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noun, masculine

supplice de la goutte d'eau

/sy.plis də la ɡut d‿o/

noun, masculine/sy.plis də la ɡut d‿o/plural: supplices de la goutte d'eau

Chinese water torture (a form of torture in which water is repetitively dripped onto the forehead of a victim who is restrained)

Literally, “torture of the water droplet”.

supplice de la goutte d'eau — French Dictionary | Passage