trouncing
Prononciation : [ˈtraʊn.tʃɪŋ]
Mot
Contexte : « games »
(verb) to defeat someone decisively or easily in a game or competition. If you beat your friend by a large score, you have trounced them.
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The team trounced their opponents in the final match.
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Despite their hard work, the players did not trounce the other team; the game was very close.
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Did the players trounce their rivals last week?
Contexte : « competition »
(noun) a very decisive or easy defeat in a competition. If someone wins a game by a huge margin, it can be called a trouncing.
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The match ended in a trouncing for the home team, who won by twenty points.
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The final score did not show a trouncing; it was a tight contest right until the end.
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How did the trouncing affect the losing team's confidence?
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