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