No. 8,151 in Dutch
gebombardeerd
Bombed or heavily attacked.
In a sentence
De stad werd gebombardeerd tijdens de oorlog.
The city was bombed during the war.
In this sentence, 'gebombardeerd' is used in its literal sense, referring to the act of bombing in a war context.
Hij werd gebombardeerd tot de leider van het project.
He was bombarded to the leader of the project.
Here, 'gebombardeerd' is used metaphorically to indicate a sudden or decisive appointment to a position.
Mijn mailbox werd gebombardeerd met honderden e-mails.
My mailbox was bombarded with hundreds of emails.
In this example, 'gebombardeerd' is figuratively used to describe receiving a large number of items or messages in a short time.
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