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101 Marter
f; -, -n; geh. torture; fig. auch ordeal, torment* * *die Martertorment; torture* * *Mạr|ter ['martɐ]f -, -n (liter)tormentdas kann zur Marter werden — it can be a painful ordeal
* * *Mar·ter<-, -n>[ˈmartɐ]funter der \Marter under tortureeine einzige \Marter sheer torment* * ** * ** * *die; Marter, Martern (geh.) (Folter) torture; (fig.): (seelisch) torment* * *- f.ordeal n.torture n. -
102 martern
v/t geh. torture; fig. auch torment* * *to agonize; to torment; to martyr* * *mạr|tern ['martɐn] (liter)1. vtto torture, to tormentjdn zu Tode martern — to torture sb to death
2. vrto torment or torture oneself* * *(to put (someone) to death or cause (him) to suffer greatly for his beliefs: Saint Joan was martyred by the English.) martyr* * *mar·tern[ˈmartɐn]vt (geh)▪ jdn \martern to torture sb* * ** * ** * * -
103 udrę|ka
f 1. (to, co dręczy) torment- ta praca była dla niej wieczną udręką the work was a constant ordeal for her- twoja miłość jest dla mnie udręką your love is a torment to me2. (czyjś stan) torment U, anguish U- duchowa/fizyczna/moralna udręka spiritual/physical/moral torment a. anguish- udręka miłosna the torment a. anguish of love- udręka samotności/zazdrości/codziennej egzystencji the torment a. anguish of solitude/jealousy/everyday life- znosić udrękę to endure torment a. anguish- żyć w ciągłej udręce to live in constant torment a. anguishThe New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > udrę|ka
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104 mortificar
v.to mortify.Su actitud aspaba a María His attitude mortified Mary.* * *1 to mortify* * *1. VT1) (=atormentar) to torment, plague2) (=humillar) to humiliate3) (Rel)4) (Med) to damage seriously2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivoa) ( atormentar) to tormentlos celos lo mortifican — he's tortured o tormented by jealousy
b) (Relig) to mortify2.mortificarse v pron (refl) ( atormentarse) to fret, distress oneself; (Relig) to mortify the flesh* * *= chagrin, spite, torture, eat away at, mortify.Ex. In the course of my explanation I became not only chagrined, but ashamed for our profession and for how, in this particular case, rules had made finding the material that this person wanted so difficult.Ex. Men's abuse of children is in many instances instrumental in order to coerce or retaliate against women, echoing the Greek myth of Medea who killed her own children to spite her father.Ex. They tortured her into revealing her Pin number and safe code before cutting her up and disposing of her in bin liners.Ex. Rather than catalog departments going out of business, they could turn their attention once again to cataloging special local materials, eating away at store-rooms of uncataloged materials, and making their collections as a whole more responsive to their local constituency.Ex. We're assailed by doubts, mortified by our own shortcomings, surrounded by freaks, testy over silly details.----* conciencia + mortificar = conscience + smite, conscience + trouble.* * *1.verbo transitivoa) ( atormentar) to tormentlos celos lo mortifican — he's tortured o tormented by jealousy
b) (Relig) to mortify2.mortificarse v pron (refl) ( atormentarse) to fret, distress oneself; (Relig) to mortify the flesh* * *= chagrin, spite, torture, eat away at, mortify.Ex: In the course of my explanation I became not only chagrined, but ashamed for our profession and for how, in this particular case, rules had made finding the material that this person wanted so difficult.
Ex: Men's abuse of children is in many instances instrumental in order to coerce or retaliate against women, echoing the Greek myth of Medea who killed her own children to spite her father.Ex: They tortured her into revealing her Pin number and safe code before cutting her up and disposing of her in bin liners.Ex: Rather than catalog departments going out of business, they could turn their attention once again to cataloging special local materials, eating away at store-rooms of uncataloged materials, and making their collections as a whole more responsive to their local constituency.Ex: We're assailed by doubts, mortified by our own shortcomings, surrounded by freaks, testy over silly details.* conciencia + mortificar = conscience + smite, conscience + trouble.* * *mortificar [A2 ]vt1(atormentar): los celos lo mortifican he's tortured o tormented by jealousyme mortifica tener que recordarle el dinero que me debe I feel awful about having to remind him about the money he owes melos mosquitos la mortificaron toda la noche she was tormented by mosquitos all nightdeja de mortificar al gato stop torturing o tormenting the cat2 ( Relig) to mortify( refl)1 (atormentarse) to fret, distress oneselfno te mortifiques por esa tontería don't distress yourself o fret over such a stupid little thing2 ( Relig) to mortify the flesh* * *
mortificar ( conjugate mortificar) verbo transitivo
◊ los celos lo mortifican he's tortured o tormented by jealousyb) (Relig) to mortify
mortificarse verbo pronominal ( refl) ( atormentarse) to fret, distress oneself;
(Relig) to mortify the flesh
mortificar vtr, mortificarse verbo reflexivo to mortify, fret: no merece la pena mortificarse por algo que no se puede evitar, it's not worth fretting over something you couldn't prevent from happening
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mortificarse
* * *♦ vt1. [el cuerpo] to mortify2. [angustiar, molestar] to torment;el recuerdo del accidente lo mortifica he is tormented by the memory of the accident* * *v/t torment* * *mortificar {72} vt1) : to mortify2) torturar: to trouble, to torment -
105 Pein
* * *die Peinpain; torment; torture* * *[pain]f -, no pl (geh)agony, sufferingjdm das Leben zur Péín machen — to make sb's life a misery
* * *<->[pain]f kein pl (veraltend geh) agony* * *die; Pein (geh.) tormentjemandem [viel od. große] Pein bereiten — cause somebody [much] anguish
* * *seelische Pein mental anguish* * *die; Pein (geh.) tormentjemandem [viel od. große] Pein bereiten — cause somebody [much] anguish
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106 plagen
I v/t torment, plague umg.; mit Bitten und Fragen: pester, plague; Sorgen etc.: worry, bother, dog; mich plagt wieder meine Allergie my allergy is plaguing me again; die Wespen plagen uns sehr the wasps are a real pest; was plagt dich? what’s eating you?; geplagtII v/refl: sich plagen slave away ( mit at); sich mit der Hausarbeit plagen slave away at the housework; (sich abmühen) go to great lengths; er plagt sich mit seinen Zähnen / mit ständigem Kopfweh his teeth are giving him a lot of trouble / his constant headaches are getting him down; sie plagt sich mit ihren Schülern her pupils (Am. students) give her a hard time* * *to vex; to annoy; to plague;sich plagento toil* * *pla|gen ['plaːgn]1. vtto plague, to torment; (mit Bitten und Fragen auch) to pester, to harassdich plagt doch was, heraus mit der Sprache — something's worrying or bothering you, out with it
vom schlechten Gewissen geplagt werden — to be plagued or tormented by a guilty conscience
2. vr1) (= leiden) to be troubled or bothered (mit by)schon die ganze Woche plage ich mich mit meinem Heuschnupfen — I've been bothered or troubled all week by my hay fever, my hay fever's been bothering or troubling me all week
2) (= sich abrackern) to slave or slog (esp Brit) away (inf); (= sich Mühe geben) to go to or take a lot of trouble or great pains (mit over, with)* * *1) (to give pain or distress to (a person etc): She is continually afflicted by/with headaches.) afflict2) (to trouble: What ails you?) ail4) (to annoy (someone) frequently or continually: He pestered me with questions; She pestered him to help her.) pester5) (to annoy or pester continually or frequently: The child was plaguing her with questions.) plague* * *pla·gen[ˈpla:gn̩]I. vt1. (behelligen)2. (quälen)▪ jdn \plagen to bother [or trouble] sb▪ geplagt troubledII. vr1. (sich abrackern)2. (sich herumplagen)mit diesem Husten plage ich mich schon eine Woche I've been bothered by this cough for a week now* * *1.transitives Verb1) torment; plague2.reflexives Verb1) (sich abmühen) slave away2) (leiden)sich mit etwas plagen — be troubled or bothered by something
* * *mich plagt wieder meine Allergie my allergy is plaguing me again;die Wespen plagen uns sehr the wasps are a real pest;B. v/r:sich plagen slave away (mit at);sich mit der Hausarbeit plagen slave away at the housework; (sich abmühen) go to great lengths;er plagt sich mit seinen Zähnen/mit ständigem Kopfweh his teeth are giving him a lot of trouble/his constant headaches are getting him down;sie plagt sich mit ihren Schülern her pupils (US students) give her a hard time* * *1.transitives Verb1) torment; plague2.reflexives Verb1) (sich abmühen) slave away2) (leiden)sich mit etwas plagen — be troubled or bothered by something
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107 atormentarse
1 (sufrir) to torment oneself* * ** * *VPR to torment o.s.* * *
■atormentarse verbo reflexivo to torment oneself
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108 torturer
torturer [tɔʀtyʀe]➭ TABLE 11. transitive verb[+ prisonnier, animal] to torture• le doute/le remords le torturait he was racked with doubt/remorse• sa poésie torturée, déchirante his tormented, heartrending poetry2. reflexive verb• se torturer le cerveau or l'esprit to rack one's brains* * *tɔʀtyʀe
1.
1) [bourreau] to torture [personne]2) ( faire souffrir) [pensée, sentiment] to torment3) ( forcer le sens de) to distort [texte]
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se torturer verbe pronominal fig to torment oneselfse torturer l'esprit — ( cherchant une solution) to rack one's brains
* * *tɔʀtyʀe vt1) (physiquement) to torture2) (moralement) to torment* * *torturer verb table: aimerA vtr2 fig [pensée, sentiment] to torment; visage/air torturé tormented face/look; vision du monde/poésie torturée tormented vision of the world/poetry; être torturé [personne] to have a tormented nature; être torturé par to be tormented by [jalousie, doute, remords];B se torturer vpr fig to torment oneself; se torturer l'esprit ( cherchant solution) to rack one's brains.[tɔrtyre] verbe transitif1. [supplicier - suj: bourreau] to torture3. [style, texte] to labour————————se torturer verbe pronominal -
109 наказание
1. punishment, penalty(задача, възложена от учител като наказание) impositionтова ти е божие наказание it is a judgment on youнаказание понесено по чужда вина vicarious punishmentнаказания и глоби юр. pains and penalties2. (мъчение) torture, torment; impositionтова дете е цяло наказание that child is a (perfect) nuisance; that child is the torment of my lifeтова радио е цяло наказание that radio is a curse/nuisance* * *наказа̀ние,ср., -я 1. punishment, penalty; ( задача, възложена от учител) imposition; административно \наказаниее administrative sanction; дисциплинарно \наказаниее extra-legal penalty; за \наказаниее as a punishment; заслужено \наказаниее due penalty; излежавам \наказаниее serve o.’s sentence, do time; \наказаниее понесено по чужда вина vicarious punishment; \наказаниея и глоби юр. pains and penalties; налагам \наказаниее inflict/impose a punishment (on); понасям \наказаниее безропотно kiss the road; смъртно \наказаниее capital punishment, death penalty; телесно \наказаниее flogging, corporal punishment; това ти е божие \наказаниее it is a judgement on you;2. ( мъчение) torture, torment; imposition; това дете е цяло \наказаниее that child is a (perfect) nuisance; that child is the torment of my life; това радио е цяло \наказаниее that radio is a curse/nuisance.* * *amercement; castigation; infliction{in'flikSxn}; judgement; penalty{'penxlti}: dead наказание - смъртно наказание; plague; punishment; strafe{stra;f}* * *1. (задача, възложена от учител като НАКАЗАНИЕ) imposition 2. (мъчение) torture, torment;imposition 3. punishment, penalty 4. НАКАЗАНИЕ понесено по чужда вина vicarious punishment 5. за НАКАЗАНИЕ as a punishment 6. излежавам НАКАЗАНИЕ serve o.'s sentence, do time 7. наказания и глоби юр. pains and penalties 8. налагам НАКАЗАНИЕ inflict/impose a punishment (on) 9. смъртно НАКАЗАНИЕ capital punishment, death penalty 10. телесно НАКАЗАНИЕ flogging, corporal punishment 11. това дете е цяло НАКАЗАНИЕ that child is a (perfect) nuisance;that child is the torment of my life 12. това радио е цяло НАКАЗАНИЕ that radio is a curse/nuisance 13. това ти е божие НАКАЗАНИЕ it is a judgment on you -
110 Quälerei
f; -, -en2. (Anstrengung) struggle; Schreiben ist für mich eine Quälerei writing is a struggle for me, I find writing very difficult; es war eine einzige Quälerei it was one long struggle* * *Quä|le|rei [kvɛːlə'rai]f -, -endiese Tierversuche sind in meinen Augen Quäleréí — in my view these experiments on animals are cruel
das ist doch eine Quäleréí für das Tier — that is cruel to the animal
die letzten Monate waren eine einzige Quäleréí — the last few months were sheer agony
2) (= mühsame Arbeit) struggledas war vielleicht eine Quäleréí! — that was really a struggle or hard going
* * *Quä·le·rei<-, -en>[kvɛ:ləˈrai]f* * *die; Quälerei, Quälereien1) torment; (Folter) torture; (Grausamkeit) crueltyTierversuche sind [eine] reine Quälerei — animal experiments are simply cruel
2) (das Belästigen) pestering* * *2. (Anstrengung) struggle;Schreiben ist für mich eine Quälerei writing is a struggle for me, I find writing very difficult;es war eine einzige Quälerei it was one long struggle* * *die; Quälerei, Quälereien1) torment; (Folter) torture; (Grausamkeit) crueltyTierversuche sind [eine] reine Quälerei — animal experiments are simply cruel
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111 plage
afflict, affliction, ail, ailment, assail, badger, beset, besiege, harass, harry, nag, nuisance, pest, pester, plague, scourge, shocker, torment* * *I. (en -r)T pest ( fx that child is a nuisance (, pest); the mosquitoes are a nuisance),( stærkere: pine) torment ( fx that child is a torment to his parents; school (, his life there) was a torment to him);( landeplage) pest, plague,( bibelsk) plague ( fx the plagues of Egypt);( bibelsk) sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof,T it is no use meeting trouble half-way;( også, T) he is a pain in the neck;[ det er mig en plage at læse den bog] I hate (, stærkere: detest) reading that book.II. vb( pine) torture,F torment;( tyrannisere) bully;( besvære) pester, badger,T plague ( fx somebody with questions (, requests)),( stærkere) harass ( fx a harassed housewife),F harry ( fx he has been harrying me for that money; she lookedharried),(med anmodninger etc også, F) importune,( om børn især) pester ( en om noget somebody for something);( bekymre) worry, trouble,(se også nage);( irritere) worry, irritate;[ plage livet af én] worry somebody to death;(med anmodninger etc) pester the life out of somebody;[ plaget af samvittighedsnag] racked by a bad conscience. -
112 suplicio
m.torture (also figurative).es un suplicio it's torture¡qué suplicio! what a life!* * *1 (castigo) torture2 (dolor) pain3 figurado torment* * *SM1) (=tortura) torture; ( Hist) (=ejecución) punishment, execution2) (=tormento) torment, torture* * *a) ( tortura) torturees un verdadero suplicio — (fam) it's absolute torture o a real nightmare (colloq)
b) ( castigo) punishment* * *= torture.Ex. It collects information about torture and spreads it to organisations and individuals, mainly health service personnel and researchers.----* sufrir un suplicio = agonise over [agonize, -USA].* * *a) ( tortura) torturees un verdadero suplicio — (fam) it's absolute torture o a real nightmare (colloq)
b) ( castigo) punishment* * *= torture.Ex: It collects information about torture and spreads it to organisations and individuals, mainly health service personnel and researchers.
* sufrir un suplicio = agonise over [agonize, -USA].* * *1 (tortura) torturela espera fue un suplicio the wait was real torture o a terrible ordeal2 (castigo) punishment3 (ejecución) execution* * *
suplicio sustantivo masculino
suplicio sustantivo masculino
1 (tortura) torture
2 fam fig (muy molesto, fastidioso) torment, ordeal
' suplicio' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
calvario
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torment
* * *suplicio nm1. [tortura] torturees un suplicio it's torture;¡qué suplicio! what a nightmare o pain!;estos niños son un auténtico suplicio these children are a real pain in the neck* * *m figtorment, ordeal* * *suplicio nmtormento: ordeal, torture -
113 tourment
tuʀmɑ̃nom masculin liter torment* * *tuʀmɑ̃ nm* * *1 ( douleur morale) torment; donner des tourments à qn to be a torment for sb;2 ‡( supplice) torture ¢.[turmɑ̃] nom masculinles tourments de la maladie the torments ou throes of illness -
114 измъчвам
вж. мъчаизмъчвам се suffer, be tortured/tormented (от with, by); torment o.s.(тревожа се) distress o.s., worry (about)(живея мъчително) have a hard/bad/terrible timeизмъчвам се от завист be stung with envy* * *измъ̀чвам,гл. torment, torture, excruciate, (put on the) rack; (с лъжливи надежди) tantalize; ( безпокоя, тормозя) vex, annoy, worry, bother, pester; ( систематично) harass, harry, plague; fester, rankle; измъчваха го съмнения doubts gnawed at the back of his mind; измъчваше го негодувание indignation festered his mind;\измъчвам се suffer, be tortured/tormented (от with, by); torment o.s.; eat o.’s heart out; ( тревожа се) distress o.s., worry (about); fret (about, over); ( живея мъчително) have a hard/bad/terrible time; \измъчвам се от завист be stung with envy.* * *afflict; excrutiate; fret{fret}; grind down; harass; harrow; lacerate; martyr; prey; prick (за болка); rack; ride; torment; torture: измъчвам a man to make him confess something. - Измъчвам човек, за да го накарам да признае нещо.; victimize* * *1. (живея мъчително) have a hard/ bad/terrible time 2. (тревожа се) distress o.s., worry (about) 3. ИЗМЪЧВАМ се suffer, be tortured/tormented (от with, by);torment o.s. 4. ИЗМЪЧВАМ се от завист be stung with envy 5. вж. мъча -
115 strazio
m (pl -zi): era uno strazio it was painful* * *strazio s.m. torment, torture: è uno strazio vederlo in quelle condizioni, it is torture to see him in those conditions // fecero strazio di tutto ciò che trovarono, they destroyed all they found; fare strazio del proprio patrimonio, to play havoc with one's patrimony // che strazio! smetti di cantare!, how dreadful! stop singing!; che strazio quel film!, what a ghastly film!* * *1) (tormento) torment, torturelo strazio degli addii — the agony of saying goodbye o of parting
2) colloq. (fastidio) bore, torment* * *straziopl. -zi /'strattsjo, tsi/sostantivo m. -
116 torturare
torture* * ** * *[tortu'rare]1. vtto torture, fig to torment, torture2. vr (torturarsi)to torment o.s.* * *[tortu'rare] 1.verbo transitivo1) to torture2) fig. [pensiero, sentimento] to torture, to torment; [situazione, dolore] to rack2.verbo pronominale torturarsi to self-torture* * *torturare/tortu'rare/ [1]1 to torture2 fig. [pensiero, sentimento] to torture, to torment; [situazione, dolore] to rackII torturarsi verbo pronominaleto self-torture. -
117 udręcze|nie
Ⅰ sv ⇒ udręczyć Ⅱ n 1. (to, co dręczy) torment, torture U- ciągłe podejrzenia były dla niej prawdziwym udręczeniem the constant suspicions were a real torment to her- praca przestała być dla niego udręczeniem his work is no longer such an ordeal for him2. (czyjś stan) torment U, anguish U- ciągłe/niewymowne/wielkie udręczenie constant/unspeakable/great torment a. anguish- udręczenie duchowe/fizyczne a spiritual/physical torment a. anguish- żyć w okropnym udręczeniu to live in terrible tribulationThe New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > udręcze|nie
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118 мучить
(вн.)1) (причинять страдания, муки) torture (d), torment (d)его́ му́чит жа́жда [го́лод] — he is tormented by thirst [hunger]
его́ му́чит пода́гра — he is a martyr to gout
2) (не давать покоя, издеваться) torment (d), tease (d)ма́льчик му́чил мла́дшую сестру́ — the boy tormented his younger sister
переста́нь му́чить ко́шку! — stop teasing the cat!
3) (тв.; донимать чем-л) torment (d with), pester (d with)му́чить кого́-л вопро́сами — torment / pester smb with questions
4) ( утомлять) tire out (d), wear out (d); (разговорами и т.п.) bore (d), weary (d)5) (беспокоить - о мыслях, переживаниях) torment (d), worry (d), disturb (d)э́то му́чит мою́ со́весть — it lies heavy [it weighs] on my conscience
6) разг. (оставлять неудовлетворённым чьё-л желание, любопытство и т.п.) torture (d)не мучь меня́, скажи́ пра́вду — don't torture me, tell me the truth
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119 βάσανος
βάσανος, ου, ἡ (Theognis, Pind.+, orig. ‘touchstone, test’, then of procedures or ‘torment’ used to extract a confession; ins, pap, LXX, En; TestSol 1:3; Philo; Jos., Ant. 12, 255; 13, 241; Just.)① severe pain occasioned by punitive torture, torture, torment (Herodas 2, 88 and Diod. S, 15, 58, 2 of torture ordered by a court to extort a confession; SIG 780, 12; PLille 29 I, 22; LXX, esp. oft. 4 Macc; Philo, De Jos. 86; Jos., Bell. 1, 635; Ant. 16, 245) MPol 2:3, 4; Ox 840, 7. Of the tortures in the nether world (cp. Wsd 3:1; 4 Macc 13:15) and as synon. of ‘unquenchable fire’ 2 Cl 17:7b; ὑπάρχειν ἐν β. be in torment Lk 16:23. Descriptive of place in the nether world τόπος τῆς β. place of torment vs. 28. Cp. 2 Cl 10:4.—Of persecutions of Christians 1 Cl 6:1; 2 Cl 17:7a.—Cp. Hv 3, 7, 6; Hs 6, 3, 4; 6, 4, 3f; 6, 5, 1; 3; 7.② gener. severe pain caused by someth. oppressive, severe pain, torment (w. νόσοι; cp. Sext. Emp., Eth. 153 [Adv. Math. 11, 153]; 1 Macc 9:56; Philo, Abr. 96) Mt 4:24.—Papias (3:3).—PduBois, Torture and Truth 1991. B. 1115. DELG. M-M. TW. -
120 Folterqualen
Pl.1. agonies of torture* * *Folterqualen pl1. agonies of torture2. fig agony, torment sg;Folterqualen erleiden suffer torment, go through absolute agony
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torment — [n] severe mental distress affliction, agony, anguish, annoyance, bane, bother, excruciation, harassment, hell, irritation, misery, nag, nagging, nuisance, pain, pain in the neck*, persecution, pest, plague, provocation, rack, scourge, suffering … New thesaurus
torment — I noun abomination, acute distress, affliction, agony, angst, anguish, annoyance, bane, constant anxiety, convulsion, despair, distress, extreme pain, harassment, infliction, misery, oppression, pain, pique, scourge, torture, vexation II verb… … Law dictionary
torment — vb torture, rack, *afflict, try Analogous words: *worry, annoy, harry, harass, plague, pester: distress, *trouble: *bait, badger, hector: agonize, *writhe … New Dictionary of Synonyms
torment — [tôr′ment΄; ] for v. [ tôr ment′, tôr′ment΄] n. [OFr < L tormentum, a rack, instrument of torture, torture, pain, orig., machine for twisting or throwing < torquere, to twist, whirl around, fling: see TORT] 1. Obs. an instrument of torture… … English World dictionary