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le martyre

agony, torment, martyrdom

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noun · masculine Rare #40,566
agony, torment Often used in the expression « souffrir le martyre » (“to suffer terribly”).
FR: Cette attente est un vrai martyre.
EN: This wait is pure agony.
martyrdom
FR: Il a accepté le martyre pour sa foi.
EN: He accepted martyrdom for his faith.

Savent-elles le martyre que vous endurez pour elles ?

Do they know the martyrdom you are enduring for them?

— Quand passent les cigognes (1957)

Kartar Singh, le martyre est mon idéal.

Kartar Singh, martyrdom is my ideal.

— The Legend of Bhagat Singh (2002)

Je souffre le martyre.

I am in agony.

Le martyre de nos concitoyens qui défendent la patrie n'est pas inutile.

The sacrifice of our fellow citizens defending the homeland is not in vain.

— Malèna (2000)

Qui se met soudain à souffrir, endurer le martyre et disparaître.

Who suddenly begins to suffer, endure martyrdom, and disappear.

— Guerre et Paix (1968)

Il souffrait le martyre de l'avoir perdue.

He was suffering terribly from having lost her.

— Rebecca (1940)

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