Verdugo in english
Executioner
pronunciation: none part of speech: none
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In gestures
verdugo1 = executioner ; hangman.
Example: Public executions used to be a form of entertainment and executioners were like rock stars.Example: A number of Ireland's most important historical figures died here by firing squad or by the hangman's noose.more:
» tajo del verdugo, el = executioner's block, the .
Example: It was apparent to the colonists that the colony had its head placed on the executioner's block, and that the axe was ready to descend .verdugo2 = tyrant ; tormentor.
Example: In the sixth century B.C. the tyrant Pisistratus 'collected a large library of books and later gave it to the city of Athens, where it was opened to the public'.Example: The great tormentor of the human soul is a guilty conscience.verdugo3 = balaclava ; balaclava helmet ; ski mask.
Example: This is the only facemask and balaclava that warms the air you breath using heat exchange technology.Example: The individuals covered their faces with balaclava helmets and obliged the alleged victims to lie on the floor.Example: Holding their guns at eye level, two men disguised by ski masks stormed the restaurant.verdugo4 = weal ; wheal.
Example: Weals on exposed sites are smaller than those provoked in areas of skin normally covered.Example: Wheals may appear suddenly and may also disappear within several hours.verdugo5 = shoot ; scion ; sucker ; plant sucker ; tree sucker ; off-shoot [offshoot].
Example: This study indicates the need of fungicides/bactericides as adjuvants in tissue culture medium for obtaining sterile and viable shoots.Example: Scions are selected from the previous season's growth, while they are dormant, but before growth begins in the spring.Example: The general recommendation is to leave 2 or 3 suckers to improve yield, but not to let every sucker grow.Example: Many times, the rootstock on a tree will start to grow plant suckers when the additional stresses, like drought, overwatering, disease or pests, threaten the tree.Example: Tree suckers can also grow on non-grafted trees, but are most common on grafted ones.Example: To promote rooting of off-shoots, the base of the off-shoots should be in contact with moist soil for at least 1 year before cutting.verdugo6 = shrike.
Example: Excessive use of insecticides has destroyed the insect species preyed upon by shrikes.