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ordeal

/ɔːˈdɪəl/

/ɔrˈdil/

Übersetzungen

ordealsubstantiv

ordeals

Pl.

/ɔːˈdɪəl/

/ɔrˈdil/

The marathon was a true ordeal for the participants.

Марафон был настоящим испытанием для участников.

суровое испытание

Surviving the harsh winter was a severe ordeal for the villagers.

Пережить суровую зиму было суровым испытанием для деревенских жителей.

Zusätzliche Übersetzungen

тяжелое испытание

Synonyme

ordealverb

ordealed

Präteritum

ordealed

Partizip Perfekt

ordealing

Gerundium

/ɔːˈdiːl/

/ɔrˈdil/

Archaic usage meaning “to subject to an ordeal”

ordealsubstantiv

A difficult or painful experience, a trial.

The survivors described their ordeal of being trapped in the cave for days.

An ancient form of trial in which the accused was subjected to severe pain or danger as a test of guilt or innocence.

In medieval times, an ordeal by fire was used to determine the truth of an accusation.

ordealverb

To subject (a person) to an ordeal or severe trial; to test by ordeal.

In earlier centuries, suspects were sometimes ordealed by water to prove their innocence.