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1 gallows
['gæləʊz]* * *['ɡæləuz](a wooden frame on which criminals were hanged.) forca* * *gallows /ˈgæləʊz/n. pl. (di solito col verbo al sing.)● (fam.) gallows bird, avanzo di galera; pendaglio da forca; uomo da capestro □ gallows humour, umorismo macabro □ a gallows look, un'aria sinistra; una faccia patibolare □ gallows ripe, da forca; da capestro □ gallows tree, forca; patibolo.* * *['gæləʊz] -
2 gallows gal·lows npl
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3 gallows bird
nfam pendaglio da forca, avanzo di galera -
4 gallows humour
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5 hangman
['hæŋmən]1) (at gallows) boia m., carnefice m.2) gioc. impiccato m.* * *noun (a man whose job it is to hang criminals.) boia* * *hangman /ˈhæŋmən/n. (pl. hangmen)boia; carnefice.* * *['hæŋmən]1) (at gallows) boia m., carnefice m.2) gioc. impiccato m. -
6 scaffold
['skæfəʊld]1) (gallows) forca f., patibolo m.2) edil. ponteggio m., impalcatura f.* * *['skæfəld](a raised platform especially for use formerly when putting a criminal etc to death.) patibolo* * *scaffold /ˈskæfəʊld/n.2 (metall.) ponte; volta(to) scaffold /ˈskæfəʊld/ (edil.)v. t.scaffoldern.ponteggiatore.* * *['skæfəʊld]1) (gallows) forca f., patibolo m.2) edil. ponteggio m., impalcatura f. -
7 gibbet
['dʒɪbɪt]nome forca f., patibolo m.* * *['‹ibit](a gallows in the shape C on which criminals used to be executed or hung up after execution.) forca* * *gibbet /ˈdʒɪbɪt/n. (stor.)1 forca; patibolo(to) gibbet /ˈdʒɪbɪt/v. t.1 condannare all'impiccagione; impiccare* * *['dʒɪbɪt]nome forca f., patibolo m.
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Gallows humor — (Galgenhumor in German), derives from gallows which is a platform with a noose used to execute people by hanging. Gallows humor is the type of humor that still manages to be funny in the face of, and in response to, a perfectly hopeless situation … Wikipedia
Gallows — Gal lows, n. sing.; pl. {Gallowses}or {Gallows}. [OE. galwes, pl., AS. galga, gealga, gallows, cross; akin to D. galg gallows, OS. & OHG. galgo, G. galgen, Icel. g[=a]lgi, Sw. & Dan. galge, Goth. galga a cross. Etymologically and historically… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Gallows — Gal lows, n. sing.; pl. {Gallowses}or {Gallows}. [OE. galwes, pl., AS. galga, gealga, gallows, cross; akin to D. galg gallows, OS. & OHG. galgo, G. galgen, Icel. g[=a]lgi, Sw. & Dan. galge, Goth. galga a cross. Etymologically and historically… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
gallows — Gal lows, n. sing.; pl. {Gallowses}or {Gallows}. [OE. galwes, pl., AS. galga, gealga, gallows, cross; akin to D. galg gallows, OS. & OHG. galgo, G. galgen, Icel. g[=a]lgi, Sw. & Dan. galge, Goth. galga a cross. Etymologically and historically… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Gallows bird — Gallows Gal lows, n. sing.; pl. {Gallowses}or {Gallows}. [OE. galwes, pl., AS. galga, gealga, gallows, cross; akin to D. galg gallows, OS. & OHG. galgo, G. galgen, Icel. g[=a]lgi, Sw. & Dan. galge, Goth. galga a cross. Etymologically and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Gallows bitts — Gallows Gal lows, n. sing.; pl. {Gallowses}or {Gallows}. [OE. galwes, pl., AS. galga, gealga, gallows, cross; akin to D. galg gallows, OS. & OHG. galgo, G. galgen, Icel. g[=a]lgi, Sw. & Dan. galge, Goth. galga a cross. Etymologically and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Gallows frame — Gallows Gal lows, n. sing.; pl. {Gallowses}or {Gallows}. [OE. galwes, pl., AS. galga, gealga, gallows, cross; akin to D. galg gallows, OS. & OHG. galgo, G. galgen, Icel. g[=a]lgi, Sw. & Dan. galge, Goth. galga a cross. Etymologically and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
gallows frame — Gallows Gal lows, n. sing.; pl. {Gallowses}or {Gallows}. [OE. galwes, pl., AS. galga, gealga, gallows, cross; akin to D. galg gallows, OS. & OHG. galgo, G. galgen, Icel. g[=a]lgi, Sw. & Dan. galge, Goth. galga a cross. Etymologically and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
gallows top — Gallows Gal lows, n. sing.; pl. {Gallowses}or {Gallows}. [OE. galwes, pl., AS. galga, gealga, gallows, cross; akin to D. galg gallows, OS. & OHG. galgo, G. galgen, Icel. g[=a]lgi, Sw. & Dan. galge, Goth. galga a cross. Etymologically and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Gallows tree — Gallows Gal lows, n. sing.; pl. {Gallowses}or {Gallows}. [OE. galwes, pl., AS. galga, gealga, gallows, cross; akin to D. galg gallows, OS. & OHG. galgo, G. galgen, Icel. g[=a]lgi, Sw. & Dan. galge, Goth. galga a cross. Etymologically and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Gallows — en juin 2007 Pays d’origine Watford … Wikipédia en Français