Polyglot Dictionary

Qual

/kvaːl/

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

Forms

plural
Qualen

Meaning

  1. torment

    • Er litt Qualen.

      He suffered torment.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Folter

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

French

tourment

tourment is the French word for the same thing — both mean "torment."

Practice

1 What does Qual mean?

2 Fill the gap: Er litt ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Qual?

noun

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