garrotté — garrotté, ée 1. (ga ro té, tée) part. passé de garrotter. Lié comme avec un garrot. • Je n ai pas fait difficulté de mettre lié et garrotté dans ma traduction de Quinte Curce, et messieurs de l Académie ont trouvé ce mot bon, et ne l ont noté… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
garrotte — ● garrotte nom féminin Synonyme de garrot. ● garrotte (synonymes) nom féminin Synonymes : garrot ⇒GARROTTE, subst. fém. Instrument de supplice, collier de fer dans lequel on passe le cou du supplicié et que l on resserre avec une vis; p. méton.,… … Encyclopédie Universelle
garrotte — GARRÓTTE s.f. (ist.) Tortură constând în strangularea treptată a celui condamnat. [< sp., fr. garrotte]. Trimis de LauraGellner, 07.04.2005. Sursa: DN … Dicționar Român
garrotte — (also garotte; US garrote) ► VERB ▪ kill by strangulation. ► NOUN ▪ a wire, cord, or apparatus used for garrotting. ORIGIN Spanish garrote cudgel, garrotte … English terms dictionary
Garrotte — (frz.), Halseisen, mittels dessen in Spanien die Todesstrafe durch Erdrosselung vollstreckt wird; garrottieren, mittels der G. töten; auch ein durch eine übergeworfene Schlinge bewußtlos gemachtes Opfer ausplündern … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
garrotte — is the customary spelling for the word (verb and noun) to do with killing by strangulation. In AmE the dominant spelling is garrote (with inflections garroted, garroting), although other forms are also found … Modern English usage
Garrotte — Garotte im ehemaligen Foltermuseum Freiburg Eine Garrotte (auch Garotte oder Garrota, von spanisch garrote vil = schändlicher/niederträchtiger Stock; im Deutschen auch Halseisen, Würgeisen oder Würgschraube genannt) ist ein Hinrichtungsinstrument … Deutsch Wikipedia
garrotte — I UK [ɡəˈrɒt] / US [ɡəˈrɑt] verb [transitive] Word forms garrotte : present tense I/you/we/they garrotte he/she/it garrottes present participle garrotting past tense garrotted past participle garrotted to kill someone by pulling something very… … English dictionary
garrotte — [[t]gərɒ̱t[/t]] garrottes, garrotting, garrotted 1) VERB If someone is garrotted, they are killed by having something such as a piece of wire or cord pulled tightly round their neck. [be V ed] The two guards had been garrotted. [Also V n] 2) N… … English dictionary
garrotte — 1. noun a) an iron collar formerly used in Spain to execute people by strangulation The mob boss was known for executing his enemies with a garrotte of piano wire. b) something, especially a cord or … Wiktionary