They literally put nooses on themselves, and then they went off to their jobs, whatever they were.
Ils se passaient eux-mêmes la corde au cou, puis ils se rendaient à leur travail, quel qu'il soit.
Poachers had laid dozens of nooses in the field.
Les braconniers avaient posé des dizaines de collets dans le champ.
Profit and respect are nooses of the maras, so brush them aside like stones on the path.
Le profit et le respect qu’on reçoit sont les lassos des maras, écartez-les donc comme des pierres sur votre chemin.
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