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эшафот; плаха; виселицаАнгло-русский большой универсальный переводческий словарь > executioner's block
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ˈskæfəld
1. сущ.
1) леса, подмостки
2) эшафот;
плаха;
виселица;
казнь to go to (to mount) the scaffold ≈ сложить голову на плахе;
окончить жизнь на виселице to bring to the scaffold ≈ довести до виселицы to send to the scaffold ≈ приговорить к смерти Syn: block, executioner's block
3) ист. театральные подмостки
2. гл.
1) обстраивать лесами It was scaffolded to the very attics. ≈ леса были выстроены до самого чердака.
2) поддерживать, подпирать, нести( на себе) нагрузку
3) помещать (продукты) на высокие подмостки (для сушки, защиты от животных) леса, подмости эшафот;
плаха;
виселица - to die /to perish, to end/ on the * окончить жизнь на виселице;
сложить голову на эшафоте - to mount the * взойти на эшафот - to go to the * идти на виселицу;
быть казненным - to send (smb.) to the * послать( кого-л.) на виселицу;
приговорить (кого-л.) к смертной казни через повешение (the *) казнь, смерть от руки палача (редкое) подмостки, трибуна - to speak from the * говорить с трибуны (редкое) трибуны (для зрителей) (историческое) арена, открытая сцена настыль (анатомия) скелет, костяк - the * of the skull строение черепа застраивать лесами - to * a house обнести дом лесами (редкое) помещать (продукты) на высокие подмостки (для вяления, сушки и т. п.) to bring to the ~ довести до виселицы;
to send to the scaffold приговорить к смерти ~ эшафот;
плаха;
виселица;
to go to (или to mount) the scaffold сложить голову на плахе;
окончить жизнь на виселице scaffold леса, подмости ~ обстраивать лесами ~ поддерживать, подпирать, нести (на себе) нагрузку ~ эшафот;
плаха;
виселица;
to go to (или to mount) the scaffold сложить голову на плахе;
окончить жизнь на виселице to bring to the ~ довести до виселицы;
to send to the scaffold приговорить к смертиБольшой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > scaffold
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