bombardment

[US]/bɔmˈbɑ:dmənt/
[UK]/bɑm'bɑrdmənt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. angripe med bomber eller skytevåpen; intenst og kontinuerlig angrep
Word Forms

Phrases & Collocations

intense bombardment

intensiv bombardement

continuous bombardment

kontinuerlig bombardement

aerial bombardment

luftbombardement

artillery bombardment

artilleribombardement

heavy bombardment

kraftig bombardement

Example Sentences

The city was under heavy bombardment during the war.

Byen var under kraftig bombardement under krigen.

The media bombardment of advertisements can be overwhelming.

Medienes bombardement av reklame kan være overveldende.

The company faced a bombardment of criticism after the scandal.

Selskapet møtte en bombardering av kritikk etter skandalen.

The bombardment of questions from the reporters was relentless.

Reporternes nådeløse bombardering av spørsmål var nådeløs.

The constant bombardment of emails is affecting my productivity.

Den konstante bombarderingen av e-poster påvirker produktiviteten min.

The bombardment of negative feedback is discouraging the team.

Den negative tilbakemeldingens bombardering demotiverer teamet.

The bombardment of snow caused traffic chaos in the city.

Snøens bombardement forårsaket trafikk kaos i byen.

The bombardment of compliments made her blush.

Komplimentenes bombardement fikk henne til å rødme.

The relentless bombardment of enemy forces weakened our defenses.

Fiendens nådeløse bombardement svekket forsvaret vårt.

The bombardment of news updates kept the public informed.

Nyhetsoppdateringenes bombardement holdt publikum informert.

Real-world Examples

They have been under intense government bombardment.

De har vært utsatt for intens regjeringsbombardement.

Source: NPR News February 2014 Compilation

Russia is increasing its bombardments ahead of an expected Ukrainian offensive.

Russland øker sine bombardementer i forkant av et forventet ukrainsk offensiv.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

The planet's gonna undergo this meteoric bombardment for, like, 5,000 years.

Planeten vil gjennomgå denne meteoriske bombardementen i, som, 5000 år.

Source: Bill Gates on Reading

Israel has intensified its bombardment of Gaza ahead of an expected ground assault.

Israel har intensivert sin bombardement av Gaza i forkant av et forventet bakkeangrep.

Source: This month VOA Daily Standard English

Mariupol is still under intense Russian bombardment.

Mariupol er fortsatt utsatt for intens russisk bombardement.

Source: BBC Listening Collection March 2022

The Palestinians say more than 50 people have been killed in Israel's renewed bombardment.

Palestinerne sier at mer enn 50 mennesker er blitt drept i Israels fornyede bombardement.

Source: BBC Listening Collection August 2014

This may be increasingly important as Ukraine's cities are subjected to heavy artillery bombardment.

Dette kan bli stadig viktigere ettersom Ukrainas byer blir utsatt for kraftig artilleribombardement.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

Mr Zelenskyy said, for peace talks to take place, Russia must first stop its bombardment.

Herr Zelenskyj sa at for at fredssamtaler skal kunne finne sted, må Russland først stoppe sitt bombardement.

Source: BBC Listening Collection March 2022

Now you can listen the bombardments all the time. This sounds just like a thunder, big thunderstorm.

Nå kan du høre bombardementene hele tiden. Det høres bare ut som torden, en stor tordenstorm.

Source: VOA Standard English_Europe

Last night, the French air force said it launched a major bombardment of ISIS targets in Raqqa, Syria.

I går kveld sa det franske luftforsvaret at det satte i gang et stort bombardement av ISIS-mål i Raqqa, Syria.

Source: CNN Selected November 2015 Collection

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