German-English translations for quälen
- tormentHe was bitter from the torments of the divorce system.The child tormented the flies by pulling their wings off.
- aggrieve
- agonize
- anguish
- annoyMarc loved his sister, but when she annoyed him he wanted to switch her offto annoy an army by impeding its march, or by a cannonade
- baitto bait a bear with dogs; to bait a bull
- bedevilGuerrilla attacks continued to bedevil the larger armys supply routes.
- cause pain plague
- chafeto chafe a cableA cable chafes
- distressa pair of distressed jeansShe distressed the new media cabinet so that it fit with the other furniture in the room
- excruciate
- fretto fret the surface of waterA wristband frets on the edgesRancour frets in the malignant breast
- harrow
- Harry
- hecklePromise that you wont heckle me after my performance.
- hurtDoes your leg still hurt? / It is starting to feel betterIf anybody hurts my little brother, I will get upsetThis latest gaffe hurts the legislator’s reelection prospects still further
- molest
- peevestylistic peeveHe was peeved to note that his hard work had been undone
- pester
- pineThe northern slopes were covered mainly in pineLaura was pining for Bill all the time he was gone
- put about
- scourgeGraffiti is the scourge of building owners everywhereHe flogged him with a scourge
- struggleDuring the centuries, the people of Ireland struggled constantly to assert their right to govern themselvesShe struggled to escape from her assailants grasp
- tantalize
- tortureI am not such an enfant terrible as to torture you here. So ein Enfant terrible bin ich gar nicht, dass ich Sie hier unnötig quälen wollte. It is not necessary to torture animals if you want to eat them later. Es ist nicht notwendig, Tiere zu quälen, wenn man sie nachher essen will. We have in this way issued a permanent licence to torture animals. So ist eine ständige Genehmigung entstanden, Tiere zu quälen.
- vexBillys professor was vexed by his continued failure to improve his grades.
- worryStop worrying about your test, it’ll be fine.Your tone of voice worries me.The President was worried into military action by persistent advisors.
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