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1 gallows
['ɡæləuz](a wooden frame on which criminals were hanged.) vislice* * *I [gaelouz]nounplural visliceII [gaelouz]adverb slang zelo, strašno, neznansko -
2 gallows-bird
[gaelouzbə:d]nouncolloquially obešenjak, zločinec -
3 gallows-ripe
[gaelouzraip]adjectivezrel za vislice -
4 gallows-tree
[gaelouztri:]nounvislice -
5 cheat
[ i:t] 1. verb(to act dishonestly to gain an advantage: He cheats at cards; He was cheated (out of ten dollars).) goljufati2. noun1) (a person who cheats: He only wins because he is a cheat.) goljuf2) (a dishonest trick.) goljufija* * *I [či:t]noungoljufija, sleparija, prevara; goljuf, sleparslang topping cheat — visliceII [či:t]1.intransitive verbgoljufati, varati;2.transitive verbogoljufati; prevarati; preživljatito cheat (out) of s.th. — z goljufijo kaj pridobiticolloquially to cheat the worms — ozdraveti po hudi bolezni, zlizati se -
6 gibbet
['‹ibit](a gallows in the shape C on which criminals used to be executed or hung up after execution.) vislice* * *I [džíbit]nounvislice; technical prečka na žerjavuII [džibit]transitive verbobesiti koga; postaviti na sramotni oder; figuratively javno (o)sramotiti
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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 — en juin 2007 Pays d’origine Watford … Wikipédia en Français
gallows — c.1300, plural of Middle English galwe gallows (mid 13c.), from O.N. galgi gallows, or from O.E. galga (Mercian), gealga (W. Saxon) gallows; all from P.Gmc. *galgon pole (Cf. O.Fris. galga, M.H.G. galge gallows, cross, Ger. Galgen gallows, Goth … Etymology dictionary
gallows — [gal′ōz] n. pl. gallows or gallowses [ME galwes, pl. of galwe < OE galga, akin to Ger galgen < IE base * ĝhalgh , pliant tree branch > Lith žalgà, long, thin pole: the earliest gallows was a pulled down branch that carried the victim… … English World dictionary
Gallows — Allgemeine Informationen Genre(s) Hardcore Punk Gründung 2005 Website http://www.gallows.co.uk … Deutsch Wikipedia
gallows — has been treated since the 16c as a singular noun, with a (rarely used) plural gallowses. Gallows humour means ‘grim and ironical humour’ … Modern English usage
gallows — ► PLURAL NOUN (usu. treated as sing. ) 1) a structure consisting of two uprights and a crosspiece, used for hanging a person. 2) (the gallows) execution by hanging. ORIGIN Old English … English terms dictionary
Gallows — Эта страница требует существенной переработки. Возможно, её необходимо викифицировать, дополнить или переписать. Пояснение причин и обсуждение на странице Википедия:К улучшению/21 декабря 2012. Дата постановки к улучшению 21 декабря 2012. Gallows … Википедия
Gallows — A gallows is a frame, typically wooden, used for execution by hanging.A gallows can take several forms. The simplest form (as often used in the game Hangman ) resembles an inverted L , with a single upright and a horizontal beam to which the rope … Wikipedia
