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Meanings of trounce in English

Portuguese
condenar
Catalan
renyar
Spanish
reprender a gritos

Censure severely or angrily.

condenar
Portuguese
bater
Catalan
vèncer
Spanish
aplastar

To end in success a struggle or contest.

bater
Portuguese
chicotear
Catalan
assotar

Beat severely with a whip or rod.

chicotear
Usage of trounce in English
1
We are both hard-working, well-organised teams who rarely trounce or get trounced.
The Guardian
2
But keep your grimy hands off my Rabelais, or I'll trounce you.
The Grey Cloak
3
For if you do, I'll trounce you for it, do you hear?
Greatheart
4
Never again should we allow a comforting falsehood to trounce a painful truth.
The Guardian
5
I think they only ask me to play so they can trounce me.
The Irish Times
6
Quick, confess where you've been, or I'll trounce the life out of you.
Comedies by Holberg : Jeppe of the Hill, The Political Tinker, E...
7
And for Eccles there is an additional hope, a secret determination to trounce Harry.
Rabbit, run
8
I am in hopes we shall trounce him yet, bravely as he carries it.
The Experiences of a Barrister, and Confessions of an Attorney
9
And because I'm going to trounce Harald for you tomorrow.
The Great Book of Amber
10
Then Old Bear announced he'd trounce them with any weapon they cared to name.
Assail
11
Opinion polls show that Hollande's Socialist Party will trounce Sarkozy's conservative UMP in the elections.
Reuters
12
International growth helped the streaming video service trounce expectations in the last quarter of 2019.
Reuters
13
It wants the miners to trounce Thatcher: they fail.
The Guardian
14
Facebook Twitter Pinterest Michael Carrick celebrates as Manchester United trounce Manchester City at Old Trafford.
The Guardian
15
Now, I'll show you how to trounce your husband.
Sister Carrie: A Novel
16
Wilt have my crop and trounce thy Dad again!
A Lady of Quality / Being a Most Curious, Hitherto Unknown Histo...