gebombardeerd

This is the 8151st most frequent Dutch word.


gebombardeerd

Bombed or heavily attacked.


In this sentence, 'gebombardeerd' is used in its literal sense, referring to the act of bombing in a war context.

De stad werd gebombardeerd tijdens de oorlog.

The city was bombed during the war.


Here, 'gebombardeerd' is used metaphorically to indicate a sudden or decisive appointment to a position.

Hij werd gebombardeerd tot de leider van het project.

He was bombarded to the leader of the project.


In this example, 'gebombardeerd' is figuratively used to describe receiving a large number of items or messages in a short time.

Mijn mailbox werd gebombardeerd met honderden e-mails.

My mailbox was bombarded with hundreds of emails.