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supplice [syplis]masculine noun* * *syplisnom masculin torturesubir un supplice — lit to be tortured; fig to be in torment
mettre quelqu'un au supplice — fig to torture somebody
j'étais au supplice — fig it was agony
* * *syplis nm1) (= peine corporelle) torture2) (= douleur physique ou morale) torture, agonyC'était un supplice. — It was torture.
* * *supplice nm ( tous contextes) torture; les supplices au Moyen Âge forms of torture in the Middle Ages; c'était un supplice fig it was torture; subir un supplice lit to be tortured; fig to go through torture; infliger un supplice à qn to torture sb; mettre qn au supplice fig to torture sb; j'étais au supplice fig it was agony; le dernier supplice liter the final agony, death; marcher au supplice to go to (one's) execution; conduire qn au supplice to lead sb to be executed.supplice du bûcher burning alive; supplice chinois Chinese torture; supplice du collier necklacing; supplice de la corde hanging; supplice du fouet flogging; supplice de la roue breaking on the wheel.[syplis] nom masculinil va à l'école comme au supplice when he goes to school, it's as if he was going to his own funeralle dernier supplice [la peine de mort] executionce mal de tête est un vrai supplice I'm going through agony ou agonies with this headache
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