torment

torment
1. noun
Qual, die

be in torment — Qualen ausstehen

2. transitive verb
1) quälen; peinigen

be tormented by or with something — von etwas gequält werden

2) (tease, worry) quälen
* * *
1. ['to:ment] noun
1) ((a) very great pain, suffering, worry etc: He was in torment.) die Qual
2) (something that causes this.) die Plage
2. [to:'ment] verb
(to cause pain, suffering, worry etc to: She was tormented with worry/toothache.) quälen
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* * *
tor·ment
[ˈtɔ:ment, AM ˈtɔ:r-]
I. n
1. (mental suffering) Qual f
to suffer the \torments of the damned (fig) Höllenqualen ausstehen
the \torments of jealousy die Qualen pl der Eifersucht
to endure \torment Qualen erleiden
to go through \torments durch die Hölle gehen
2. (physical pain) starke Schmerzen pl
to be in \torment unter starken Schmerzen leiden
3. (torture) Tortur f
II. vt (cause to suffer)
to \torment sb/an animal jdn/ein Tier quälen
to be \tormented by grief großen Kummer haben
* * *
['tɔːment]
1. n
Qual f; (inf = person) Quälgeist m

to be in torment, to suffer torment(s) — Qualen leiden [tɔː'ment]

2. vt
quälen; (= annoy, tease) plagen

tormented by remorse — von Reue gequält or geplagt

* * *
torment
A v/t [tɔː(r)ˈment] besonders fig quälen, peinigen (beide:
with mit):
be tormented with (oder by) von Zweifeln etc gequält oder geplagt werden;
torment o.s. with a problem sich mit einem Problem abmartern
B s [ˈtɔː(r)ment]
1. Qual f:
be in torment, suffer torment(s) Qualen ausstehen
2. Plage f
3. besonders HIST Tormentum n:
a) Folterinstrument n
b) Folter(ung) f
* * *
1. noun
Qual, die

be in torment — Qualen ausstehen

2. transitive verb
1) quälen; peinigen

be tormented by or with something — von etwas gequält werden

2) (tease, worry) quälen
* * *
v.
peinigen v.
schikanieren v. n.
Folterqual f.
Qual -en f.

English-german dictionary. 2013.

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