hangman
US /ˈhæŋ.mən/
UK /ˈhæŋ.mən/
1.
bourreau
a person who hangs condemned criminals
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In medieval times, the hangman was a feared figure.
Au Moyen Âge, le bourreau était une figure redoutée.
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The crowd watched as the hangman prepared the gallows.
La foule regardait le bourreau préparer la potence.
2.
pendu
a word-guessing game in which one player thinks of a word and the other tries to guess it by suggesting letters within a certain number of guesses, with incorrect guesses leading to parts of a stick figure being drawn on a gallows
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Let's play a game of hangman to pass the time.
Jouons à un jeu de pendu pour passer le temps.
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The kids were engrossed in a game of hangman on the blackboard.
Les enfants étaient absorbés par un jeu de pendu au tableau noir.