English-German translations for torture

• foltern
  Gefangene werden gezwungen, sich gegenseitig zu töten oder zu foltern, wenn sie zu fliehen versuchen. Prisoners are forced to kill or torture one another if they try to escape.
  Die spanische Regierung hat sie begnadigt, so dass sie in Spanien ungestraft foltern können. The Spanish Government has pardoned them, so they can torture with impunity in Spain.
  Paramilitärische Gruppen zur angeblichen Verbrechensbekämpfung foltern und ermorden Menschen. Paramilitary groups, which claiming to fight crime, commit acts of torture and murder.
• Folter die
  Das Verbot der Folter ist absolut. The prohibition against torture is absolute.
  Meine zweite Bemerkung bezieht sich auf die Folter. The other point I would make relates to torture.
  Welchen Preis veranschlagt er für die Verhinderung von Folter? What price does he put on the prevention of torture?
• Tortur die
• entstellen
• Folterqual
• Folterung die
  Das Gleiche gilt für Fragen wie Folterung und Auslieferung. The same applies to issues such as torture and rendition.
  In ihrem Bericht wird jedoch einem wesentlichen und dringenden Problem keine Beachtung geschenkt – der Folterung baskischer politischer Gefangener. However, in the report there is no recognition of a crucial and urgent issue – the torture of Basque political detainees.
  Auch Behauptungen über Folterung und Misshandlung von Häftlingen während ihrer Umlegung nach den Operationen sollte nachgegangen werden. Allegations of torture and ill treatment of prisoners during their transfer after the operations should also be investigated.
• Marter die
• martern
• peinigen
• Qual die
• quälen
  So ein Enfant terrible bin ich gar nicht, dass ich Sie hier unnötig quälen wollte. I am not such an enfant terrible as to torture you here.
  Es ist nicht notwendig, Tiere zu quälen, wenn man sie nachher essen will. It is not necessary to torture animals if you want to eat them later.
  So ist eine ständige Genehmigung entstanden, Tiere zu quälen. We have in this way issued a permanent licence to torture animals.

Definition of torture

• intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony
• the "suffering of the heart" imposed by one on another, as in personal relationships
• stage fright, severe embarrassment
• To intentionally inflict severe pain or suffering on (someone

Examples

• Using large dogs to attack bound, hand-cuffed prisoners is clearly torture
• In every war there are acts of torture that cause the world to shudder
• People confess to anything under torture
• Every time she says goodbye it is torture!
• Coventry City midfielder Josh Ruffels described his 11 months out injured as absolute torture after the goalless draw with Derby County Under-21s. ([http://www.ccfc.co.uk/news/article/eleven-months-of-absolute-torture-760652.aspx]
• People who torture often have sadistic tendencies
• In the aftermath of 9/11, we did some things that were wrong. We did a whole lot of things that were right, but, we tortured some folks. We did some things that were contrary to our values

Related words

• torturer
• tortured
• antitorture
• torture chamber
• torture prison
• torture device
• torture to death
• tortured (to death)
• Chinese water torture