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gauntlet [gauntlets] (protective armor for the hands) noun [UK: ˈɡɔːnt.lɪt] [US: ˈɡɒnt.lət] | kaphandschoensubstantief pantserhandschoensubstantief |
gauntlet [gauntlets] (two parallel rows of attackers who strike at a criminal) noun [UK: ˈɡɔːnt.lɪt] [US: ˈɡɒnt.lət] | spitsroedensubstantief |
running the gauntlet (physical punishment by which a person is compelled to run through a double line of soldiers who attempt to strike him as they pass) noun [UK: ˈrʌn.ɪŋ ðə ˈɡɔːnt.lɪt] [US: ˈrʌn.ɪŋ ðə ˈɡɒnt.lət] | spitsroeden lopensubstantief |
throw down the gauntlet (issue a challenge) verb [UK: ˈθrəʊ daʊn ðə ˈɡɔːnt.lɪt] [US: ˈθroʊ ˈdaʊn ðə ˈɡɒnt.lət] | iemand uitdagenwerkwoord |