torturare bedeutet auf Englisch

torment [tormented, tormenting, torments]▼(to cause severe suffering)
verb
[UK: tɔː.ˈment] [US: ˈtɔːr.ˌment]He tormented me. = Mi torturò.

torture [tortured, torturing, tortures]▼(to intentionally inflict unnecessary pain or suffering on helpless victims)
verb
[UK: ˈtɔː.tʃə(r)] [US: ˈtɔːr.tʃər]He was tortured. = Fu torturato.