shattering in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for shattering in the English»French Dictionary (Go to French»English)

shattering [Brit ˈʃat(ə)rɪŋ, Am ˈʃædərɪŋ] ADJ

earth-shattering, earth-shaking ADJ inf

I.shatter [Brit ˈʃatə, Am ˈʃædər] VB trans

II.shatter [Brit ˈʃatə, Am ˈʃædər] VB intr

Translations for shattering in the French»English Dictionary (Go to English»French)

shattering in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for shattering in the English»French Dictionary (Go to French»English)

Translations for shattering in the French»English Dictionary (Go to English»French)

American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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Plucking and shattering can be seen here by those exploring the crevasses.
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In his own way, he is shattering the taboos.
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Early the following morning, the destroyer suffered a series of shattering internal explosions.
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After the hearing, he punches a bathroom mirror, shattering it.
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This is significant in the history of agriculture, and referred to by archaeologists as a brittle rachis, one type of shattering in crop plants.
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This keeps the glass from cracking or shattering due to thermal stress.
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When the abalone shell is struck, the tiles slide instead of shattering and the protein stretches to absorb the energy of the blow.
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Many of the current varieties are susceptible to shattering, and show high levels of hard seededness.
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The blast sent shrapnel into surrounding buildings, shattering glass windows and splintering their foundations.
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This shattering, it is presumed, takes place when the chromosomes are compacted during normal cell division, but the trigger for the shattering is unknown.
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