punishing

punishing
adjective
1) (Boxing coll.) mörderisch [Haken]
2) (Sport coll.) tödlich (Sportjargon) [Schuss, Schlag, Volley]
3) (coll.): (taxing) mörderisch (ugs.) [Rennen, Zeitplan, Kurs]
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pun·ish·ing
[ˈpʌnɪʃɪŋ]
I. adj attr (fig)
1. (heavy) pace, workload Mords-, mörderisch fig fam
\punishing blow Mordsschlag m
\punishing storms mörderische Stürme
2. (brutal) mörderisch fig fam, gnadenlos
\punishing air strikes gnadenlose Luftangriffe
3. (tough) hart, schwer, anstrengend
a \punishing schedule ein anstrengender [o alle Kräfte beanspruchender] Terminplan
a \punishing race ein schweres [o hartes] Rennen
II. n TECH (severe handling) starke [o harte] Beanspruchung, Strapazierung f; (rough treatment) Malträtierung f
to take a \punishing device, equipment stark beansprucht werden; (be damaged) malträtiert [o fam ramponiert] werden, leiden [müssen] fig; boxer Prügel beziehen fig fam, eine Packung kriegen fig fam
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['pʌnIʃɪŋ]
1. adj
blow hart; routine, pace strapaziös, tödlich; workload strapaziös, erdrückend

to get or take some punishing treatment (cars, furniture) — strapaziert werden; (Sport) vorgeführt werden (inf), eins aufs Dach bekommen (inf)

2. n

to take a punishing ( inf : team, boxer etc ) — vorgeführt werden

he got a real punishing from his opponent (inf) — er wurde von seinem Gegner regelrecht vorgeführt (inf)

his self-confidence took a punishing — sein Selbstbewusstsein litt darunter or bekam einen Knacks (inf)

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punishing adj (adv punishingly) hart, vernichtend (Kritik etc), mörderisch, zermürbend (Rennen etc)
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adjective
1) (Boxing coll.) mörderisch [Haken]
2) (Sport coll.) tödlich (Sportjargon) [Schuss, Schlag, Volley]
3) (coll.): (taxing) mörderisch (ugs.) [Rennen, Zeitplan, Kurs]
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n.
Bestrafung f.

English-german dictionary. 2013.

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