battering

[US]/'bætərɪŋ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. de daad van beschadigen of slijten van iets.
Word Forms
Present Participlebattering
Pluralbatterings

Phrases & Collocations

battering ram

battering ram

battering the opponent

de tegenstander bestoken

Example Sentences

There's someone battering at the door.

Er is iemand die op de deur bonkt.

the film took a battering from critics.

de film kreeg te maken met kritiek

He kept battering away at the door.

Hij bleef maar op de deur bonken.

Against the wrackful siege of battering days,

Tegen de vernietigende belegering van stormachtige dagen,

Against the wreckful siege of battering days,

Tegen de vernietigende belegering van stormachtige dagen,

O, how shall summers honey breath hold outAgainst the wreckful siege of battering days,When rocks impregnable are not so stout,Nor gates of steel so strong, but Time decays?

O, hoe zal de zoete adem van de zomer standhoudenTegen de vernietigende belegering van stormachtige dagen,Wanneer onneembare rotsen niet zo sterk zijn,En stalen poorten niet zo sterk, maar de tijd veroudert?

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