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torturar

torturar

Asturian

Verb

torturar (first-person singular indicative present torturo, past participle torturáu)

  1. to torture (to intentionally inflict unnecessary pain or suffering on helpless victims)

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Catalan

Verb

torturar (first-person singular present torturo, past participle torturat)

  1. to torture

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Galician

Verb

torturar (first-person singular present torturo, first-person singular preterite torturei, past participle torturado)

  1. to torture (to intentionally inflict unnecessary pain or suffering on helpless victims)

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Interlingue

Verb

torturar

  1. to torture

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Portuguese

Etymology

Tortura (torture) + -ar, from Latin tortūra (twisting; torture), from torqueō (I twist), from Proto-Indo-European *terkʷ- (to turn).

Pronunciation

  • (Paulista) IPA(key): /ˌtoɹ.tu.ˈɾa(ɹ)/
  • (South Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌtoɻ.tu.ˈɾa(ɻ)/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /tuɾ.tu.ˈɾaɾ/
  • Hyphenation: tor‧tu‧rar

Verb

torturar (first-person singular present indicative torturo, past participle torturado)

  1. to torture (to intentionally inflict unnecessary pain or suffering on helpless victims)
  2. (figuratively) to cause angst

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Spanish

Verb

torturar (first-person singular present torturo, first-person singular preterite torturé, past participle torturado)

  1. to torture

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