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  • 1 devastating

    adjective
    verheerend; (fig.) niederschmetternd [Nachricht, Analyse]; vernichtend [Spielweise, Kritik]
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    adjective (overwhelming: a devastating flood; The news was devastating.) verheerend
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    dev·as·tat·ing
    [ˈdevəsteɪtɪŋ, AM -t̬ɪŋ]
    1. ( also fig: destructive) verheerend, vernichtend a. fig
    their hopes of winning suffered a \devastating blow ihre Hoffnungen wurden mit einem Schlag zunichtegemacht
    2. ( fig fam: overwhelming) umwerfend fam, hinreißend; charm, smile unwiderstehlich
    sb's \devastating wit [or humour] jds entwaffnender Witz [o Humor
    3. ( fig fam: crushing) fact, news, result niederschmetternd
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    ['devəsteItɪŋ]
    adj
    1) (= destructive) consequence, war, attack, storm, disease verheerend

    to be devastating to or for sth, to have a devastating effect on sth — verheerende Folgen für etw haben

    2) (fig) effect schrecklich; news niederschmetternd; criticism, report, attack, performance unschlagbar; defeat vernichtend; woman, wit umwerfend (inf)

    a devastating blow/loss — ein vernichtender Schlag/Verlust

    to be in devastating form — in unschlagbarer Form sein

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    devastating adj (adv devastatingly)
    1. verheerend, vernichtend (beide auch fig):
    a devastating diagnosis eine niederschmetternde Diagnose;
    devastating losses besonders POL erdrutschartige Verluste
    2. umg toll, fantastisch
    3. umg umwerfend (Charme etc)
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    adjective
    verheerend; (fig.) niederschmetternd [Nachricht, Analyse]; vernichtend [Spielweise, Kritik]
    * * *
    adj.
    verheerend adj.
    verwüstend adj.

    English-german dictionary > devastating

  • 2 devastate

    transitive verb
    verwüsten; verheeren; (fig.) niederschmettern
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    ['devəsteit]
    1) (to leave in ruins: The fire devastated the countryside.) verwüsten
    2) (to overwhelm (a person) with grief: She was devastated by the terrible news.) niederschmettern
    •
    - academic.ru/20042/devastating">devastating
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    dev·as·tate
    [ˈdevəsteɪt]
    vt
    ▪ to \devastate sth etw vernichten [o [völlig] zerstören]
    to \devastate a crop/an enemy eine Ernte/einen Feind vernichten
    to \devastate the economy die Wirtschaft zugrunde richten
    to \devastate sb's hope/life jds Hoffnung/Leben zerstören
    to \devastate a region eine Gegend verwüsten; ( fam)
    ▪ to \devastate sb jdn umhauen fam
    he was utterly \devastated when his wife left him er war völlig am Boden zerstört, als seine Frau ihn verließ
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    ['devəsteɪt]
    vt
    1) (lit) town, land verwüsten; (fig) opposition vernichten; economy zugrunde or zu Grunde richten
    2) (inf: overwhelm) umhauen (inf)

    I was devastated — das hat mich umgehauen (inf)

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    devastate [ˈdevəsteıt] v/t
    1. verwüsten, vernichten
    2. fig
    a) überwältigen, -mannen
    b) am Boden zerstören umg
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    transitive verb
    verwüsten; verheeren; (fig.) niederschmettern
    * * *
    v.
    verheeren v.
    verwüsten v.

    English-german dictionary > devastate

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