English to Hungarian Meaning of catafalque - ravatal

Catafalque :

ravatal

noun

ravatal

Catafalque :: ravatalCatafalques :: ravatal

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Definitions of catafalque in English

Noun(1) a decorated bier on which a coffin rests in state during a funeral

Examples of catafalque in English

(1) There is something in the air that silences everybody, even small children, as they pass either side of the catafalque , occasionally glancing upwards at the four statues of Saxon kings and the 12 th century roof.(2) The Queen had already arrived and came to join the procession as it was borne inside to the waiting catafalque and to the start of the lying-in-state.(3) Over the weekend his body lay in state in a silver mounted coffin on a catafalque in front of the Speaker's platform.(4) By 10 am even the candles surrounding the catafalque were no longer lit but the silence was broken every so often by the whir and click of cameras taking the last photographs of the lying-in-state.(5) It was 11.15 am when the bearer party, their faces strained in concentration, came into the crisp, morning sunlight having lifted the coffin from the catafalque in the great Westminster Hall where it had rested since Friday.(6) Dignitaries placed wreaths before a catafalque party, taking position with veterans on a parade which formed a tangible reminder of the thousands of Anzacs and police officers who have worn the blue beret in the past half century.(7) The coffin will be placed on a catafalque of rough pine boards, nailed together and covered with black cloth, which was first used for Abraham Lincoln's funeral.(8) The cadet contingent also provided a guard at the Cenotaph for Tuesday's remembrance service and the catafalque party demonstrated a memorable and solemn performance.(9) But even the media were taken by surprise. They did not arrange for a million people to turn out for the funeral; and even the most enthusiastic monarchists could not predict the endless queues that waited to pass by the catafalque .(10) By last night, almost 50,000 people were expected to have filed past the catafalque .(11) Eight pall bearers from the Irish Guards lifted it from the gun-carriage and carried it slowly to the catafalque .(12) Cloaked in Braemar purple felt, surrounded by five large candles and guarded at each corner by an officer of the Household Cavalry in full dress uniform, the catafalque was yesterday afternoon an arresting sight.(13) The bearer party lifts the coffin from the catafalque in Westminster Hall and carries it to the gun carriage outside the North Door.(14) Propped up at one end by a broken-off marble Ionian capital is a long, slanting wooden board, suggesting a collapsed catafalque .(15) Why did so many people, including children, queue patiently for hours, to witness Beefeaters and Gentlemen-at-Arms, with reversed halberds, guarding a catafalque in Westminster Hall?(16) They were driven back by police and soldiers, and the coffin was taken in and placed on a towering catafalque .

(1) black cat ::

fekete macska

(2) fat cat ::

Kövér macska

(3) dog and cat ::

kutya és macska

(4) wild cat ::

vadmacska

(5) stray cat ::

kóbor macska

(6) big cat ::

nagy macska

(7) cat food ::

macska eledel

(8) cat litter ::

macska alom

(9) crazy cat ::

őrült macska

Synonyms

1. catafalque ::

ravatal

Different Forms

catafalque, catafalques

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