Torturait (en. Tortured)

/tɔʁ.ty.ʁɛ/

Meaning & Definition

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verb

Cause physical or psychological suffering.

He tortured his enemy relentlessly.

Il torturait son ennemi sans relâche.

Distort a truth until it becomes unbearable.

She tortured the facts to make herself seem innocent.

Elle torturait les faits pour faire croire à son innocence.

Exert unbearable pressure on someone.

He tortured his mind with negative thoughts.

Il torturait son esprit avec des pensées négatives.

From the Latin 'tortura', meaning pain or suffering.

torture the brain

Subject to intense mental pressure.

torturer le cerveau

torture the numbers

Manipulate numerical data repeatedly.

torturer les chiffres

be tortured by a dilemma

Be plagued by a difficult decision.

être torturé par un dilemme

torture

Suffering inflicted on others.

torture

torturing

Person or thing that inflicts torture.

torturant

tortured

Having undergone suffering.

torturé

Make someone suffer excessively.

He's in 'torture mode' when he teases his friends.

Il est en mode 'torturait' quand il taquine ses amis.

Put someone in a very difficult situation.

Stop torturing him with all these questions.

Arrête de le torturer avec toutes ces questions.