torture

tortura

Atto di infliggere intenzionalmente un dolore intenso a qualcuno, spesso per punirlo o ottenere informazioni.

In inglese semplice: The act of deliberately causing someone severe pain, often to punish them or make them give information.

• Torture causes terrible pain.
• The prisoners reported torture by the guards.
• He confessed under torture.

Espressioni comuni: under torture, use torture, torture victims, physical torture

supplizio, tormento

Esperienza che provoca grande infelicità, disagio o sofferenza.

In inglese semplice: An experience that makes you feel extremely unhappy, uncomfortable, or upset.

• The waiting was torture.
• For him, sitting through the long speech was pure torture.
• Hearing that song again would be torture.

Sinonimi: agony, torment

Espressioni comuni: pure torture, absolute torture, torture for someone

torturare

Infliggere intenzionalmente un dolore intenso a qualcuno, spesso per punirlo o ottenere informazioni.

In inglese semplice: To deliberately cause someone severe pain or suffering, often to punish them or get information.

• The guards tortured the prisoner.
• She was tortured for refusing to answer.
• They had tortured him to get information.

Come si usa: torture someone into doing something (They tortured him into revealing the names.)

Sinonimi: torment

Espressioni comuni: torture a prisoner, torture someone physically, torture someone into