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strappado

/strəˈpɑː.dəʊ/

Traducción: Sustantivo que designa un método histórico de tortura en el que se atan las manos de la víctima a la espalda y se la suspende de las muñecas con una cuerda, para luego soltarla bruscamente o tirar de ella hacia abajo.

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noun

C2formalcommon/strəˈpɑː.dəʊ/

A noun referring to a historical method of torture where a victim's hands are tied behind their back and they are suspended by a rope attached to their wrists, then dropped with a sudden jerk.

  • 🇪🇸Sustantivo que designa un método histórico de tortura en el que se atan las manos de la víctima a la espalda y se la suspende de las muñecas con una cuerda, para luego soltarla bruscamente o tirar de ella hacia abajo.
  1. Torture method C2 formal

    A form of punishment or torture where the victim's hands are tied behind their back and they are hoisted into the air by a rope attached to their wrists, then dropped abruptly, causing a painful jerk.

    • The strappado was used during medieval interrogations.
    • Historical accounts describe the strappado as a brutal device.
    • The prisoner was subjected to the strappado to extract a confession.

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