Polyglot Dictionary

Folter

/ˈfɔltɐ/

die noun B2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Meaning

  1. torture

    • Er wurde der Folter unterzogen.

      He was subjected to torture.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Qual

Folter is torture, specifically inflicted by someone; Qual is torment or agony, which can come from any source, including one's own circumstances.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

tortura

tortura is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "torture."

Practice

1 What does Folter mean?

2 Fill the gap: Er wurde der ___ unterzogen.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Folter?

noun

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