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ordeal

/ɔːˈdɪəl/

/ɔrˈdil/

ordealsubstantiv

ordeals

Pl.

/ɔːˈdɪəl/

/ɔrˈdil/

Übersetzungen

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

Definitionen

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.

Synonyme

ordealverb

ordealed

Präteritum

ordealed

Partizip Perfekt

ordealing

Gerundium

/ɔːˈdiːl/

/ɔrˈdil/

Archaic usage meaning “to subject to an ordeal”

Definitionen

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.