Wiktionary http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktionary:Main_Page MediaWiki 1.16alpha-wmf case-sensitive Media Special Talk User User talk Wiktionary Wiktionary talk File File talk MediaWiki MediaWiki talk Template Template talk Help Help talk Category Category talk Appendix Appendix talk Concordance Concordance talk Index Index talk Rhymes Rhymes talk Transwiki Transwiki talk Wikisaurus Wikisaurus talk WT WT talk Citations Citations talk 77151 6962962 2009-07-10T09:30:20Z Matthias Buchmeier 38116 /* Italian */ {{wikipedia}} {{also|torturé}} ==English== ===Etymology=== See {{term|-tort}} ===Pronunciation=== * {{audio|en-us-torture.ogg|Audio (US)}} *: {{rhymes|ɔː(r)tʃə(r)}} ===Noun=== {{en-noun}} # [[intentional|Intentional]] [[causing]] of somebody's [[experiencing]] [[agony]]. #: ''Using large dogs to attack bound, hand-cuffed prisoners is clearly '''torture'''.'' #: ''In every war there are acts of '''torture''' that cause the world to shudder.'' #: ''People [[confess]] to [[anything]] under '''torture'''.'' # {{context|mainly|literary}} The "suffering of the heart" imposed by one on another, as in personal relationships. #: ''Every time she says 'goodbye' it is '''torture'''!'' ====Translations==== {{trans-top|intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony}} * Arabic: {{t|ar|تعزيب|m|tr=ta`ziib|sc=Arab}} * Belarusian: {{t|be|катаванне|n|sc=Cyrl|xs=Belarusian}} * [[Catalan]]: {{t-|ca|tortura|f}} * Chinese: {{t|cmn|煎熬|tr=jiān'áo|sc=Hani|xs=Mandarin}}, {{t|cmn|折磨|tr=zhémo|sc=Hani|xs=Mandarin}} * Czech: {{t-|cs|mučení|n}} * Danish: {{t+|da|tortur}} * Finnish: {{t-|fi|kidutus}} * French: {{t+|fr|torture|f}} * [[Galician]]: {{t+|gl|tortura|f|xs=Galician}} {{trans-mid}} * German: {{t+|de|Folter|f}} * Greek: {{t|el|βασανιστήρια|n|p|sc=Grek}} (vasanistíria) * Hungarian: {{t|hu|kínzás}} * Japanese: {{t-|ja|拷問|tr=gōmon|sc=Jpan}} * [[Lingua Franca Nova]]: {{tø|lfn|tortura}} * Norwegian: {{t+|no|tortur|m}} * Portuguese: {{t|pt|tortura|f}} * Russian: {{t|ru|пытка|f|tr=pýtka|sc=Cyrl}} * Ukrainian: {{t|uk|тортури|f|p|sc=Cyrl|xs=Ukrainian}} {{trans-bottom}} {{trans-top|"suffering of heart" imposed by one on another, in personal relationships}} * Czech: {{t-|cs|muka|n}} * German: {{t-|de|Tortur|f}} {{trans-mid}} * Hungarian: {{t|hu|kínszenvedés}} * Norwegian: {{t+|no|tortur|m}} {{trans-bottom}} {{checktrans-top}} * {{ttbc|Esperanto}}: [[torturo]] * {{ttbc|Swedish}}: [[tortyr]] {{c}} (1-2) {{checktrans-mid}} {{checktrans-bottom}} ===Verb=== {{en-verb|tortur|ing}} # {{transitive}} To intentionally inflict [[pain]] or suffering on (someone). #: ''People who '''torture''' often have sadistic tendencies.'' ====Translations==== {{trans-top|to intentionally inflict unnecessary pain or suffering on helpless victims}} * Arabic: {{t|ar|عزّب|tr=`azzaba|sc=Arab}} * Danish: {{t-|da|tortere}}, {{t-|da|torturere}} * Esperanto: {{t-|eo|torturi|xs=Esperanto}} * Finnish: {{t+|fi|kiduttaa}} * French: {{t|fr|torturer}} * German: {{t+|de|foltern}} * Greek: {{t+|el|βασανίζω|sc=Grek}} (vasanízo) {{trans-mid}} * [[Lingua Franca Nova]]: {{tø|lfn|tortura}} * Norwegian: {{t-|no|torturere}} * Portuguese: {{t|pt|torturar}} * Romanian: {{t-|ro|tortura}}, {{t+|ro|chinui}} * Swedish: {{t+|sv|tortera}} {{trans-bottom}} ====Derived terms==== * [[torturer]] ---- ==French== ===Pronunciation=== * {{audio|Fr-torture.ogg|Audio}} ===Verb=== {{fr-verb-form}} # {{form of|[[first-person|First-person]] [[singular]] [[present indicative]]|[[torturer#French|torturer]]|lang=French}} # {{form of|[[third-person|Third-person]] [[singular]] [[present indicative]]|[[torturer#French|torturer]]|lang=French}} # {{form of|First-person singular [[present subjunctive]]|torturer#French|torturer|lang=French}} # {{form of|[[third-person|Third-person]] singular [[present subjunctive]]|torturer#French|torturer|lang=French}} # {{form of|Second-person singular [[imperative]]|torturer#French|torturer|lang=French}} ---- ==Italian== ===Noun=== '''torture''' {{f}} # {{plural of|[[tortura]]|lang=Italian}} ---- ==Spanish== ===Verb=== {{es-verb-form|torturar}} # {{es-verb form of|ending=ar|mood=imperative|pers=2|formal=yes|number=singular|[[torturar]]}} # {{es-verb form of|ending=ar|mood=subjunctive|tense=present|pers=1|number=singular|[[torturar]]}} # {{es-verb form of|ending=ar|mood=subjunctive|tense=present|pers=2|formal=yes|number=singular|[[torturar]]}} # {{es-verb form of|ending=ar|mood=subjunctive|tense=present|pers=3|number=singular|[[torturar]]}} [[de:torture]] [[et:torture]] [[el:torture]] [[fr:torture]] [[ko:torture]] [[io:torture]] [[it:torture]] [[kk:torture]] [[hu:torture]] [[ja:torture]] [[no:torture]] [[pl:torture]] [[ru:torture]] [[fi:torture]] [[ta:torture]] [[te:torture]] [[vi:torture]] [[zh:torture]]