1noun
enguillotine
Definiciones
- 1.A machine used for the application of capital punishment by decapitation, consisting of a tall upright frame from which is suspended a heavy diagonal-edged blade which is dropped onto the neck of the person to be executed; also, execution using this machine.
- 2.A device or machine with a cutting blade.
- 3.A device used for cutting the pages of books, stacks of paper, etc., to straight edges, usually by means of a hinged or sliding blade attached to a flat platform.
Traducciones
- caguillotina
- frguillotine
- itghigliottina
- deGuillotine
- ruгильотина
Ejemplos
esCarlos I de Inglaterra fue llevado a la guillotina.
enCharles the First of England was guillotined.
esAntoine Louis inventó al guillotina, la cual, sin embargo, recibió su nombre del doctor Joseph-Ignace Guillotin.
enAntoine Louis invented the guillotine, which was, however, named after Dr. Joseph-Ignace Guillotin.
esMuchos revolucionarios han sido decapitados por el hacha de la guillotina.
enMany revolutionaries have been beheaded by the axe of a guillotine.
es¿Aún se usan las guillotinas en ciertos países?
enIs the guillotine still used by certain countries?