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tromp

/trɑmp/ /trɔmp/

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verb

Zertrampeln, trampeln

To tread heavily, especially to crush underfoot.

Examples :

"Mother yelled at my brothers for tromping through her flowerbed."

Mutter schrie meine Brüder an, weil sie durch ihr Blumenbeet trampelten.

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verb

Jemanden total besiegen, vernichtend schlagen

To utterly defeat an opponent.

Examples :

"The team had been tromped by their cross-town rivals, and the players were embarrassed to show their faces in school the next day."

Das Team war von seinen Stadtrivalen total besiegt worden, und die Spieler schämten sich, am nächsten Tag in der Schule ihr Gesicht zu zeigen.

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noun

Trompe

A blowing apparatus in which air, drawn into the upper part of a vertical tube through side holes by a stream of water within, is carried down with the water into a box or chamber below which it is led to a furnace.

Examples :

"The blacksmith used the tromp to blow hot air into the furnace, helping him forge the metal quickly. "

Der Schmied benutzte die Trompe, um heiße Luft in den Ofen zu blasen, was ihm half, das Metall schnell zu schmieden.

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