stunner

(stŭn'ər)
n.
One that stuns, as:

1. An astounding, unexpected event.
2. An exceptionally good-looking person.

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noun

1. One that evokes great surprise and admiration: astonishment, marvel, miracle, phenomenon, prodigy, sensation, wonder, wonderment. Idioms: one for the books, the eighth wonder of the world. See good/bad.
2. A person regarded as physically attractive: beauty, belle (used of a woman), lovely. Slang babe, doll, hunk (used of a man), knockout, looker, stud (used of a man). See beautiful/ugly.

Device used in abattoirs to stun an animal so that it is unconscious when it is bled out.

• concussion s. — a captive-bolt, nonpenetrating device, activated by a standard bullet. The explosion drives a mushroom-shaped head out of the handheld pistol which has been placed against the animal's forehead. Has the same effect as a hammer blow but is less subject to error or danger.
• electrical s. — see electrical stunning.
• penetrating captive-bolt s. — the bolt that is driven out of the pistol (see concussion stunner above) is a 0.5 inch diameter rod which penetrates the skull bones and lacerates the brain.
• pneumatic s. — a penetrating captive-bolt unit (see above) in which the power is compressed air. Has problems when the compressor is not functioning.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - pragteksemplar, lammende, bedøvende slag

Nederlands (Dutch)
groter verassing

Français (French)
n. - fille, robe, voiture, etc fantastique ou sensationnelle

Deutsch (German)
n. - großartige Person od. Sache

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (καθομ.) κόμματος

Italiano (Italian)
cannone

Português (Portuguese)
n. - atordoador (m), pessoa extremamente bela (f)

Русский (Russian)
изумительный экземпляр, "маг и волшебник", потрясающее зрелище, потрясающая красавица

Español (Spanish)
n. - persona o cosa estupenda, fenomenal

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - jätteöveraskning, underverk, verklig snygging, baddare, hejare

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
把人打昏的人, 出色的人, 绝妙的东西

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 把人打昏的人, 出色的人, 絕妙的東西

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 기절 시키는 사람, 멋진 사람, 절세 미인

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 気絶させる人, すてきなもの

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) فتاة جذابه جدا‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮אדם מקסים, דבר נפלא‬

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