- Henker
- m; -s, -; hangman; (Scharfrichter) executioner; geh oder scher dich zum Henker! umg. go to hell!; zum Henker! umg., erstaunt: what the hell?; verärgert: in hell’s name!; was / wer etc. zum Henker? umg. what / who etc. the hell?* * *der Henkerexecutioner; hangman* * *Hẹn|ker ['hɛŋkɐ]m -s, -hangman; (= Scharfrichter) executioner
zum Henker (old inf) — hang it all (inf), zounds (obs inf)
was zum Henker! (old inf) — what the devil (inf)
hols der Henker! (old inf) — the devil take it! (old inf)
hol mich der Henker (old inf) — zounds (obs inf)
scher dich or geh zum Henker! (old inf) — go to the devil! (inf)
wie der Henker fahren (inf) — to drive like a maniac (inf)
* * *der1) (a man whose job it is to hang criminals.) hangman2) (a person whose duty is to put to death condemned persons.) executioner* * *Hen·ker<-s, ->m executioner▶ hol's der \Henker! (veraltend) damn [it]!▶ zum \Henker! (fam) hang it all! dated▶ was zum \Henker ... (fam) what the devil ... fam* * *hol's der Henker! — damn [it]! (coll.); the devil take it! (coll.)
weiß der Henker! — the devil only knows (coll.)
* * *Henker m; -s, -; hangman; (Scharfrichter) executioner;geh oderscher dich zum Henker! umg go to hell!;was/wer etczum Henker? umg what/who etc the hell?* * *der; Henkers, Henker hangman; (Scharfrichter, auch fig.) executionerhol's der Henker! — damn [it]! (coll.); the devil take it! (coll.)
weiß der Henker! — the devil only knows (coll.)
* * *- m.hangman n.(§ pl.: hangmen)
Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch. 2013.