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1 hang
[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.) hænge2) (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.) hænge3) ((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.) hænge4) ((often with down or out) to be bending, drooping or falling downwards: The dog's tongue was hanging out; Her hair was hanging down.) hænge5) (to bow (one's head): He hung his head in shame.) bøje•- hanger- hanging
- hangings
- hangman
- hangover
- get the hang of
- hang about/around
- hang back
- hang in the balance
- hang on
- hang together
- hang up* * *[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.) hænge2) (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.) hænge3) ((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.) hænge4) ((often with down or out) to be bending, drooping or falling downwards: The dog's tongue was hanging out; Her hair was hanging down.) hænge5) (to bow (one's head): He hung his head in shame.) bøje•- hanger- hanging
- hangings
- hangman
- hangover
- get the hang of
- hang about/around
- hang back
- hang in the balance
- hang on
- hang together
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2 gallows
['ɡæləuz](a wooden frame on which criminals were hanged.) galge* * *['ɡæləuz](a wooden frame on which criminals were hanged.) galge -
3 innocent
['inəsnt]1) (not guilty (of a crime, misdeed etc): A man should be presumed innocent of a crime until he is proved guilty; They hanged an innocent man.) uskyldig2) ((of an action etc) harmless or without harmful or hidden intentions: innocent games and amusements; an innocent remark.) harmløs3) (free from, or knowing nothing about, evil etc: an innocent child; You can't be so innocent as to believe what advertisements say!) uskyldig; naiv•- innocence* * *['inəsnt]1) (not guilty (of a crime, misdeed etc): A man should be presumed innocent of a crime until he is proved guilty; They hanged an innocent man.) uskyldig2) ((of an action etc) harmless or without harmful or hidden intentions: innocent games and amusements; an innocent remark.) harmløs3) (free from, or knowing nothing about, evil etc: an innocent child; You can't be so innocent as to believe what advertisements say!) uskyldig; naiv•- innocence -
4 murderer
feminine - murderess; noun Murderers are no longer hanged in Britain.) morder* * *feminine - murderess; noun Murderers are no longer hanged in Britain.) morder
См. также в других словарях:
hanged — hanged, hung In standard usage, the past tense and past participle of hang is hanged with reference to capital punishment and hung in other meanings. So curtains and pictures are hung but a convicted murderer is (or was) hanged. The distinction… … Modern English usage
hanged — hanged; un·hanged; … English syllables
hanged — (hăngd) v. Past tense and past participle of hang. See Usage Note at hang. * * * … Universalium
hanged — (adj.) put to death by hanging, late 15c., pp. of HANG (Cf. hang). As an expletive, from 1887 … Etymology dictionary
hanged — It was disclosed that a young white official had been found hanged to death in his cell (New York Times). Hanged to death is a tautology. So too, for that matter, are starved to death and strangled to death. The writer was correct, however,… … Dictionary of troublesome word
hanged — /hæŋd/ (say hangd) verb 1. past tense of hang. –adjective 2. subjected to the punishment of hanging: the hanged man. –phrase 3. be hanged, Colloquial (used in emphatic assertions): be hanged if I care; I ll be hanged if I ll go …
Hanged — Hang Hang (h[a^]ng), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hanged} (h[a^]ngd) or {Hung} (h[u^]ng); p. pr. & vb. n. {Hanging}. Usage: The use of hanged is preferable to that of hung, when reference is had to death or execution by suspension, and it is also more… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hanged — See hanged, hung … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
hanged — , hung People are hanged; objects are hung … Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors
hanged if, I'll be — Emph. negative. ♣ Hanged if I will! I won t under any circumstances! … A concise dictionary of English slang
Hanged, Drawn And Quartered — Supplice de Hugues le Despenser (manuscrit de Froissart) … Wikipédia en Français
