lytätä — meaning in English

English meaning

• blister noun A small, fluid-filled bubble that forms under the skin, usually from friction, heat, or irritation.
• maul noun A heavy hammer used for driving wedges when splitting logs, or as a weapon.
• Pan noun A wide, shallow metal container used for cooking food over heat.

Senses

lytätä is used for these senses in English:

• blister (transitive) To criticise severely.
• maul (figuratively) To criticise harshly.
• pan (transitive) To disparage; to belittle; to put down; to harshly criticize, especially a work (book, movie, etc.)

blister — full definition

1. noun A small, fluid-filled bubble that forms under the skin, usually from friction, heat, or irritation.
2. noun A bubble or raised patch on a surface such as paint or plastic.
3. verb To develop blisters, or to cause them to form.
4. verb To criticise someone harshly.

maul — full definition

1. noun A heavy hammer used for driving wedges when splitting logs, or as a weapon.
2. verb To injure someone badly by tearing at them, typically said of an animal attack.
3. verb To handle roughly or criticise harshly.

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