dent

/dent/ verb [T]

Translation

DAMAGE › to create a hollow area in the hard surface of something by hitting it

sert bir yüzeye vurarak çukurlaştırmak

The side of the car was dented in the accident.1657

REDUCE › to reduce someone's confidence or positive feelings about something

birinin güvenini sars(ıl)mak, azal(t)mak

The defeat did little to dent her enthusiasm.1920

(Definition of dent verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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