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1 Qual
f; -, -en torture, agony; seelische: auch (mental) anguish; es ist eine Qual it’s torture, it’s agony; unter Qualen in great ( oder terrible) pain; (mit Schwierigkeiten) with great difficulty; unter Qualen sterben die in agony; zur Qual werden become unbearable; ihr Leben war eine Qual life was unbearable for her; jemandem das Leben zur Qual machen make s.o.’s life a misery; sein Rheuma bereitet ihm große Qualen he’s going through agony with his rheumatism; die Qual der Ungewissheit the agony of not knowing; die Qualen des Gewissens machen ihm zu schaffen he’s tormented by a ( oder his) bad conscience; es ist eine Qual, ihn singen zu hören it’s painful listening to him sing; ein Tier von seinen Qualen erlösen put an animal out of its misery; wir haben die Qual der Wahl we’re spoilt (Am. spoiled) for choice, we’re in an agony of indecision* * *die Qualordeal; excruciation; torment; dolor; torture; agony; anguish* * *[kvaːl]f -, -en(= Schmerz) (körperlich) pain, agony; (seelisch) agony, anguishtapfer ertrug er alle Quálen — he bore all his suffering or pain bravely
Quálen erleiden or leiden — to suffer agonies
unter großen Quálen sterben — to die in agony or great pain
sein Leben war eine einzige Quál — his life was a living death
die letzten Monate waren für mich eine (einzige) Quál — the last few months have been sheer agony for me
es ist eine Quál, das mit ansehen zu müssen — it is agonizing to watch
er machte ihr den Aufenthalt/das Leben/die Tage zur Quál — he made her stay/her life/her days a misery
es bereitete ihm Quálen, sie so leiden zu sehen — it tormented him to see her suffering so
/des Zweifels — agonies of conscience/of doubt or indecision
die Quálen, die sie seinetwegen or um ihn ausgestanden hat — the suffering she has gone through because of him
See:→ Wahl* * *die1) (great pain or suffering: The dying man was in agony; agonies of regret.) agony2) (very great pain of body or mind; agony: The woman suffered terrible anguish when her child died.) anguish3) (great sorrow, trouble or pain: She was in great distress over his disappearance; Is your leg causing you any distress?; The loss of all their money left the family in acute distress.) distress4) ((a) very great pain, suffering, worry etc: He was in torment.) torment* * *<-, -en>[ˈkva:l]f1. (Quälerei) struggle3.* * *die; Qual, Qualen1) o. Pl. torment; agony no indef. art.[für jemanden] eine Qual sein — be agony or torment for somebody
er macht uns (Dat.) das Leben zur Qual — he's making our lives pl. a misery
er hat die Qual der Wahl — (scherzh.) he is spoilt for choice
2) meist Pl. (Schmerzen) agonyQualen — pain sing.; agony sing.; (seelisch) torment sing.
jemanden von seinen Qualen erlösen — put somebody out of his/her agony
* * *es ist eine Qual it’s torture, it’s agony;unter Qualen sterben die in agony;zur Qual werden become unbearable;ihr Leben war eine Qual life was unbearable for her;jemandem das Leben zur Qual machen make sb’s life a misery;sein Rheuma bereitet ihm große Qualen he’s going through agony with his rheumatism;die Qual der Ungewissheit the agony of not knowing;es ist eine Qual, ihn singen zu hören it’s painful listening to him sing;ein Tier von seinen Qualen erlösen put an animal out of its misery;* * *die; Qual, Qualen1) o. Pl. torment; agony no indef. art.[für jemanden] eine Qual sein — be agony or torment for somebody
er macht uns (Dat.) das Leben zur Qual — he's making our lives pl. a misery
er hat die Qual der Wahl — (scherzh.) he is spoilt for choice
2) meist Pl. (Schmerzen) agonyQualen — pain sing.; agony sing.; (seelisch) torment sing.
jemanden von seinen Qualen erlösen — put somebody out of his/her agony
* * *-en f.agony n.anguish n.distress n.(§ pl.: distresses)dolor n.pain n.suffering n.torment n.torture n. -
2 Folterqualen
Pl.1. agonies of torture* * *Folterqualen pl1. agonies of torture2. fig agony, torment sg;Folterqualen erleiden suffer torment, go through absolute agony -
3 peinigen
v/t torment, torture; (plagen) harass, pester* * *to torment; to martyr; to tantalize* * *pei|ni|gen ['painɪgn]vtto torture; (fig) to tormentjdn bis aufs Blut péínigen — to torture sb till he bleeds; (fig) to torment sb mercilessly
von Schmerzen/Zweifeln gepeinigt — tormented by pain/doubt, racked with pain/doubt
* * *pei·ni·gen[ˈpainɪgn̩]vt1. (zermürben)▪ jdn \peinigen to torment sb2. (jdm zusetzen)* * *von Durst/Kälte gepeinigt werden — suffer agonies from thirst/cold
* * ** * *von Durst/Kälte gepeinigt werden — suffer agonies from thirst/cold
* * *v.to tantalise (UK) v.to tantalize (US) v.to torment v. -
4 quälend
I Part. Präs. quälen* * *haunting; distressing; afflicting; anguishing; worrying; grilling* * *quä|lend1. adjagonizing; Erinnerungen auch tormenting; Krankheit auch excruciatingquä́lende Ungewissheit/Zweifel — agonizing uncertainty/doubts, agonies of uncertainty/doubt
quä́lender Schmerz — agonizing or excruciating pain
2. advagonizinglyquä́lend langsam — agonizingly slow
* * *1) (causing agony: an agonizing pain.) agonizing2) (causing agony: an agonizing pain.) agonising3) agonizingly4) agonisingly5) (continuously troublesome: a nagging worry/pain.) nagging* * *quä·lend[ˈkvɛ:lənt]adj attr agonizing; Gedanken, Gefühle a. tormentingein \quälender Husten a hacking cough\quälende Schmerzen excruciating [or agonizing] pain* * ** * *adj.agonizing adj.anguishing adj.excruciating adj.haunting adj.obsessing adj.tantalizing adj. adv.hauntingly adv.obsessvely adv. -
5 Todesqualen
* * *To|des|qua|lenplfinal or mortal agonyTódesqualen ausstehen (fig) — to suffer agony or agonies
* * *Todesqualen ausstehen fig go through absolute agony -
6 Höllenqualen
plterrible agonies -
7 Qualen
pl1. agonies2. dolors3. pains4. torments
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