Translation of "torture" to German

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Dictionary translations for "torture"

torture [ˈtɔ:tʃə] noun

pl. tortures

die Folter f

It was torture for him to see his girlfriend with another man.

Seine Freundin mit einem anderen Mann zu sehen war Folter für ihn.

torture [ˈtɔ:tʃə] verb Conjugation

tortured / tortured / torturing / tortures

foltern

In the U.S., it is illegal to torture people in order to get information from them.

In den USA ist es illegal, Menschen zu foltern, um von diesen Informationen zu erhalten.

Phrases with "torture" (1)

practice torture - Foltern anwenden

Contexts with "torture"

It was torture for him to see his girlfriend with another man. Seine Freundin mit einem anderen Mann zu sehen war Folter für ihn.

The cruelty of the torture in the police station is beyond description. Die Grausamkeit der Folter in der Polizeiwache ist unbeschreiblich.

It is illegal in the United States for law enforcement to use torture to get information. In den Vereinigten Staaten ist es den Vollzugsbehörden verboten, Folter zur Gewinnung von Informationen einzusetzen.

No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. Niemand darf der Folter oder grausamer, unmenschlicher oder erniedrigender Behandlung oder Strafe unterworfen werden.

In the U.S., it is illegal to torture people in order to get information from them. In den USA ist es illegal, Menschen zu foltern, um von diesen Informationen zu erhalten.

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