Polyglot Dictionary

tortura

/toɾˈtuɾɐ/

a noun B2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
as torturas

Meaning

  1. torture

    • Denunciou a tortura.

      He reported the torture.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

agonia

Close — agony and torture overlap in describing intense suffering.

angústia

Close — anguish and torture overlap in describing intense suffering.

Similar in other languages

German

Folter

Folter is the German word for the same thing — both mean "torture."

Spanish

tortura

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

Practice

1 What does tortura mean?

2 Fill the gap: Denunciou a ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches tortura?

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