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Swedish
Etymology
av (“off”) + trubba (“blunt, dull”)
Verb
avtrubba (present avtrubbar, preterite avtrubbade, supine avtrubbat, imperative avtrubba)
- to desensitize, to numb, to blunt (make less sensitive (or sharp or the like))
Akutläkare blir till slut avtrubbade inför blod och inälvor- Emergency physicians eventually become desensitized to blood and guts
Folk blir avtrubbade av allt våld på tv- People become numb to all the violence on TV ("are desensitized by all the violece on TV")
Hans omdöme var avtrubbat av alkohol- His judgment was clouded by alcohol
Conjugation
Conjugation of avtrubba (weak)
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