Torturer
131alambiquer — ⇒ALAMBIQUER, verbe trans. A. Inus. Distiller à l alambic. (Attesté ds BOISTE 1834, BESCH. 1845, etc.). B. Au fig., vx, péj. 1. Emploi trans. Tourmenter à force de réflexions, par excès de recherche. Alambiquer le sentiment, l esprit, la cervelle …
132torture */ — I UK [ˈtɔː(r)tʃə(r)] / US [ˈtɔrtʃər] noun [uncountable] 1) extreme physical pain caused by someone or something, especially as a punishment or as a way to make someone say something The confession was made under torture. 2) informal a mentally or …
