avtrubba

Swedish

Alternative forms

Etymology

av (“off”) +‎ trubba (“blunt, dull”)

Verb

avtrubba (present avtrubbar, preterite avtrubbade, supine avtrubbat, imperative avtrubba)

  1. 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)
Active Passive
Infinitive avtrubba avtrubbas
Supine avtrubbat avtrubbats
Imperative avtrubba —
Imper. plural1 avtrubben —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative avtrubbar avtrubbade avtrubbas avtrubbades
Ind. plural1 avtrubba avtrubbade avtrubbas avtrubbades
Subjunctive2 avtrubbe avtrubbade avtrubbes avtrubbades
Participles
Present participle avtrubbande
Past participle avtrubbad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

References
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