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tar-and-feather

/ˈtɑːr ənd ˈfɛð.ər/

Traducción: Verbo que describe el acto de cubrir a alguien con alquitrán y plumas como forma de humillación pública o castigo, y que también se usa en sentido figurado para referirse a una crítica severa o un castigo duro.

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verb

/ˈtɑːr ənd ˈfɛð.ər/C2formal
  • esVerbo que describe el acto de cubrir a alguien con alquitrán y plumas como forma de humillación pública o castigo, y que también se usa en sentido figurado para referirse a una crítica severa o un castigo duro.

A verb used to describe the act of covering someone with tar and feathers as a form of public humiliation or punishment, often used figuratively to mean harshly criticize or punish.

  1. Punish by covering with tar and feathersC2formal

    To smear the body of someone with hot tar and then cover them with feathers as a form of public humiliation or punishment.

    esEmbrear y emplumar

    • In the old West, vigilantes would sometimes tar-and-feather outlaws.
    • The mob threatened to tar-and-feather the corrupt official.
    • Historically, tar-and-feathering was used as a brutal form of mob justice.
Formas
  • tarred-and-feathered past participle
  • tarred-and-feathered past simple
  • tarring-and-feathering present participle
  • tars-and-feathers third person singular