Translations for „punch-drunk“ in the English » German Dictionary

punch-ˈdrunk ADJ inv

1. punch-drunk (of boxers):

punch-drunk

hirngeschädigt

to be punch-drunk

Hirnschäd[igung]en haben

2. punch-drunk (unstable):

punch-drunk

wack[e]lig [auf den Beinen]

3. punch-drunk fig (dazed):

to be punch-drunk

benommen [o. benebelt] sein

4. punch-drunk fig (overwhelmed):

punch-drunk

[tief] erschüttert

punch-drunk

ganz mitgenommen fig

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

fig punch drunk

betäubt

to be punch-drunk

Hirnschäd[igung]en haben

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

They were pleading for the final whistle like a punch-drunk boxer desperately holding on for the bell.

www.telegraph.co.uk

We were working until the wee hours of the morning when people got punch-drunk and wacky.

entertainment.inquirer.net

The crowd was punch-drunk by the intoxicating sounds being belted out by the trio.

www.netnewsledger.com

It's compelling, almost so vivid you're too stunned to be aroused, too punch-drunk to be excited.

www.wareable.com

Even if, by his standards, this is a more conversational set, the viewer gets punch-drunk by it all and lines that maintain the inventive quality, become lost in the desensitisation.

www.chortle.co.uk

Once upon a time, the punch-drunk old fighter was said to suffer from a condition known as dementia pugilistica.

www.independent.co.uk

In a cloud of depression, businesses became punch-drunk trying to cope with the onslaught of mounting bills and silent tills.

www.independent.ie

On the subway, two punch-drunk thugs interrupt their sweet courtship.

en.wikipedia.org

Fixing this requires strong government will, but they're just as punch-drunk on data as the corporations.

www.cnn.com

And now, he's hopelessly punch-drunk.

www.nbr.co.nz