supplice
French
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Learned borrowing from Latin supplicium.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]supplice m (plural supplices)
- torture (especially a punishment resulting in death)
- Synonym: torture
- supplice de la roue ― the wheel, the breaking wheel
- supplice de la goutte d’eau ― Chinese water torture
- supplice de Tantale ― (literally) the punishment of Tantalus; (figuratively) frustration due to something being out of reach
- supplice du fouet ― whipping
- supplice de la marque ― branding
- supplice du carcan ― the pillory
- supplice du gibet ― hanging
- torment (physical or mental)
- Synonym: torture
- J’ai une migraine, c’est un vrai supplice ! ― I have a migraine; it's absolute torture!
- capital punishment
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “supplice”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Latin
[edit]Noun
[edit]supplice
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