torture

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈtɔːrtʃər/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈtɔrtʃɚ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(tôr′chər)

Inflections of 'torture' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
tortures
v 3rd person singular
torturing
v pres p
tortured
v past
tortured
v past p
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
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 nfigurative (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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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
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.
 Is something important missing? Report an error or suggest an improvement.

'torture' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
boot - hot box - iron maiden - rack - Spanish Tickler - strappado - thumbscrew - tortured - waterboard - waterboarding
Spanish:
tortura - atormentar - tormento - torturar - martirizar - suplicio - matar - tortura china - interrogatorio bajo tortura - picanear - mancuerda

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