English-German translation for "effigy"

"effigy" German translation

effigy
[ˈefidʒi; -fə-]noun | Substantiv s

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  • (Ab)Bildneuter | Neutrum n
    effigy
    Bildnisneuter | Neutrum n
    effigy
    Nachbildungfeminine | Femininum f
    effigy
    Denkmalneuter | Neutrum n
    effigy
    Plastikfeminine | Femininum f
    effigy
    effigy
examples
  • to burn (hang)somebody | jemand sb in effigy (of hated person) Puppeor | oder od bildhafte Darstellung einer verhassten Person
    jemanden in effigieor | oder od symbolisch verbrennen (hängen)
    to burn (hang)somebody | jemand sb in effigy (of hated person) Puppeor | oder od bildhafte Darstellung einer verhassten Person
In Peking verneigte sich Mao Zedong persönlich vor einem riesigen Bildnis Joseph Stalins.
In Beijing, Mao Zedong himself bowed low before an immense effigy of Joseph Stalin.
Source: News-Commentary
Ich sah dieses tote, nackte Bildnis von ihm selbst von der Decke hängen.
I saw this dead, naked effigy of himself hanging from the ceiling.
Source: TED
Schließlich wurde ihre Pappfigur in den Flammen des Scheiterhaufens von St. Josef verbrannt.
She ended up being burned in effigy in the flames of the bonfires of St. Joseph.
Source: News-Commentary
Wo wird das Bildnis des Ökumenischen Patriarchen verhöhnt und aufgehängt?
Where is the effigy of the Ecumenical Patriarch mocked and hanged?
Source: Europarl
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