bludgeon

bludgeon
bludg·eon
[ˈblʌʤən]
I. n (dated) Knüppel m, Keule f
II. vt
1. (beat)
to \bludgeon sb jdn verprügeln
to \bludgeon sb to death jdn zu Tode prügeln
2. (fig: coerce)
to \bludgeon sb into doing sth jdn zwingen, etw zu tun
* * *
['blʌdZən]
1. n
Knüppel m, Keule f
2. vt
1) (= hit) verprügeln

to bludgeon sb to death — jdn zu Tode prügeln

2) (fig) bearbeiten (inf)

he bludgeoned me into doing it — er hat mich so lange bearbeitet, bis ich es getan habe (inf)

I don't want to bludgeon you into it — ich möchte dich nicht dazu zwingen

* * *
bludgeon [ˈblʌdʒən]
A s
1. Knüppel m
2. fig Holzhammermethode f
B v/t
1. mit einem Knüppel schlagen, niederknüppeln:
bludgeon sb to death jemanden erschlagen
2. fig jemanden zwingen (into zu; into doing zu tun)
* * *
n.
Keule -n f.
Knüppel - m. v.
zwingen v.
(§ p.,pp.: zwang, gezwungen)

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