GERMAN · C1WORD NOTES
MEANING & PRONUNCIATION

das Dauerfeuer

continuous gunfire

Die Bewohner blieben im Keller, während draußen Dauerfeuer zu hören war und niemand verlässlich sagen konnte, wann die Straße wieder sicher sein würde.

The residents stayed in the cellar while continuous gunfire could be heard outside and no one could reliably say when the street would be safe again.

barrage of criticism or questions

Unter dem Dauerfeuer der Fragen fiel es ihr schwer, zwischen berechtigten Einwänden und bloßen Unterstellungen zu unterscheiden.

Under the barrage of questions, she found it difficult to distinguish legitimate objections from mere insinuations.

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