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

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

Verb

torturar (first-person singular present torturo, 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)

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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)/

  • 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
  3. inflection of torturar:
    1. first/third-person singular future subjunctive
    2. first/third-person singular personal infinitive

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Further reading

  • torturar” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

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

Conjugation

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