drubbing

[US]/'drʌbɪŋ/
[UK]/ˈdrʌbɪŋ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. en grundig slåing; en avgjørende nederlag.
Word Forms
Present Participledrubbing
Pluraldrubbings

Phrases & Collocations

suffer a drubbing

sømme en slåing

Example Sentences

I'll give the scoundrels a drubbing if I can!.

Jeg skal grise til skurkene hvis jeg kan!

The team received a drubbing in the championship game.

Laget fikk en hard slåing i mesterskapsspillet.

The political candidate suffered a drubbing in the election.

Den politiske kandidaten hadde en hard slåing i valget.

The company's stock price took a drubbing after the scandal.

Selskapets aksjekurs fikk en hard slåing etter skandalen.

The boxer delivered a drubbing to his opponent in the ring.

Boksersen gav sin motstander en hard slåing i ringen.

The student received a drubbing for cheating on the exam.

Studenten fikk en hard slåing for å ha svindlet på eksamen.

The movie received a critical drubbing from reviewers.

Filmen fikk en kritisk hard slåing fra anmelderne.

The team's performance was so poor that they faced a drubbing from fans.

Laget hadde så dårlig oppførsel at de fikk en hard slåing fra fansene.

The company's reputation took a drubbing due to the product recall.

Selskapets omdømme fikk en hard slåing på grunn av produkttilbakekallet.

The politician's speech received a drubbing in the media for its lack of substance.

Politikeren sin tale fikk en hard slåing i mediene på grunn av mangel på innhold.

The team's drubbing in the match was unexpected given their previous wins.

Laget sin hard slåing i kampen var uventet gitt deres tidligere seire.

Real-world Examples

" No; but he gave me a good drubbing" !

"Nei; men han gav meg en god slåing"!

Source: Scarecrow

The Labour Party in Britain has learned little from its drubbing in December's election, its worst result since 1935.

Arbeiderpartiet i Storbritannia har lært lite fra sin slåing i desembers valg, som var det verre resultatet siden 1935.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

American stockmarkets swiftly recovered from their drubbing on the first trading day of the year, their worst decline since October.

Amerikanske aksjemarkeder gjenopptok raskt seg etter slåingen de hadde på første handelsdag i året, deres verste nedgang siden oktober.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

It's in electoral freefall in the national polls, and a terrible performance in Hessen followed a drubbing in Bavaria just two weeks ago.

Det er i valgfrefall i de nasjonale meningsmålingene, og en skjebneslående prestasjon i Hessen fulgte en slåing i Bayern bare to uker siden.

Source: BBC Listening Collection October 2018

At the same time, the Conservative Party is set to take a drubbing in European elections at the hands of Nigel Farage and his new Brexit Party.

Samtidig er det sannsynligvis en slåing for Høyres parti i europeiske valg på hånden til Nigel Farage og hans nye Brexit-parti.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

Tesla's share price recovered from the drubbing it took after Elon Musk tweeted that it was too high, which wiped $15bn off the company's market value.

Teslas aksjekurs gjenopptok seg etter slåingen det hadde etter at Elon Musk tweetet at det var for høyt, noe som reduserte selskapets markedsværdi med 15 milliarder dollar.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

Already intoxicated, he was knocking his glass on the table, and talking of drubbing the waiter if he did not bring some liqueurs immediately.

Allerede beruset, slår han glasset sitt på bordet og snakker om å slå den nakne i hælene hvis han ikke bringer noe likør umiddelbart.

Source: Women’s Paradise (Part 1)

No sooner had I recovered from one sound drubbing than I put myself in the way of another. " Unpractical" I was called by those who spoke mildly; " idiot" — I am sure — by many a ruder tongue.

Før jeg hadde gjenopptatt seg fra en god slåing, satte jeg meg i vei for en annen. "Upraktisk" ble jeg kalt av dem som snakket mildt; "idiot" — jeg er sikker på det — av mange råere tunger.

Source: Essays on the Four Seasons

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