executioner

ˌɛksɪˈkjuːʃənər
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Translation of executioner from English into French

Noun

capital punishment

person who carries out executions
  • The executioner prepared for the scheduled execution at dawn.Le bourreau se préparait pour l'exécution prévue à l'aube.
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Expressions with executioner: examples in English and translations in French

juge, jury et bourreau
He was the judge, jury, and executioner in his own company.
bourreau
exécuteur public
The public executioner carried out the sentence.

Synonyms and analogies of executioner in English

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Examples of executioner in a sentence

  • The executioner followed the king's orders without question.

Translations of "executioner" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Noun
bourreaunm.

The executioner's indifferent gaze was a sight to curdle one's blood.

Le regard indifférent du bourreau était un spectacle qui pouvait glacer le sang.

The hero woke up tied down, facing a faceless executioner ready to strike.

Le héros se réveilla attaché devant un bourreau sans visage, prêt à frapper.

exécuteurnm.

Delivering over was handing somebody over to the executioner - technical term.

Livrer quelqu'un c'est le remettre à l'exécuteur, terme technique.

He's so cool being the executioner and all.

Il est très classe en tant qu'exécuteur.

tortionnairenmf.

This executioner precipitated towards me, furious and trembling, with other police officers, wearing both uniform and civil.

Ce tortionnaire s'est alors précipité vers moi, furieux et tremblant, avec d'autres policiers habillés en uniforme et en civil.

Marie-Josèphe Angélique admitted her crime, but only after four attempts by the executioner, and she persisted in denouncing no accomplice.

Marie-Josèphe Angélique avoua son crime, mais seulement après quatre tentatives du tortionnaire, et elle persista à ne dénoncer aucun complice.

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Other translations for executioner:

  • maître des hautes œuvresn.
  • bourrellenf.
  • exécuteur des hautes œuvresn.
  • coupe-têtenm.
  • fossoyeurnm.

executioner: Examples and translations in context

The executioner firmly fastened the crucified man's wrists, without the slightest hesitation.

Le bourreau fixa solidement les poignets du crucifié, sans montrer la moindre hésitation.

With diabolical patience, the executioner dragged out the suffering of his powerless prisoners.

Avec une patience infernale, le bourreau prolongeait la souffrance de ses prisonniers impuissants.

The executioner worked merciless, unmoved by the terrified prisoners' screams.

Le bourreau travaillait sans merci, insensible aux cris des prisonniers terrifiés.

The executioner dealt the death blow with a cold, mechanical motion.

Le bourreau a donné le coup fatal d'un geste froid et mécanique.

The executioner cleaned the torture chair before the next captive arrived.

Le bourreau a nettoyé la chaise de torture avant l'arrivée du prochain captif.

Few people understand the emotional toll that being an executioner can impose.

Peu de gens comprennent le poids émotionnel que peut imposer le rôle de bourreau.

Witnesses described the executioner as a calm presence in a chaotic situation.

Les témoins ont décrit le bourreau comme une présence calme dans une situation chaotique.

The executioner followed orders without mercy, punishing every disobedience mercilessly.

Le bourreau exécutait les ordres sans merci, punissant mercilessly les moindres désobéissances.

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public executioner
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