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1 torture
1. noun1) Folter, diethe torture of somebody — jemandes Folterung
instrument of torture — Folterwerkzeug, das; Folterinstrument, das
2. transitive verbit was torture — es war eine Tortur
foltern; (fig.) quälen* * *['to: ə] 1. verb(to treat (someone) cruelly or painfully, as a punishment, or in order to make him/her confess something, give information etc: He tortured his prisoners; She was tortured by rheumatism/jealousy.) foltern2. noun1) (the act or practice of torturing: The king would not permit torture.) die Folter* * *tor·ture[ˈtɔ:tʃəʳ, AM ˈtɔ:rtʃɚ]I. nto divulge secrets under \torture unter Folter Geheimnisse preisgebenmental \torture seelische Folter\torture device Folterinstrument nt\torture technique Foltermethode fIII. vt▪ to \torture sb1. (cause suffering to) jdn folternto \torture sb to death jdn zu Tode foltern2. (greatly disturb) jdn quälen* * *['tɔːtʃə(r)]1. nFolter f; (fig) Qual f2. vt2) (fig: torment) quälen, peinigen (geh)tortured language —
her hair had been tortured into elaborate curls — ihr Haar war mühsam in kunstvolle Locken gedreht
* * *torture [ˈtɔː(r)tʃə(r)]A s1. Folter(ung) f:put to the torture foltern2. fig Tortur f, Qual f:it was (sheer) torture to hear him sing es war eine Qual, ihn singen zu hören3. fig Entstellung f, Verdrehung fB v/t1. foltern2. fig peinigen, quälen:torture o.s. with a problem sich mit einem Problem abmartern;3. torture a confession from ein Geständnis herauspressen aus4. einen Text etc entstellen, verdrehen* * *1. noun1) Folter, die2. transitive verbinstrument of torture — Folterwerkzeug, das; Folterinstrument, das
foltern; (fig.) quälen* * *v.foltern v.quälen v. n.Folter -eien f.Marter - f.Qual -en f. -
2 torture
tor·ture [ʼtɔ:tʃəʳ, Am ʼtɔ:rtʃɚ] nto divulge secrets under \torture unter Folter Geheimnisse preisgeben;mental \torture seelische Foltermodifier (method) Folter-;\torture device Folterinstrument nt;\torture technique Foltermethode f vtto \torture sb1) ( cause suffering to) jdn foltern;to \torture sb to death jdn zu Tode foltern2) ( greatly disturb) jdn quälen;to be \tortured by sth von etw dat gequält werden;to \torture oneself with a thought sich akk mit einem Gedanken quälen -
3 torment
1. nounQual, die2. transitive verb1) quälen; peinigenbe tormented by or with something — von etwas gequält werden
* * *1. ['to:ment] noun2) (something that causes this.) die Plage2. [to:'ment] verb(to cause pain, suffering, worry etc to: She was tormented with worry/toothache.) quälen- academic.ru/75690/tormentor">tormentor* * *tor·ment[ˈtɔ:ment, AM ˈtɔ:r-]I. nthe \torments of jealousy die Qualen pl der Eifersuchtto endure \torment Qualen erleidento go through \torments durch die Hölle gehen▪ to be in \torment unter starken Schmerzen leiden▪ to \torment sb/an animal jdn/ein Tier quälento be \tormented by grief großen Kummer haben* * *['tɔːment]1. nQual f; (inf = person) Quälgeist mto be in torment, to suffer torment(s) — Qualen leiden [tɔː'ment]
2. vtquälen; (= annoy, tease) plagentormented by remorse — von Reue gequält or geplagt
* * *with mit):torment o.s. with a problem sich mit einem Problem abmarternB s [ˈtɔː(r)ment]1. Qual f:be in torment, suffer torment(s) Qualen ausstehen2. Plage fa) Folterinstrument nb) Folter(ung) f* * *1. nounQual, die2. transitive verb1) quälen; peinigenbe tormented by or with something — von etwas gequält werden
2) (tease, worry) quälen* * *v.peinigen v.schikanieren v. n.Folterqual f.Qual -en f. -
4 torment
tor·ment [ʼtɔ:ment, Am ʼtɔ:r-] nto suffer the \torments of the damned ( fig) Höllenqualen ausstehen;the \torments of jealousy die Qualen fpl der Eifersucht;to endure \torment Qualen fpl erleiden;to go through \torments durch die Hölle gehento be in \torment unter starken Schmerzen leidento \torment sb/ an animal jdn/ein Tier quälen;to be \tormented by grief großen Kummer haben
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