guillotine in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for guillotine in the English»French Dictionary (Go to French»English)

I.guillotine [Brit ˈɡɪlətiːn, ˌɡɪləˈtiːn, Am ˈɡɪləˌtin, ˈɡiəˌtin] N

II.guillotine [Brit ˈɡɪlətiːn, ˌɡɪləˈtiːn, Am ˈɡɪləˌtin, ˈɡiəˌtin] VB trans

Translations for guillotine in the French»English Dictionary (Go to English»French)

guillotine in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for guillotine in the English»French Dictionary (Go to French»English)

Translations for guillotine in the French»English Dictionary (Go to English»French)

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He only escaped the guillotine by accident: the sign marking him out for execution was improperly placed on his cell door.
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It is also called closure or, informally, a guillotine.
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The soldiers strap her to the guillotine, but then flee due to a sudden earthquake.
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Her husband was arrested for conspiracy and guillotined in 1794.
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It was removed in 1931, when it was superseded by a new structure with vertical guillotine gates, located a little further upstream.
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The guillotine was thus perceived to deliver an immediate death without risk of suffocation.
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The guillotine was later confiscated by municipal inspectors.
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He was choked unconscious while attempting a guillotine in the first round.
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In the 1800s the word was also slang for a guillotine.
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Here is a sample test schematic, showing the logic flow of one guillotine test.
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