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Muhtullah AbDasiogulary handed over to the court a written statement in which he gave a detailed account of torture he suffered at Izmir Police
Muhtullah Abbaszogullarz a remis au tribunal une déclaration écrite dans laquelle il décrivait en détail les tortures qui lui avaient été infligées par la police d'Izmir :
© Organisations des Nations Unies, 2010
© United Nations 2010
But the real torture was the sky, with the stars, slightly hazy from the heat, which beguiled the eye with the geometry of their constellations, learned at school and since then stubbornly unchanged.
Mais le vrai supplice était le ciel avec ces étoiles légèrement embrumées de chaleur et qui piégeaient le regard par la géométrie de leurs constellations apprises à l'école et, depuis, obtusément inchangées.
Makine, Andreï / Requiem For A Lost EmpireMakine, Andreï / Requiem pour l'Est
Requiem pour l'Est
Makine, Andreï
© 2000 by Mercure de France
Requiem For A Lost Empire
Makine, Andreï
© 2001 by Geoffrey Strachan
© 2000 by Mercure de France
Then he had been grievously affected by that bankruptcy of genius; he had become full of bitter, heartfelt pity at the sight of the horrible torture of impotency.
Ensuite, un attendrissement douloureux lui était venu de cette faillite du génie, une amère et saignante pitié, devant ce tourment effroyable de l’impuissance.
Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'Oeuvre
L'Oeuvre
Zola, Emile
His Masterpiece
Zola, Emile
Ah! how great was the anguish, the torture in the cab, when Blaise brought Mathieu and Marianne back with him.
Ah ! quelle angoisse, quelle torture, dans le fiacre, lorsque Denis ramena Mathieu et Marianne !
Zola, Emile / FruitfulnessZola, Emile / Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite
Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite
Zola, Emile
Fruitfulness
Zola, Emile
But, on the other hand, the torture which Prada experienced now became intense.
Alors, ce fut pour Prada une souffrance indicible.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Rome
Les Trois Villes - Rome
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Rome
Zola, Emile
The money he would have, even if he had to live in continual torture.
Mais il aurait l’argent, dût-il vivre ensuite dans un continuel tourment.
Zola, Emile / Madeleine FeratZola, Emile / Madeleine Ferat
Madeleine Ferat
Zola, Emile
Madeleine Ferat
Zola, Emile
It also stated that the prohibition against torture and certain basic rules of international humanitarian law had justifiably acquired the status of a peremptory norm.
Il indique aussi que l'interdiction de la torture et certaines normes fondamentales du droit international humanitaire ont à juste titre acquis le statut de normes impératives.
© Organisation des Nations Unies, 2010
© United Nations 2010
Isn't it too stupid, to be we two together, to be growing old already, and to torture ourselves, and fail in every attempt to find happiness?
N’est-ce pas trop bête de n’être que deux, de vieillir déjà, et de nous torturer, de ne pas savoir nous faire du bonheur?
Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'Oeuvre
L'Oeuvre
Zola, Emile
His Masterpiece
Zola, Emile
A real torture, fisticuffs, efforts which must be constantly renewed, lest one should slip down too quickly.
Une vraie torture, et des coups de poing, et des efforts sans cesse renaissants, dans la crainte d’en dégringoler trop vite! …
Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'Oeuvre
L'Oeuvre
Zola, Emile
His Masterpiece
Zola, Emile
And for Eve how great the torture of beholding her daughter's youth, that youth which had overcome her, and was for ever wresting love from within her reach!
Et l’autre, quelle torture, cette fille jeune, cette jeunesse qui avait fini par la vaincre, et qui lui emportait à jamais son amour !
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Paris
Les Trois Villes - Paris
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Paris
Zola, Emile
How sad a morning it had been; what battle and torture had Pierre not felt within him, and what a resurrection had come afterwards!
Quelle triste matinée lointaine, que de combats et de tortures en lui, quelle résurrection ensuite !
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Paris
Les Trois Villes - Paris
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Paris
Zola, Emile
At dinner, the count subjected me to a torture I had little expected.
Pendant le dîner, le marquis me réservait un supplice auquel je n’avais pas songé.
Balzac, Honore de / The Lily of the ValleyBalzac, Honore de / Le Lys dans la vallee
Le Lys dans la vallee
Balzac, Honore de
The Lily of the Valley
Balzac, Honore de
I suffered in silence and alone, and you cannot know how great my torture was! It is even cruel on your part to speak to me of it; for now I am absolutely compelled to leave you. . . .
Seul, j’en souffrais, oh ! tu ne peux savoir de quelle torture, et il est même cruel à toi de me parler de cela, car me voici maintenant forcé de partir...
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Paris
Les Trois Villes - Paris
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Paris
Zola, Emile
And when night had fallen she no longer admitted any visitor until she knew his name. Her torture had been lasting for nearly two years; she was ever quivering with alarm at the thought of Alexandre rushing in upon her some dark night.
Et, dès la nuit noire, elle n’ouvrait plus sans qu’on se nommât. Depuis deux ans bientôt, son supplice durait : l’attente frissonnante où elle était toujours d’une visite possible d’Alexandre.
Zola, Emile / FruitfulnessZola, Emile / Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite
Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite
Zola, Emile
Fruitfulness
Zola, Emile
I am fighting with my whole strength, waging an incessant battle, the torture of which you cannot imagine."
Je lutte de toutes mes forces, ah ! dans un combat de chaque heure, dont vous ne pouvez soupçonner la torture. »
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Paris
Les Trois Villes - Paris
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Paris
Zola, Emile

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freedom from torture
droit d'être à l'abri de la torture
Declaration on the Protection of All Persons from Being Subjected to Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
Déclaration sur la protection de toutes les personnes contre la torture et autres peines ou traitement cruels, inhumains ou dégradants
Board of Trustees of the United Nations Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture
Conseil d'administration du Fonds de contributions volontaires des Nations Unies pour les victimes de la torture
Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture
Protocole facultatif se rapportant à la Convention contre la torture
United Nations International Day in Support of Victims of Torture
Journée internationale des Nations Unies pour le soutien aux victimes de la torture

Word forms

torture

verb
Basic forms
Pasttortured
Imperativetorture
Present Participle (Participle I)torturing
Past Participle (Participle II)tortured
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I torturewe torture
you tortureyou torture
he/she/it torturesthey torture
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am torturingwe are torturing
you are torturingyou are torturing
he/she/it is torturingthey are torturing
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have torturedwe have tortured
you have torturedyou have tortured
he/she/it has torturedthey have tortured
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been torturingwe have been torturing
you have been torturingyou have been torturing
he/she/it has been torturingthey have been torturing
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I torturedwe tortured
you torturedyou tortured
he/she/it torturedthey tortured
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was torturingwe were torturing
you were torturingyou were torturing
he/she/it was torturingthey were torturing
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had torturedwe had tortured
you had torturedyou had tortured
he/she/it had torturedthey had tortured
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been torturingwe had been torturing
you had been torturingyou had been torturing
he/she/it had been torturingthey had been torturing
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will torturewe shall/will torture
you will tortureyou will torture
he/she/it will torturethey will torture
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be torturingwe shall/will be torturing
you will be torturingyou will be torturing
he/she/it will be torturingthey will be torturing
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have torturedwe shall/will have tortured
you will have torturedyou will have tortured
he/she/it will have torturedthey will have tortured
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been torturingwe shall/will have been torturing
you will have been torturingyou will have been torturing
he/she/it will have been torturingthey will have been torturing
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would torturewe should/would torture
you would tortureyou would torture
he/she/it would torturethey would torture
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be torturingwe should/would be torturing
you would be torturingyou would be torturing
he/she/it would be torturingthey would be torturing
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have torturedwe should/would have tortured
you would have torturedyou would have tortured
he/she/it would have torturedthey would have tortured
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been torturingwe should/would have been torturing
you would have been torturingyou would have been torturing
he/she/it would have been torturingthey would have been torturing
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am torturedwe are tortured
you are torturedyou are tortured
he/she/it is torturedthey are tortured
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being torturedwe are being tortured
you are being torturedyou are being tortured
he/she/it is being torturedthey are being tortured
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been torturedwe have been tortured
you have been torturedyou have been tortured
he/she/it has been torturedthey have been tortured
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was torturedwe were tortured
you were torturedyou were tortured
he/she/it was torturedthey were tortured
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being torturedwe were being tortured
you were being torturedyou were being tortured
he/she/it was being torturedthey were being tortured
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been torturedwe had been tortured
you had been torturedyou had been tortured
he/she/it had been torturedthey had been tortured
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be torturedwe shall/will be tortured
you will be torturedyou will be tortured
he/she/it will be torturedthey will be tortured
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been torturedwe shall/will have been tortured
you will have been torturedyou will have been tortured
he/she/it will have been torturedthey will have been tortured

torture

noun
SingularPlural
Common casetorturetortures
Possessive casetorture'stortures'