Guillotine - English meaning

Guillotine – definitions in English dictionary

noun
A machine with a heavy blade sliding vertically in grooves, used for beheading people.
Usage examples:
The king was beheaded on the guillotine on january 21, 1793.

verb
Execute (someone) by guillotine.
Usage examples:
Just before he was guillotined he made a speech vowing that he would return from the dead to punish…

noun
A device, invented in france, consisting of a sharp blade in a tall frame that was used for killing a person by cutting off his or her head
Usage examples:
During the french revolution, thousands of people were guillotined.

Guillotine translation into English

Guillotine: translate from English into Chinese

断头台

Guillotine: translate from English into Dutch

Guillotine, Valbijl, Guillotineren

Guillotine: translate from English into French

Guillotine, Guillotiner, Massicot, Massicoter

Guillotine: translate from English into German

Guillotine, Guillotinieren, Schneidemaschine, Fallbeil, Papierschneidemaschine, Beschränkung

Guillotine: translate from English into Hindi

गिलोटिन, सिर काटने का एक प्रकार का यन्त्र, सिर काटने का सरकने वाला यंत्र-विशेष, कागज काटने का यंत्र, गिलोटिन का व्यवहार करना, विवाद या बहस बंद करना

Guillotine: translate from English into Italian

Ghigliottina, Ghigliottinare, Tagliacarte a ghigliottina

Guillotine: translate from English into Korean

기요틴, 절단기, 토론의 종결, ...의 목을 단두대로 자르다

Guillotine: translate from English into Russian

Гильотина, Гильотинировать, Резальная машина, Гильотинирование прений, Жесткий регламент, Срывать дискуссию

Guillotine: translate from English into Spanish

Guillotina, Guillotinar, Cortador

Word origin

late 18th century: from French, named after Joseph-Ignace Guillotin (1738–1814), the French physician who recommended its use for executions in 1789.

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Guillotine – similar words

guillotiner

noun
A machine with a heavy blade sliding vertically in grooves, used for beheading people.
Usage examples:
The king was beheaded on the guillotine on january 21, 1793.

verb
Execute (someone) by guillotine.
Usage examples:
Just before he was guillotined he made a speech vowing that he would return from the dead to punish…

Guillotiner - all meanings in English

guillotined

verb
Execute (someone) by guillotine.
Usage examples:
Just before he was guillotined he made a speech vowing that he would return from the dead to punish…

noun
A machine with a heavy blade sliding vertically in grooves, used for beheading people.
Usage examples:
The king was beheaded on the guillotine on january 21, 1793.

verb
Past simple and past participle of guillotine
Usage examples:
During the french revolution, thousands of people were guillotined., the bill was guillotined at th…

Guillotined - all meanings in English

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