purgatory in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for purgatory in the English»French Dictionary

purgatory [Brit ˈpəːɡət(ə)ri, Am ˈpərɡəˌtɔri] N lit, fig

purgatory

purgatoire m

it was (sheer) purgatory to do

c'était un véritable supplice de faire

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le purgatoire

purgatory

purgatory in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for purgatory in the English»French Dictionary

purgatory [ˈpɜ:gətri, Am ˈpɜ:rgətɔ:ri] N no pl

1. purgatory REL:

purgatory

purgatoire m

2. purgatory fig (unpleasant experience):

purgatory

supplice m

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purgatoire

purgatory

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Again, he was accused teaching that the pains of purgatory last ten years at most.

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Money was paid in order to venerate these relics and thus escape years in purgatory.

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He chooses to open a soup kitchen as a way to reach out to the souls in purgatory.

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He continued to explain that he was in purgatory for three faults which had caused him to arrive in this state.

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It features at least one different story each issue, told by people trapped in a purgatory-like house.

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In the series finale, however, this is revealed to be a form of purgatory constructed to reunite the various characters.

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It has been described as a type of college admissions purgatory, or being held in the higher-ed equivalent of limbo.

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Then the completed album was in purgatory for a while as we all did different things.

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The sufferings of the souls in purgatory are described in detailed and vivid terms.

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They must assume human form to enter purgatory.

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