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Перевод: sledgehammer

[прилагательное]
сокрушительный; мощный;
[существительное]
кувалда ; кузнечный молот; сокрушительный удар

Тезаурус:

1. But then the Turbo R is an outrageous concoction of sledgehammer performance and sybaritic luxury - the world's most dignified and prestigious hot-rod.
2. My head's pounding like a sledgehammer, and my stomach feels frail.
3. The principle of proportionality - do not use a sledgehammer to crack a nut - is straightforward logic.
4. At the operational level planning tasks will be simpler and there is less need to look for complex procedures as it would be like using a sledgehammer to crack a nut.
5. In consequence, by mid-afternoon, exhaustion levelled her with a sledgehammer blow.
6. Such poetry is spoilt, however, by sledgehammer politics: "Sniffing glue instead of your masonic brandies we fell off the cogs of misfortune "
7. The wall to the right of the door was covered with tools of the trade - chisels and punches of every size, mostly with handles of twisted willow which allowed the smith to hold them whilst they were struck with a seven pound sledgehammer and feel no vibration.
8. These measures could quite justifiably be regarded as something of a sledgehammer to crack a very small nut, since they are intended to deal with a problem the existence of which is almost totally unproven.
9. It's the culmination of his development in the theatre since the mid-Sixties brought his unforgettable Lear with Paul Scofield; his Theatre of Cruelty season; and the sledgehammer, operatic impact of his Marat/Sade.
10. In 1986 he smashed a concrete top section of the Wall with a sledgehammer, and was arrested by East German Border Guards for his pains.
11. Silhouetted in the frame was the sturdy figure of Jos, holding a sledgehammer.
12. If that is true, he is waving a magic wand with a sledgehammer on the end.
13. Beneath the graceful, almost sensual lines is a fearsome, sledgehammer power that has been described as "just this side of reality."