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The cry that followed his birth, the cry with which he had brought himself to people’s attention and his mother to the gallows, was not an instinctive cry for sympathy and love.
Der Schrei nach seiner Geburt, der Schrei unter dem Schlachttisch hervor, mit dem er sich in Erinnerung und seine Mutter aufs Schafott gebracht hatte, war kein instinktiver Schrei nach Mitleid und Liebe gewesen.
Suskind, Patrick / Perfume. The story of a murdererSüskind, Patrick / Das Parfum: Die Geschichte Eines Morders
Das Parfum: Die Geschichte Eines Morders
Süskind, Patrick
© 1985 Diogenes Verlag AG Zürich
Perfume. The story of a murderer
Suskind, Patrick
© 1986 by Alfred A. Knopf
© 1985 by Diogenes Verlag AG
Three more somber figures swung from the gallows on Farid 's right.
An den Galgen zur Rechten schwangen drei weitere traurige Gestalten.
Funke, Cornelia / InkdeathFunke, Cornelia / Tintentod
Tintentod
Funke, Cornelia
© 2007 Cecilie Dressler Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, Hamburg
Inkdeath
Funke, Cornelia
©2007 by Dressler Verlag
©2008 by Anthea Bell
There had been a gallows on the Dark Hill before, but it was the Milksop who had declared it the main place of execution again.
Der Finstere Hügel war schon einmal ein Galgenberg gewesen, doch erst der Hänfling hatte ihn wieder zur Haupthinrichtungsstätte erklärt.
Funke, Cornelia / InkdeathFunke, Cornelia / Tintentod
Tintentod
Funke, Cornelia
© 2007 Cecilie Dressler Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, Hamburg
Inkdeath
Funke, Cornelia
©2007 by Dressler Verlag
©2008 by Anthea Bell
The hangman's probably already on his way with fresh gallows fodder."
Vermutlich ist der Henker mit dem frischen Galgenfutter schon auf dem Weg hierher.
Funke, Cornelia / InkdeathFunke, Cornelia / Tintentod
Tintentod
Funke, Cornelia
© 2007 Cecilie Dressler Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, Hamburg
Inkdeath
Funke, Cornelia
©2007 by Dressler Verlag
©2008 by Anthea Bell
Farid wiped the sweat out of his eyes. "You might at least write a more detailed description of which damn gallows the treasure's under.
Farid wischte sich den Schweiß aus den Augen. »Du könntest wenigstens genauer beschreiben, unter welchem verdammten Galgen der Schatz liegt.
Funke, Cornelia / InkdeathFunke, Cornelia / Tintentod
Tintentod
Funke, Cornelia
© 2007 Cecilie Dressler Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, Hamburg
Inkdeath
Funke, Cornelia
©2007 by Dressler Verlag
©2008 by Anthea Bell

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gallows humour
Galgenhumor
gallows humor
Galgenhumor
gallows bird
Galgenvogel

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gallows

noun
SingularPlural
Common casegallowsgallows, *gallowses
Possessive casegallows's*gallows', *gallowses'