Meaning of piinama | Babel Free
ˈpiːnɑmɑDefinitions
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to torture, torment transitive
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To cause mental or physical pain and suffering; to harass with something abusing. transitive
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To purposefully cause physical pain using torture devices. transitive
Equivalents
English
torture
Examples
“Peavalud piinasid teda pikki aastaid.”
Headaches tormented him for many long years.
“Tuhanded inimesed arreteeriti, enamik neist piinati surnuks.”
Thousands of people were arrested, most of them were tortured to death.
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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