of those condemned to death.

A word game in which one player thinks of a word and the other tries to guess it by suggesting letters, with a drawing of a gallows being completed for each incorrect guess.

We played hangmen during the long car ride to pass the time.