hangman

1. (countable)An executioner responsible for hanging criminals.

   Henker

   пала́чpaláč, ве́шательvéšatelʹ

   катkat

2. (countable, uncountable)Someone responsible for hanging pictures and other artworks in a gallery, museum etc.

3. (uncountable)A guessing game where one has to guess the word an opponent is thinking of by guessing one letter at a time, and involving the gradual drawing of a stick figure hanging from the gallows.

   Galgenmännchen, Hängemännchen

   ви́селицаvíselica

1. When we're bored, we play hangman.

   deWenn uns langweilig ist, spielen wir Galgenmännchen.

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2. I'd rather be hanged than a hangman.

   ruЯ лучше повешусь, чем стану палачом.

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3. I'd rather be hanged than be a hangman.

   ruЯ лучше повешусь, чем стану палачом.

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4. Miroslav was a good hangman.

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5. That the death penalty exists is less indicative of our civilization than that hangmen can be found.

   deDass es die Todesstrafe gibt, ist weniger bezeichnend für unsere Gesittung, als dass sich Henker finden.

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