No. 7,387 in Dutch
bloedbad
Massacre or bloodbath.
In a sentence
Tijdens de strijd werd het dorp een bloedbad.
During the battle, the village became a bloodbath.
Here, 'bloedbad' signifies a literal violent and murderous situation, describing intense and multiple killings as part of the context.
De concurrentiestrijd tussen de bedrijven werd vergeleken met een financieel bloedbad.
The competition between the companies was compared to a financial bloodbath.
In this case, 'bloedbad' is used metaphorically to denote intense and damaging competition, transferring its literal meaning to a figurative sense.
Na de storm leek het strand op een waar bloedbad van aangespoelde vissen.
After the storm, the beach appeared to be a true bloodbath of stranded fish.
Here, 'bloedbad' is applied to describe a tragic environmental scene, using its graphic connotation for impact.
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