| Englisch > Deutsch | |
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| necklace | |
| 1. Adjektiv: | |
| 2. [1] die Hinrichtungsform Necklacing betreffend | |
| 3. Substantiv: | |
| 4. [1] Schmuckstück, das um den Hals getragen wird und in der Regel ein kunsthandwerkliches Produkt ist | |
| 5. [2] übertragen etwas, dessen Form der Bedeutung [1] ähnelt | |
| 6. [3] in Abwandlung von necklacing: Form einer standrechtlichen Hinrichtung, bei der ein mit Benzin gefüllter Gummireifen um den Hals, die Brust und/oder Arme gehängt und angezündet wird | |
| [1] "I can remember perfectly well the day upon which I received the order from my eccentric old friend, Francis Brewer, to make him a necklace of green diamonds." | |
| Ich kann mich sehr gut an den Tag erinnern, an dem ich den Auftrag von meinem exzentrischen alten Freund, Francis Brewer, erhielt, ihm eine Halskette aus grünen Diamanten zu machen. | |
| 7. Verb: | |
| 8. [1] exekutieren durch Anwendung von Necklacing | |
| Englisch > Englisch | |
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| necklace | |
| 1. subst. An article of jewelry that is worn around the neck, most often made of a string of precious metal, pearls, gems, beads or shells, and sometimes having a pendant attached. |  |
| 2. subst. (figuratively) Anything resembling a necklace in shape. | |
| a necklace of coral islands | |
| 3. subst. (South Africa) A method of informal execution in which a rubber tyre is filled with petrol, placed around the victim's chest and arms, and set on fire. | |
| 4. v. (South Africa) To informally execute by setting on fire a petrol-filled rubber tyre which has been put around the bound victim's neck. | |
| Deutsch > Englisch | |
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| Kette | |
| 1. n-f. chain (series of interconnected rings, usually of metal) | |
| 2. n-f. necklace, bracelet, anklet (thin chain worn as jewelry) | |
| 3. n-f. (often plural) chain, shackle, fetter (chain used to bind a person or animal) | |
| 4. n-f. (figurative) chain, series (number of following items or events) | |
| 5. n-f. (figurative) chain of businesses; company with several chain stores | |
