Feminine
Quälerei
Meaning
- (countable, feminine) torture
- (countable, feminine) torture; psychological burden, mental strain
- (colloquial, feminine, figuratively, uncountable) torture; unpleasant, straining activity (usually for physical tasks)
Concepts
Synonyms
Folterung
Peinigung
harte körperliche Arbeit
Schwerarbeit
schwere Arbeit
Sklavenarbeit
Höllenpein
Höllenqual
Märtyrium
Sträflingsarbeit
Steine klopfen
peinliche Befragung
Kärrnerarbeit
Schwerstarbeit
Martyrium
Translations
crueltat
martyre
calvario
martyrium
wreedheid
crueldadeDialects
Basel-Landschaft
bloogerei
Basel-Landschaft
gweelerei
Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch
Pronounced as (IPA)
[kvɛːləˈʁaɪ̯]
Etymology
From quälen + -erei.
Notes
Sign in to write sticky notes
Start learning German with learnfeliz.
Practice speaking and memorizing "Quälerei" and many other words and sentences in German.
'%3e%3c/path%3e%3c/g%3e%3cdefs%3e%3cmarker%20markerWidth='4.5'%20markerHeight='4.5'%20refX='2.25'%20refY='2.25'%20viewBox='0%200%204.5%204.5'%20orient='auto'%20id='SvgjsMarker4023'%3e%3cpolygon%20points='0,4.5%201.5,2.25%200,0%204.5,2.25'%20fill='white'%3e%3c/polygon%3e%3c/marker%3e%3c/defs%3e%3c/svg%3e)
