Meaning of Beheading | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized

Definitions

An instance of a person being beheaded.

countable, uncountable

العربية قطع رأس

Bosanski šteti

Català decapitació

Čeština dekapitace stětí

Dansk halshugning

Deutsch Enthauptung

Ελληνικά αποκεφάλιση αποκεφαλισμός καρατόμηση

Esperanto senkapigo

Español decapitación degüello descabezamiento

Suomi mestaaminen mestaus

Français décapitation

Gàidhlig dì-cheannadh

Hrvatski šteti

Magyar lefejezés

Bahasa Indonesia dekapitasi

Italiano decapitazione

日本語刎頸剄打ち首斬斬首断頭馘首

한국어 문경 참수 처참

Македонски обезглавување

Nederlands onthoofding

Polski kęsim ścięcie

Português decapitação

Русский обезгла́вливание

Српски šteti

Svenska halshuggning

“A large crowd gathered to see the beheading.”

“The guillotine was meant to humanize beheadings, but allowed the French Revolution to execute people at an industrial rate.”

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