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gallows:
- horca; cadalso; patíbulo
Wiktionary:
- gallows → patíbulo, horca
- gallows → patíbulo, horca

English

Detailed Translations for gallows from English to Spanish

gallows:

gallows [the ~] nom

the gallows (gibbet)
la horca
- horca [la ~] nom
the gallows (scaffold; gallows-tree)
el cadalso; el patíbulo
- cadalso [el ~] nom
- patíbulo [el ~] nom

Translation Matrix for gallows:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
cadalso	gallows; gallows-tree; scaffold
horca	gallows; gibbet	bit of good luck; bit of luck; chance; godsend; hayfork; piece of good luck; pitchfork; pleasant surprise; two-pronged fork; windfall
patíbulo	gallows; gallows-tree; scaffold
Other	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	clothes-hanger

Synonyms for "gallows":

instrument of execution

Related Definitions for "gallows":

an instrument of execution consisting of a wooden frame from which a condemned person is executed by hanging¹

Wiktionary Translations for gallows:

gallows

noun

wooden framework on which persons are put to death by hanging
- gallows → patíbulo; horca

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• gallows	→ patíbulo	↔ Galgen — Vorrichtung zum Vollzug der Todesstrafe durch Erhängen
• gallows	→ horca	↔ potence — assemblage de trois pièces de bois ou de fer, dont une est dresser verticalement, une autre est posée horizontalement sur la premier, et la troisième soutenir l’extrémité de celle-ci.

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