How is the word Paukenschlag translated from German to English

English translation
bombshell
noun

Erschütternde Nachricht, die alle überrascht.

Shocking news that surprises everyone.

Examples with “Paukenschlag”

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  • Ihr Rücktritt war ein Paukenschlag. — Her resignation was a bombshell.

  • Sie kam herein und sah aus wie eine Wahnsinnsfrau. — She walked in looking like a bombshell.

  • Der Bericht war ein Paukenschlag für die ganze Branche. — The report dropped a bombshell on the whole industry.

  • Ihre Großmutter war in ihrer Jugend eine echte Wahnsinnsfrau. — Her grandmother was a real bombshell in her youth.

  • War die Ankündigung wirklich so ein Paukenschlag? — Was the announcement really such a bombshell?

  • Wer ist die Wahnsinnsfrau im roten Kleid? — Who is the bombshell in the red dress?

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