torturar

Asturian

Etymology

From tortura + -ar.

Verb

torturar (first-person singular indicative present torturo, past participle torturáu)

  1. to torture (to intentionally inflict unnecessary pain or suffering on helpless victims)

Conjugation

Catalan

Etymology

From tortura + -ar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central) [tur.tuˈɾa]
  • IPA(key): (Balearic) [tor.tuˈɾa]
  • IPA(key): (Valencian) [toɾ.tuˈɾaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

Verb

torturar (first-person singular present torturo, first-person singular preterite torturí, past participle torturat)

  1. to torture

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Galician

Etymology

From tortura + -ar.

Verb

torturar (first-person singular present torturo, first-person singular preterite torturei, past participle torturado)

  1. to torture (to intentionally inflict unnecessary pain or suffering on helpless victims)

Conjugation

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Portuguese

Etymology

From tortura (torture) + -ar, from Latin tortūra (twisting; torture), from torqueō (to twist), from Proto-Indo-European *terkʷ- (to turn).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /toʁ.tuˈɾa(ʁ)/ [toh.tuˈɾa(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /toɾ.tuˈɾa(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /toʁ.tuˈɾa(ʁ)/ [toχ.tuˈɾa(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /toɻ.tuˈɾa(ɻ)/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /tuɾ.tuˈɾaɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /tuɾ.tuˈɾa.ɾi/

  • Hyphenation: tor‧tu‧rar

Verb

torturar (first-person singular present torturo, first-person singular preterite torturei, past participle torturado)

  1. to torture (to intentionally inflict unnecessary pain or suffering on helpless victims)
    Synonyms: afligir, atormentar, supliciar
  2. (figurative) to cause angst
    Synonym: angustiar

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Spanish

Etymology

From tortura + -ar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /toɾtuˈɾaɾ/ [t̪oɾ.t̪uˈɾaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: tor‧tu‧rar

Verb

torturar (first-person singular present torturo, first-person singular preterite torturé, past participle torturado)

  1. (transitive) to torture

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