What does strazio in Italian mean?

What is the meaning of the word strazio in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use strazio in Italian.

The word strazio in Italian means torture, torture, massacre, tear apart, lacerate, torture, torment, destroy, mangle, ruin, ruin, waste. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word strazio

torture

sostantivo maschile (mutilazione, supplizio)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Dopo lo strazio, il prigioniero di guerra era quasi morto.

torture

sostantivo maschile (figurato (dolore, sofferenza intensi) (figurative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Questo seminario è proprio uno strazio.

massacre

sostantivo maschile (figurato (scempio, strage) (figurative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
I barbari fecero strazio degli abitanti del villaggio.

tear apart, lacerate

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (dilaniare)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
La leonessa si avventò sullo gnu e ne straziò le carni.

torture, torment, destroy

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (figurato (far soffrire)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
La morte del figlio l'ha straziata.
The death of his son completely destroyed him.

mangle, ruin

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (figurato (rovinare) (figurative)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
La guerra civile ha straziato il paese.

ruin, waste

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