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Swedish
Etymology
trubbig (“blunt”) + -a
Verb
trubba (present trubbar, preterite trubbade, supine trubbat, imperative trubba)
- to blunt, to dull (make not sharp)
Kroken hade trubbats (av) mot sjöns stenbotten- The hook had been blunted by the rocky bottom of the lake
- (figuratively) to blunt, to numb, to desensitize (make less sensitive, sharp, or the like)
- Synonym: avtrubba
Allt våld man ser gör att man till slut trubbas av- All the violence you see eventually makes you numb ("does so that one eventually is blunted")
Sömnbristen hade trubbat av omdömet- Lack of sleep had clouded her judgment
Usage notes
- Usually with av (“off”).
- Usually figurative.
Conjugation
Conjugation of trubba (weak)
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