thumbscrew

[US]/'θʌmskruː/
[UK]/'θʌmskru/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. en anordning der bruges til tortur eller tvang, bestående af en skrue i form af en klemme til tommelfingre.
Word Forms

Example Sentences

The interrogator used a thumbscrew to extract information from the prisoner.

Spørgsmålstageren brugte en tommelskru til at udtrække information fra fangen.

The thumbscrew was a common tool used during medieval torture.

Tommelskruen var et almindeligt værktøj, der blev brugt under middelalderisk tortur.

The dictator used thumbscrews to silence political dissidents.

Diktatoren brugte tommelskruer til at tie politiske dissidenter.

The thumbscrew was tightened until the prisoner confessed.

Tommelskruen blev strammet, indtil fangen tilstod.

The thumbscrew was a brutal instrument of torture.

Tommelskruen var et brutalt torturinstrument.

The thumbscrew was used to inflict pain on the captive.

Tommelskruen blev brugt til at påføre smerte på den tilfangetagne.

The thumbscrew was a feared tool among prisoners.

Tommelskruen var et frygtet værktøj blandt fanger.

The thumbscrew was designed to tighten gradually, increasing the pressure on the victim.

Tommelskruen var designet til gradvist at stramme og øge trykket på offeret.

The thumbscrew was a symbol of oppression and cruelty.

Tommelskruen var et symbol på undertrykkelse og grusomhed.

The thumbscrew left marks on the prisoner's fingers from the intense pressure.

Tommelskruen efterlod mærker på fangers fingre på grund af det intense tryk.

Real-world Examples

Tassi's trial lasted for seven months, during which Artemisia was subjected to interrogation and torture with thumbscrews as she testified against him.

Tassis retssag varede i syv måneder, i hvilken periode Artemisia blev udsat for afhøring og tortur med skruetrækker, mens hun vidnede mod ham.

Source: TED-Ed (video version)

" Pain, " said Moody softly. " You don't need thumbscrews or knives to torture someone if you can perform the Cruciatus Curse. . . . That one was very popular once too. "

" Smerte, " sagde Moody sagte. " Du behøver ikke skruetrækkere eller knive til at torturere nogen, hvis du kan udføre Cruciatus-besværet. . . . Det var også meget populært engang. "

Source: 4. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

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