estupradas

estupradas

"Estupradas" means "raped" in English.

Here, 'estupradas' is used as the past participle in the passive voice, describing the action performed onto the subjects.

As vítimas foram estupradas durante o ataque.

The victims were raped during the attack.

In this sentence, 'estupradas' functions as a participle in a phrase reporting a tragic event experienced by the subjects.

Elas denunciaram que foram estupradas por criminosos à noite.

They reported being raped by criminals at night.

Here, 'estupradas' is used as an adjective-like participle to describe the state of the women referred to in the documents.

Ele leu documentos que descreviam mulheres como estupradas em casos de guerra.

He read documents that described women as raped in war cases.