- tortura
- f.torture.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: torturar.* * *tortura► nombre femenino1 (tormento) torture2 figurado (padecimiento) intense suffering, agony* * *noun f.torture* * *SF torture* * *femenino torture
los exámenes son una tortura — (fam) exams are a real nightmare (colloq)
* * *= torture.Ex. It collects information about torture and spreads it to organisations and individuals, mainly health service personnel and researchers.----* cámara de tortura = torture chamber.* sala de tortura = torture chamber.* * *femenino torturelos exámenes son una tortura — (fam) exams are a real nightmare (colloq)
* * *= torture.Ex: It collects information about torture and spreads it to organisations and individuals, mainly health service personnel and researchers.
* cámara de tortura = torture chamber.* sala de tortura = torture chamber.* * *torturafemininetortureinstrumentos/métodos de tortura instruments/methods of torturefueron sometidos a torturas they were subjected to torture, they were torturedpara mí los exámenes son una tortura (fam); I find exams sheer torture o a real nightmare (colloq)Compuesto:tortura de la gotawater torture* * *
Del verbo torturar: (conjugate torturar)
tortura es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
tortura
torturar
tortura sustantivo femenino
torture
torturar (conjugate torturar) verbo transitivo (con violencia física) to torture;
(angustiar) to torment, torture
tortura sustantivo femenino torture
torturar verbo transitivo to torture
'tortura' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acabar
- potro
- refinada
- refinado
- suplicio
- tormento
- salvaje
- terrible
English:
rack
- torture
* * *tortura nf1. [física] torture;métodos de tortura torture methods, methods of torture2. [angustia] torture;la espera fue una tortura the wait was torture;¡este tráfico es una tortura! this traffic is a nightmare!* * *torturaf tb figtorture* * *tortura nf: torture* * *tortura n torture
Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.