torture

1. noun

1) Folter, die

the torture of somebody — jemandes Folterung

instrument of torture — Folterwerkzeug, das; Folterinstrument, das

2) (fig.): (agony) Qual, die

it was torture — es war eine Tortur

2. transitive verb

foltern; (fig.) quälen

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['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.) foltern

2. noun

1) (the act or practice of torturing: The king would not permit torture.) die Folter

2) ((something causing) great suffering: the torture of waiting to be executed.) die Tortur

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tor·ture

[ˈtɔ:tʃəʳ, AM ˈtɔ:rtʃɚ]

I. n

1. no pl (act of cruelty) Folter f

to divulge secrets under \torture unter Folter Geheimnisse preisgeben

mental \torture seelische Folter

2. (painful suffering) Qual f, Tortur f

II. n modifier (method) Folter-

\torture device Folterinstrument nt

\torture technique Foltermethode f

III. vt

▪ to \torture sb

1. (cause suffering to) jdn foltern

to \torture sb to death jdn zu Tode foltern

2. (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

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['tɔːtʃə(r)]

1. n

Folter f; (fig) Qual f

instrument of torture — Folterwerkzeug nt

it was sheer torture! (inf) — es war eine wahre Qual or Folter

2. vt

1) (lit) foltern

2) (fig: torment) quälen, peinigen (geh)

3) (fig: distort) verzerren; language vergewaltigen

tortured language —

tortured steel — grotesk verbogener Stahl

her hair had been tortured into elaborate curls — ihr Haar war mühsam in kunstvolle Locken gedreht

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torture [ˈtɔː(r)tʃə(r)]

A s

1. Folter(ung) f:

put to the torture foltern

2. fig Tortur f, Qual f:

it was (sheer) torture to hear him sing es war eine Qual, ihn singen zu hören

3. fig Entstellung f, Verdrehung f

B v/t

1. foltern

2. fig peinigen, quälen:

torture o.s. with a problem sich mit einem Problem abmartern;

be tortured by (oder with) guilt von Schuldgefühlen gequält werden

3. torture a confession from ein Geständnis herauspressen aus

4. einen Text etc entstellen, verdrehen

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1. noun

1) Folter, die

the torture of somebody — jemandes Folterung

instrument of torture — Folterwerkzeug, das; Folterinstrument, das

2) (fig.): (agony) Qual, die

it was torture — es war eine Tortur

2. transitive verb

foltern; (fig.) quälen

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v.

foltern v.

quälen v. n.

Folter -eien f.

Marter - f.

Qual -en f.