Vocabulary
foltern
/ˈfɔltɐn/· verb
to torture; (figurative) to torment
Foltern — in reports on prisons under dictatorships, on war crimes and in trials; figuratively, doubt or a guilty conscience can foltern someone.
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- ich
- foltere
- du
- folterst
- er/sie/es
- foltert
- wir
- foltern
- ihr
- foltert
- sie/Sie
- foltern
Perfekt hat gefoltertPräteritum folterte
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Tap a meaning. Real German isn't a dictionary translation.
foltern
to torture
Die Gefangenen wurden in dem Lager systematisch gefoltert.
The prisoners were systematically tortured in the camp.
Word family
folterndie Foltertortureder Folterertorturerdas Folteropfertorture victimdie Folterkammertorture chamber
Common combinations
- zu Tode folternto torture to death
- jemanden foltern lassento have someone tortured
- gefoltert werdento be tortured
Real examples
- Mehrere Zeugen sagten aus, sie seien im Polizeigewahrsam gefoltert worden.Several witnesses testified that they had been tortured in police custody.
- Das Regime ließ Kritiker foltern, um die Namen ihrer Mitstreiter zu erfahren.The regime had critics tortured to find out the names of their fellow activists.
- Die Frage, ob er alles richtig gemacht hatte, folterte ihn noch Wochen später.The question of whether he had done everything right still tormented him weeks later.
