Usage examples of "torturó" in Spanish with translation to English

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El gobierno torturó al ciudadano para que confesase. The government tortured the citizen to make him confess.
No diríamos nada, incluso si nos torturan. We wouldn't say anything even under torture.
La tortura tuvo dramáticos efectos sobre su personalidad. The torture had dramatic consequences on his personality.
Él fue sometido a torturas por la Policía. He was subjected to torture by the police.
Nadie debe ser sometido al dolor o a la tortura. Nobody should be subjected to pains or torture.
Nadie será sometido a torturas ni a penas o tratos crueles, inhumanos o degradantes. No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.
Es ilegal en Estados Unidos por imposición de ley el usar la tortura para conseguir información. It is illegal in the United States for law enforcement to use torture to get information.
Después de torturar a un adivino haciéndole cosquillas una y otra vez durante horas, Cristóbal Colón puso el muñeco del novato en un cofre con la inscripción "al gran pirata del futuro Al-Sayib: los novatos siempre se lo merecen". After torturing a fortune-teller by tickling him to death for several hours, Christopher Columbus placed the noob toy in a treasure chest with the inscription: "To the great pirate of the future Al-Sayib: Noobs always deserve it."
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