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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 erlösen
v/t2. euph.: ein Tier von seinen Qualen erlösen put an animal out of its misery; von seinen Leiden erlöst werden be released from one’s sufferings; sie ist erlöst her sufferings are over* * *to free; to rescue; to release; to redeem* * *er|lö|sen [ɛɐ'løːzn] ptp erlöstvt1) (= retten) to save, to rescue (aus, von from); (REL) to redeem, to save; (von Sünden, Qualen) to deliver (ESP BIBL), to release* * *1) redeem2) (to free from the power of sin and evil.) save* * *er·lö·sen *vt1. (befreien)2. REL3. (einnehmen)* * *transitives Verb save, rescue ( von from)und erlöse uns von dem Übel od. Bösen — (bibl.) and deliver us from evil
* * *erlösen v/t1. (retten) rescue, save (aus from); aus Gefangenschaft etc: release, free2. euph:ein Tier von seinen Qualen erlösen put an animal out of its misery;von seinen Leiden erlöst werden be released from one’s sufferings;sie ist erlöst her sufferings are over4. REL save, redeem;und erlöse uns von dem Bösen oder obsÜbel and deliver us from evil* * *transitives Verb save, rescue ( von from)und erlöse uns von dem Übel od. Bösen — (bibl.) and deliver us from evil
* * *v.to release v. -
3 Gnadenschuss
m coup de grèce* * *Gna|den|schussmcoup de grâce (by shooting)* * *Gna·den·schussRRmGna·den·stoßm coup de grâceeinem Tier den \Gnadenschuss geben to put an animal out of its misery, to kill an animal out of mercy* * *der coup de grâce ( by shooting)* * *Gnadenschuss m coup de grâce* * *der coup de grâce ( by shooting) -
4 Gnadenstoß
m coup de grèce* * *Gna|den|stoßmcoup de grâce (with sword etc) (auch fig)* * *Gna·den·schussRRmGna·den·stoßm coup de grâceeinem Tier den \Gnadenstoß geben to put an animal out of its misery, to kill an animal out of mercy* * *der coup de grâce (with sword etc.)* * *Gnadenstoß m coup de grâce* * *der coup de grâce (with sword etc.) -
5 Gnadenschuss
Gna·den·schussRR m, Gna·den·stoß mcoup de grâce;einem Tier den \Gnadenschuss geben to put an animal out of its misery, to kill an animal out of mercy
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