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shatter

 
 
/ˈʃætər/ verb

Translation

BREAK [I, T] to break into very small pieces, or to make something break into very small pieces
param parça etmek/olmak, tuzla buz etmek/olmak
Someone threw a stone at the car, shattering the windscreen.1967
DESTROY [T] to destroy something good, such as your confidence, hopes, or belief in something
(güven, ümit, inanç) yıkmak, parçalamak, yok etmek, mahvetmek
The accident completely shattered her confidence.1974
(Definition of shatter verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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