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torturing

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Inglés		Español
torture n	(physical: infliction of pain)	tortura nf
	Sadly, torture is still commonplace in quite a few countries.
	Tristemente, la tortura sigue siendo un lugar común en bastantes países.
torture n	figurative (emotional: anguish) (figurado)	tortura nf
		tormento nm
	Waiting to learn whether he was dead or alive was torture.
	Esperar para saber si estaba vivo o muerto era una tortura.
torture [sb/sth]⇒ vtr	(inflict severe pain on)	torturar a vtr + prep
		torturar⇒ vtr
Note: Ante complemento directo de persona debe usarse la preposición «a».
	Prisoners claimed that the guards had tortured them.
	The man was found guilty of torturing his dog.
	Los prisioneros dijeron que los guardias los habían torturado.

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Compound Forms: torture | torturing
Inglés		Español
mental torture n	(inflicted psychological distress)	tortura psicológica grupo nom
	La desaparición de un hijo supone una tortura psicológica para un padre.
water torture n	(water onto forehead)	tormento de agua loc nom m
		tortura china loc nom f
	The secret police used water torture on Schmidt to extract information.
	La policía secreta usó el tormento de agua para que Schmidt le diera información.

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