crushing

crushing
adjective (overwhelming: a crushing defeat.) überwältigend
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crush·ing
[ˈkrʌʃɪŋ]
adj schrecklich
a \crushing blow ein harter [o furchtbarer] Schlag
a \crushing defeat eine vernichtende Niederlage
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['krʌʃɪŋ]
adj
defeat zerschmetternd; blow, look, reply vernichtend; experience niederschmetternd
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crushing [ˈkrʌʃıŋ] adj (adv crushingly)
1. zermalmend
2. TECH Brech…, Mahl…:
crushing cylinder Brech-, Quetschwalze f;
crushing mill Brech(walz)-, Quetschwerk n;
crushing strength Druckfestigkeit f
3. fig niederschmetternd, vernichtend:
a crushing blow ein vernichtender Schlag;
a crushing burden of debts eine erdrückende Schuldenlast;
a crushing defeat eine vernichtende oder haushohe Niederlage;
a crushing majority eine erdrückende Mehrheit
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adj.
erdrückend adj.
zerdrückend adj.

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