different between ravager vs blitz

English

Etymology

ravage +? -er

Noun

ravager (plural ravagers)

1. One who ravages.

Translations

Anagrams

• Vergara

French

Etymology

From noun use of earlier ravage (“act of laying waste”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?a.va.?e/

Verb

ravager

1. to ravage, to ruin

Conjugation

This is a regular -er verb, but the stem is written ravage- before endings that begin with -a- or -o- (to indicate that the -g- is a “soft” /?/ and not a “hard” /?/). This spelling-change occurs in all verbs in -ger, such as neiger and manger.

Related terms

• ravage
• ravageur

Further reading

• “ravager” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• gravera

English

Etymology

Shortened from blitzkrieg, from German Blitzkrieg.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bl?ts/
• Rhymes: -?ts

Noun

blitz (countable and uncountable, plural blitzes)

1. (countable) A sudden attack, especially an air raid; usually with reference to the Blitz.
2. (countable, figuratively) A swift and overwhelming attack or effort.
3. (countable, American football) A play in which additional defenders beyond the defensive linemen rush the passer.
4. (uncountable, chess) A time control in which both players have less than ten minutes per game.

   Synonym: speed chess

Translations

Verb

blitz (third-person singular simple present blitzes, present participle blitzing, simple past and past participle blitzed)

1. (transitive) To attack quickly or suddenly, as by an air raid or similar action.

   Synonym: charge

2. (intransitive, American football) To perform a blitz.

3. (transitive, cooking) To purée or chop (food products) using a food processor or blender.

   Synonym: zhoosh

4. (transitive, informal) To do something quickly or in one session.

   Synonyms: hurry, zoom; see also Thesaurus:rush

Danish

Etymology

German Blitz

Noun

blitz

1. (photography) flash, camera flash

Declension

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from English blitz, shortened from English blitzkrieg, from German Blitzkrieg.

Noun

blitz m (invariable)

1. blitz

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from English blitz, shortened from English blitzkrieg, from German Blitzkrieg.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /?blits/

Noun

blitz f (plural blitz)

1. random checkpoint (a hastily set-up point along a road where the police stop random drivers)