guillotine

A noun referring to a device used for carrying out executions by beheading, historically associated with the French Revolution, or a machine used in paper cutting.

ruСуществительное, обозначающее устройство для казни путём отсечения головы, исторически связанное с Французской революцией, или машина для резки бумаги.esSustantivo que designa un dispositivo para ejecutar a alguien decapitándolo, históricamente asociado con la Revolución Francesa, o también una máquina para cortar papel.frNom désignant un dispositif de mise à mort par décapitation, historiquement associé à la Révolution française, ou une machine servant à couper le papier.deEin Gerät zur Hinrichtung durch Enthauptung, historisch mit der Französischen Revolution verbunden, oder eine Maschine zum Schneiden von Papier.ptSubstantivo que designa um instrumento de execução por decapitação, historicamente associado à Revolução Francesa, ou uma máquina de cortar papel.zh指一种通过切断头部来处决的装置，历史上与法国大革命相关；也指裁切纸张的机器。arاسم يدل على آلة لتنفيذ حكم الإعدام بقطع الرأس، ارتبطت تاريخياً بالثورة الفرنسية، أو آلة لقطع الورق.

1. Execution device B2 formal

   A machine with a heavy blade used for beheading people, especially during the French Revolution.

   • The guillotine was used as a method of execution in France.
   • Many nobles were executed by the guillotine during the Reign of Terror.
   • The guillotine became a symbol of the French Revolution.

   ruГильотинаesGuillotina (dispositivo de ejecución)frGuillotine (instrument d'exécution)deGuillotineptGuilhotinazh断头台arالمقصلة

2. Paper cutter B2 formal

   A device with a large blade used for cutting paper or other materials.

   • The office uses a guillotine to trim stacks of paper.
   • She carefully aligned the paper before using the guillotine.
   • The guillotine made clean, straight cuts through the cardboard.

   ruРезак для бумагиesGuillotina para papelfrGuillotine (massicot)dePapierschneiderptGuilhotina de papelzh裁纸机arمقصلة الورق

   Synonymes: paper cuttertrimmer

• guillotines plural form
• guillotines' possessive plural form
• guillotine's possessive singular form

A verb meaning to cut off someone's head with a guillotine, or to cut or trim something sharply, often used in a political or procedural context.

ruОтрубить кому-либо голову гильотиной или резко обрезать/урезать что-либо, часто используется в политическом или процедурном контексте.esEjecutar a alguien mediante guillotina, o recortar/suprimir drásticamente algo, a menudo en contextos políticos o de procedimiento.frExécuter quelqu'un en lui tranchant la tête avec une guillotine, ou supprimer brutalement/réduire fortement quelque chose (notamment un budget, un texte, une procédure), souvent dans un contexte politique ou institutionnel.deJemandem mit der Guillotine den Kopf abschlagen oder etwas drastisch kürzen bzw. abschneiden, oft im politischen oder verfahrenstechnischen Kontext.ptCortar a cabeça de alguém com uma guilhotina ou cortar/encurtar algo de forma abrupta, frequentemente usado em contexto político ou processual.zh用断头台处决某人；也指突然中止、削减或删除某事物，常用于政治或程序语境。arقطع رأس شخص بآلة المقصلة، أو قطع/تقليص شيء ما بشكل حاسم وسريع، ويُستخدم غالبًا في السياق السياسي أو الإجرائي.

1. Execute by guillotine C1 formal

   To behead someone using a guillotine, a device with a heavy blade.

   • During the French Revolution, many nobles were guillotined.
   • The king was guillotined in 1793.
   • She was guillotined for her political beliefs.

   ruКазнить на гильотинеesGuillotinarfrExécuter par guillotinedeMit der Guillotine hinrichtenptExecutar na guilhotinazh上断头台处决arالإعدام بالمقصلة

   Synonymes: beheaddecapitate

2. Cut or trim with a guillotine B2 formal

   To cut paper, cardboard, or other materials using a guillotine-style cutter.

   • The printer guillotined the stack of paper to the correct size.
   • He carefully guillotined the edges of the poster.
   • The machine guillotined the cardboard into neat rectangles.

   ruОбрезать гильотинойescortar con guillotinafrCouper à la guillotinedeMit der Guillotine schneidenptCortar na guilhotinazh用闸刀裁切arقطع بالمقصلة الورقية

   Synonymes: clipcutshearslicetrim

• guillotined past participle
• guillotined past simple
• guillotining present participle
• guillotines third person singular