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['devəsteɪtɪŋ]2) (crushing) [news, loss] sconvolgente; [ criticism] sferzante; [ argument] schiacciante* * *adjective (overwhelming: a devastating flood; The news was devastating.) devastante* * *devastating /ˈdɛvəsteɪtɪŋ/a.1 devastante, distruttore: a devastating hurricane [earthquake, war], un uragano [un terremoto, una guerra] devastante2 (fig.) devastante, sconvolgente: devastating news, notizie sconvolgenti; a devastating loss [result], una perdita [un risultato] devastante3 (psic.) traumatizzante4 (fam.) irresistibile; sconvolgente: a devastating smile, un sorriso irresistibile; devastating good looks, bellezza sconvolgente● ( boxe) a devastating punch, un pugno da tramortire □ ( boxe) a devastating puncher, un demolitoredevastatinglyavv.sconvolgentemente: devastatingly handsome, di una bellezza sconvolgente.* * *['devəsteɪtɪŋ]2) (crushing) [news, loss] sconvolgente; [ criticism] sferzante; [ argument] schiacciante
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