clobber

A real clobbering, as you say.
Oui c'est... c'est une déculottée comme vous dites... (journaliste) :
I think it might be clobbering time.
Il se peut que ça fasse mal.
There is little point in clobbering honest fishermen if there are no instruments to stop predators at sea.
Il est inutile de frapper les pêcheurs honnêtes sans avoir les instruments pour stopper les prédateurs de la mer.
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