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Oubliette
UK
/ˌuːblɪˈɛt/
US
/ˌuːbliˈɛt/
Translation of "oubliette" into Russian
oubliette
Noun
UK
/ˌuːblɪˈɛt/
US
/ˌuːbliˈɛt/
oubliette
oubliettes pl
Definitions
oubliette
Noun
UK
/ˌuːblɪˈɛt/
US
/ˌuːbliˈɛt/
A secret dungeon with access only through a trapdoor in its ceiling.
The castle's oubliette was a dreaded place where prisoners were often forgotten.
A place or situation in which someone or something is consigned to neglect or oblivion.
After the controversy, the report was left in a bureaucratic oubliette and never discussed again.
oubliette
Verb
UK
/ˌuːblɪˈɛt/
US
/ˌuːbliˈɛt/
To confine (a person) in an oubliette or, figuratively, to cause to be forgotten.
The regime quietly oublietted its political opponents without trial.
Idioms and phrases
hidden oubliette
The castle had a hidden oubliette beneath the dungeon.
скрытая темница
В замке была скрытая темница под подземельем.
drop (someone) into the oubliette
They threatened to drop the prisoner into the oubliette.
бросить (кого-то) в темницу
Они пригрозили бросить пленника в темницу.
escape from the oubliette
No one has ever managed to escape from the oubliette.
сбежать из темницы
Никому никогда не удавалось сбежать из темницы.
discover the oubliette
The archaeologist was excited to discover the oubliette behind the ancient walls.
обнаружить темницу
Археолог был рад обнаружить темницу за древними стенами.
dark oubliette
They were trapped in a dark oubliette with no hope of rescue.
тёмная темница
Они оказались в тёмной темнице без надежды на спасение.