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lashing

/ˈlæʃɪŋ/

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verb

Peitschen, schlagen

To strike with a lash; to whip or scourge with a lash, or with something like one.

Examples :

"The farmer was lashing the stubborn donkey with a switch to get it to move. "

Der Bauer peitschte den störrischen Esel mit einem Zweig, um ihn dazu zu bringen, sich zu bewegen.

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verb

Schlagen, peitschen

To strike forcibly and quickly, as with a lash; to beat, or beat upon, with a motion like that of a lash.

Examples :

"The angry wind was lashing the trees with rain. "

Der wütende Wind peitschte die Bäume mit Regen.

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verb

Schleudern, peitschen

To throw out with a jerk or quickly.

Examples :

"The dog, excited to see his owner, was lashing his tail back and forth. "

Der Hund, aufgeregt seinen Besitzer zu sehen, peitschte mit seinem Schwanz hin und her.

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verb

Ausschimpfen, tadeln, geißeln

To scold; or to satirize; to censure with severity.

Examples :

"The teacher was lashing out at the students for their consistently late assignments. "

Der Lehrer schimpfte die Schüler wegen ihrer ständig verspäteten Aufgaben aus.

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verb

Peitschen, schlagen

To ply the whip; to strike.

Examples :

"The angry coach was lashing the side of the dugout with his baseball bat. "

Der wütende Trainer peitschte mit seinem Baseballschläger gegen die Seite der Auswechselbank.

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verb

Schimpfen, tadeln

To utter censure or sarcastic language.

Examples :

"Seeing the messy room, the mother began lashing out at her son for his carelessness. "

Als sie das unordentliche Zimmer sah, begann die Mutter, ihren Sohn für seine Nachlässigkeit zu tadeln.

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verb

Schütten, in Strömen fallen

(of rain) To fall heavily, especially in the phrase lash down

Examples :

"The rain was lashing down, so we decided to stay inside and watch a movie. "

Der Regen schüttete in Strömen, also beschlossen wir, drinnen zu bleiben und einen Film zu schauen.

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verb

Festbinden, verschnüren

To bind with a rope, cord, thong, or chain, so as to fasten.

Examples :

"The sailor was lashing the boxes to the deck of the ship to prevent them from sliding during the storm. "

Der Seemann verschnürte die Kisten auf dem Schiffsdeck, um zu verhindern, dass sie während des Sturms verrutschen.

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noun

Befestigung, Verzurrung

Something used to tie something or lash it to something.

Examples :

"The lashings, which had been holding the chest to the deck of the storm-tossed ship, broke, and it went overboard."

Die Befestigungen, die die Truhe auf dem Deck des sturmgepeitschten Schiffs gehalten hatten, rissen, und sie ging über Bord.

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noun

Eine Menge, Unmengen

(in the form "lashings of"): plenty of

Examples :

"Lashings of ginger beer"

Unmengen Ingwerbier

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noun

Auspeitschung, Geißelung, Züchtigung

The act of one who, or that which, lashes; castigation; chastisement.

Examples :

"The student expected a verbal lashing from the teacher after failing the test. "

Der Schüler erwartete nach dem Nichtbestehen der Prüfung eine verbale Züchtigung vom Lehrer.