English-German translation for "bludgeon"

"bludgeon" German translation

bludgeon
[ˈblʌdʒən]noun | Substantiv s

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Knüppel, kurzer Knüttel
  • Knüppelmasculine | Maskulinum m
    bludgeon
    kurzer Knüttel (dessen eines Ende dickeror | oder od mit Blei beschwert ist)
    bludgeon
    bludgeon
bludgeon
[ˈblʌdʒən]transitive verb | transitives Verb v/t

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mit einem Knüppel schlagen, niederknüppeln mit einem Knüttel bewaffnen zwingen erzwingen erpressen
  • (jemanden) zwingen (into zu)
    bludgeon coerce
    bludgeon coerce
examples
  • to bludgeonsomebody | jemand sb into doingsomething | etwas sth
    jemanden so lange bearbeiten, bis ersomething | etwas etwas tut
    to bludgeonsomebody | jemand sb into doingsomething | etwas sth
  • (etwas) erzwingen
    bludgeon bring about by force
    bludgeon bring about by force
  • erpressen
    bludgeon blackmail Australian English | australisches EnglischAus
    bludgeon blackmail Australian English | australisches EnglischAus
In Simbabwe wird die Demokratie zu Tode geprügelt.
In Zimbabwe democracy is being bludgeoned to death.
Source: Europarl
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