torturar
Asturian
Etymology
Verb
torturar (first-person singular indicative present torturo, past participle torturáu)
- to torture (to intentionally inflict unnecessary pain or suffering on helpless victims)
Conjugation
Conjugation of torturar
Catalan
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Central) [tur.tuˈɾa]
- IPA(key): (Balearic) [tor.tuˈɾa]
- IPA(key): (Valencia) [toɾ.tuˈɾaɾ]
- Rhymes: -a(ɾ)
Verb
torturar (first-person singular present torturo, first-person singular preterite torturí, past participle torturat)
- to torture
Conjugation
Conjugation of torturar (first conjugation)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “torturar”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
- “torturar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025.
- “torturar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “torturar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Galician
Etymology
Verb
torturar (first-person singular present torturo, first-person singular preterite torturei, past participle torturado)
- to torture (to intentionally inflict unnecessary pain or suffering on helpless victims)
Conjugation
Conjugation of torturar
Reintegrated conjugation of torturar (See Appendix:Reintegrationism)
1Less recommended.
Derived terms
Further reading
- “torturar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025
- “torturar” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
Portuguese
Etymology
From tortura (“torture”) + -ar, from Latin tortūra (“twisting; torture”), from torqueō (“to twist”), from Proto-Indo-European *terkʷ- (“to turn”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /toʁ.tuˈɾa(ʁ)/ [toh.tuˈɾa(h)]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /toɾ.tuˈɾa(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /toʁ.tuˈɾa(ʁ)/ [toχ.tuˈɾa(χ)]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /toɻ.tuˈɾa(ɻ)/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /tuɾ.tuˈɾaɾ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /tuɾ.tuˈɾa.ɾi/
- Hyphenation: tor‧tu‧rar
Verb
torturar (first-person singular present torturo, first-person singular preterite torturei, past participle torturado)
- to torture (to intentionally inflict unnecessary pain or suffering on helpless victims)
- Synonyms: afligir, atormentar, supliciar
- (figurative) to cause angst
- Synonym: angustiar
Conjugation
Conjugation of torturar (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.
Derived terms
Further reading
- “torturar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
Spanish
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /toɾtuˈɾaɾ/ [t̪oɾ.t̪uˈɾaɾ]
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: tor‧tu‧rar
Verb
torturar (first-person singular present torturo, first-person singular preterite torturé, past participle torturado)
- (transitive) to torture
Conjugation
Conjugation of torturar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
Selected combined forms of torturar
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
| with infinitive torturar | dative | torturarme | torturarte | torturarle, torturarse | torturarnos | torturaros | torturarles, torturarse |
| accusative | torturarme | torturarte | torturarlo, torturarla, torturarse | torturarnos | torturaros | torturarlos, torturarlas, torturarse | |
| with gerund torturando | dative | torturándome | torturándote | torturándole, torturándose | torturándonos | torturándoos | torturándoles, torturándose |
| accusative | torturándome | torturándote | torturándolo, torturándola, torturándose | torturándonos | torturándoos | torturándolos, torturándolas, torturándose | |
| with informal second-person singular tú imperative tortura | dative | tortúrame | tortúrate | tortúrale | tortúranos | not used | tortúrales |
| accusative | tortúrame | tortúrate | tortúralo, tortúrala | tortúranos | not used | tortúralos, tortúralas | |
| with informal second-person singular vos imperative torturá | dative | torturame | torturate | torturale | torturanos | not used | torturales |
| accusative | torturame | torturate | torturalo, torturala | torturanos | not used | torturalos, torturalas | |
| with formal second-person singular imperative torture | dative | tortúreme | not used | tortúrele, tortúrese | tortúrenos | not used | tortúreles |
| accusative | tortúreme | not used | tortúrelo, tortúrela, tortúrese | tortúrenos | not used | tortúrelos, tortúrelas | |
| with first-person plural imperative torturemos | dative | not used | torturémoste | torturémosle | torturémonos | torturémoos | torturémosles |
| accusative | not used | torturémoste | torturémoslo, torturémosla | torturémonos | torturémoos | torturémoslos, torturémoslas | |
| with informal second-person plural imperative torturad | dative | torturadme | not used | torturadle | torturadnos | torturaos | torturadles |
| accusative | torturadme | not used | torturadlo, torturadla | torturadnos | torturaos | torturadlos, torturadlas | |
| with formal second-person plural imperative torturen | dative | tortúrenme | not used | tortúrenle | tortúrennos | not used | tortúrenles, tortúrense |
| accusative | tortúrenme | not used | tortúrenlo, tortúrenla | tortúrennos | not used | tortúrenlos, tortúrenlas, tortúrense | |
Derived terms
Further reading
- “torturar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024