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German: aufgerieben

English translation: crushed/annihilated/wiped out







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German term or phrase:aufgerieben
English translation:crushed/annihilated/wiped out
Entered by:Sonia Small
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Social Sciences - Military / Defense
German term or phrase: aufgerieben
Es ist ein Bericht aus dem 2. Weltkrieg. "Kassel ist vollkommen in Trümmer. Kein Stein steht auf dem anderen. Das Regiment in Friedberg ist so gut wie aufgerieben... Zum 2. Male aufgerieben, liegt das Regiment jetzt bei...." How would you translate this term in this case?
Sonia Small
Germany
crushed/annihilated/wiped out
Explanation:
Muret-Sanders
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Kim Metzger
Mexico
Note from asker to answerer
I agree with wipe out, even if I'm not completely happy about it. Thanks a lot to everybody!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +3crushed/annihilated/wiped out
Kim Metzger


  


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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
crushed/annihilated/wiped out

Explanation:
Muret-Sanders

Kim Metzger
Mexico
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 197
Note from asker to answerer
I agree with wipe out, even if I'm not completely happy about it. Thanks a lot to everybody!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree Dr. Fred Thomson: I like "wiped out." We used to use the ver "to rub out," but it usually referred to one ganster doing away with another ganster or some (relatively) innocent person.
39 mins
  -> Yes, and it would be hard to use "crushed" in this sentence.

agree margarete: yes, "wiped out" has a similar connotation
44 mins

agree Steffen Walter: (virtually) wiped out
11 hrs
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