torture

torture
'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.) torturar

2. noun
1) (the act or practice of torturing: The king would not permit torture.) tortura
2) ((something causing) great suffering: the torture of waiting to be executed.) tortura
torture1 n tortura
an instrument of torture un instrumento de tortura
torture2 vb torturar
the kidnappers tortured him los secuestradores lo torturaron
El gerundio de torture se escribe torturing
torture
tr['tɔːʧəSMALLr/SMALL]
noun
1 tortura, tormento
transitive verb
1 torturar, atormentar
torture ['tɔrʧər] vt, -tured ; -turing : torturar, atormentar
torture n
: tortura f, tormento m
it was sheer torture!: ¡fue un verdadero suplicio!
torture
v.
• atormentar v.
• crucificar v.
• torcer v.
• torturar v.
• violentar v.
n.
• martirio s.m.
• suplicio s.m.
• tormento s.m.
• tortura s.f.

I 'tɔːrtʃər, 'tɔːtʃə(r)
mass & count noun tortura f

under torture he gave their names — dio sus nombres porque lo torturaron

these exercises are torture! — estos ejercicios son una tortura or un suplicio!


II
transitive verb
a) \<\<person/animal\>\> torturar

she was tortured by doubts/jealousy — las dudas/los celos la atormentaban

b) tortured past p <person/mind/soul> atormentado
['tɔːtʃǝ(r)]
1. N
1) (lit) tortura f

to put sb to (the) torture — torturar a algn

2) (fig) tormento m

it was sheer torture! — ¡era una verdadera tortura!

2. VT
1) (lit) torturar
2) (=torment) atormentar

to be tortured by doubts — ser atormentado por las dudas

3.
CPD

torture chamber N — cámara f de tortura

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I ['tɔːrtʃər, 'tɔːtʃə(r)]
mass & count noun tortura f

under torture he gave their names — dio sus nombres porque lo torturaron

these exercises are torture! — estos ejercicios son una tortura or un suplicio!


II
transitive verb
a) \<\<person/animal\>\> torturar

she was tortured by doubts/jealousy — las dudas/los celos la atormentaban

b) tortured past p <person/mind/soul> atormentado

English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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