la
feminine
/toɾˈtuɾa/
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Translation
torture
Word origin
From Latin tortura ('a twisting'), from torquere ('to twist').
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- tortura
- English cognates
- torture, distort
Grammar
Genderfeminine
Pluraltorturas
Examples
prohibida .
Torture is prohibited under international law.
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The organisation reported cases of torture in the prisons.
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Waiting so long was real torture.
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The treaty condemns every form of torture.
, .
For him, speaking in public is torture.
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