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shattering adjective devastating, stunning, severe, crushing, overwhelming, paralysing Yesterday's news was another shattering blow. Translations shattering [ˈʃætərɪŋ] ADJ [attack, defeat] → aplastante; [experience, news] → pasmoso it was a shattering blow to his hopes → deshizo sus esperanzas shattering adj blow → wuchtig, gewaltig; explosion → gewaltig; defeat → vernichtend; it had a shattering effect on the economy → es wirkte sich verheerend auf die Wirtschaft aus (fig inf: = exhausting) → erschöpfend, anstrengend; (psychologically) → niederschmetternd; a shattering blow to his ego → ein schwerer Schlag für sein Ich; I had a shattering day at the office → der Tag im Büro hat mich wahnsinnig geschlaucht (inf), → ich bin total erledigt vom Büro (inf); the divorce was a shattering experience for her → die Scheidung hat sie unheimlich mitgenommen (inf) (inf: = flabbergasting) news, realization → erschütternd; effect → umwerfend (inf); this new film is a shattering experience → dieser neue Film ist ein umwerfendes Erlebnis (inf); it must have been absolutely shattering for you to have found out that … → das war bestimmt entsetzlich für Sie, als Sie erfuhren, dass … shattering [ˈʃætərɪŋ] adj (attack) → schiacciante; (defeat, news) → disastroso/a; (experience) → traumatico/a; (day, journey) → faticoso/a it was a shattering blow to his hopes → è stato un colpo tremendo per le sue speranze Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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