torturer in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for torturer in the English»French Dictionary

torturer [Brit ˈtɔːtʃərə, Am ˈtɔrtʃ(ə)rər] N lit

torturer

tortionnaire m

torturer fig

bourreau m

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torturer in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for torturer in the English»French Dictionary

torturer N

torturer

tortionnaire mf

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tortionnaire

torturer

bourreau

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However, partisan memoirs insist on the elimination of enemies especially heinous, such as torturers, spies, provocateurs.

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Or, even more problematically, what makes us follow the stories of the torturers?

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He argues that he's earned the right to confront his torturer, and that he needs to put that chapter of his life behind him.

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Before putting each question, the torturer positioned a sharp wedge of hard wood over the tip of one of the prisoner's toes.

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By varying the pace of the stimulation, the victim may be forced to undergo cycles of up and down arousal by the torturer.

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The torturers thought that she had actually died, and gave orders that her body be thrown outside the city to be eaten by dogs.

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The nurses once again pointed them out as their torturers on 1999.

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His torturers reportedly thought he had gone insane.

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This can become quite uncomfortable for the victim, or perhaps even painful, providing them with an incentive to comply with the torturer's demands.

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Slowly, the torturer poured water on the victim's head which eventually became frozen, making them die slowly and painfully.

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