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(executioner) bourreau m; (game) le pendu;∎ to play hangman jouer au pendu -
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Jur. bourreau; pf. exécutÉUrEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > hangman
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noun (a man whose job it is to hang criminals.) bourreau -
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noeud coulant [sur la corde de la potence]English-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > hangman's noose
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[hæŋ]past tense, past participle - hung; verb1) (to put or fix, or to be put or fixed, above the ground eg by a hook: We'll hang the picture on that wall; The picture is hanging on the wall.) suspendre, être accroché2) (to fasten (something), or to be fastened, at the top or side so that it can move freely but cannot fall: A door hangs by its hinges.) accrocher, être accroché3) ((past tense, past participle hanged) to kill, or to be killed, by having a rope put round the neck and being allowed to drop: Murderers used to be hanged in the United Kingdom, but no-one hangs for murder now.) pendre, être pendu4) ((often with down or out) to be bending, drooping or falling downwards: The dog's tongue was hanging out; Her hair was hanging down.) pendre5) (to bow (one's head): He hung his head in shame.) baisser•- hanger- hanging - hangings - hangman - hangover - get the hang of - hang about/around - hang back - hang in the balance - hang on - hang together - hang up -
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noose n1 ( loop) nœud m coulant ;2 ( for hanging) corde f ; the hangman's noose la corde de la potence ; to put a noose around one's neck mettre une corde autour de son cou ; fig se mettre la corde au cou.to put one's head in a noose se jeter dans la gueule du loup. -
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noose [nu:s]1 noun∎ (hangman's) noose corde f (de potence);∎ to get the noose être condamné à la potence;∎ to put one's head in the noose, to put a noose around one's neck creuser sa (propre) tombe -
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