gallows

UK
/ˈɡæl.əʊz/
US
/ˈɡæl.oʊz/

Traduzioni

gallowsnoun
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.
Traduzioni aggiuntive
pendaisonAu sens de mise à mort par pendaison.
Sinonimi
hanging frame
death trap
execution platform
gallowsadjective
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.

Definizioni

gallowsnoun
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.
gallowsadjective
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.