catafalque

C'est quoi, ce catafalque ?
What's that old thing doing there?
Le corps du défunt reposait sur le catafalque pendant la veillée funèbre.
The dead body lay on the catafalque during the wake.
Des centaines de citoyens ont défilé devant le catafalque de leur cher maire pour lui rendre un dernier hommage.
Hundreds of citizens filed past the catafalque of their beloved mayor to pay their last respects.
Comment appelle-t-on un tombeau surélevé ? – Je pense que c'est un « tumulus » ou un « catafalque ».
What do you call a tomb raised from the ground? - I think it's a "barrow" or a "catafalque."
Au centre du catafalque se trouvait le cercueil du roi.
In the center of the catafalque was the king's coffin.
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