въже

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *ǫže.

Pronunciation

  • IPA: /vəˈʒɛ/

Noun

въже (vazhé) n

  1. rope, line, cord, cable, hawser, lanyard
  2. (figuratively) gallows, halter, hempen collar
    отървавам въжето - to cheat the gallows
    плета си въжето - to be heading straight for the gallows
    слагам си сам въжето на врата - to put one's neck into the noose, to put a halter round one's own neck

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