Cadalso (en. Scaffold)

/kaˈðalso/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

noun

Elevated platform used for the execution of capital punishments.

The condemned was taken to the scaffold to serve his sentence.

El condenado fue llevado al cadalso para cumplir con su pena.

Structure where public exhibitions are held, as in festivals.

During the fair, they set up a scaffold in the square for the performances.

Durante la feria, colocaron un cadalso en la plaza para las actuaciones.

From the French 'échafaud', which means scaffold or provisional structure.

to go up to the scaffold

To be taken to death or to an extreme situation.

subir al cadalso

to fall from the scaffold

To lose one's life or fall into disgrace.

caer del cadalso

to see from the scaffold

To be in a position of disadvantage or vulnerability.

ver desde el cadalso

execution

Action of carrying out a death sentence.

ejecución

death penalty

Punishment that consists of ending the life of the condemned.

pena de muerte

justice

Moral principle that leads to giving each person what they deserve.

justicia

To be in a high-pressure or dangerous situation.

I'm on the scaffold with this project, I can't fail.

Estoy en el cadalso con este proyecto, no puedo fallar.

To have a very harsh judgment about something or someone.

They're really hammering that movie on the scaffold, they aren't giving it a chance.

Le están dando al cadalso a esa película, no le dan una oportunidad.