wreck in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for wreck in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.wreck [Brit rɛk, Am rɛk] N

1. wreck:

wreck (car)

rottame m

wreck (burnt out)

carcassa f

2. wreck (old car):

wreck inf

macinino m

wreck inf

rottame m

wreck inf

catorcio m

3. wreck (ship, plane):

wreck

relitto m

4. wreck (sinking, destruction):

wreck

(of ship) naufragio m

fig the wreck of sb's hopes, dreams

il naufragio or il fallimento delle speranze, dei sogni di qn

5. wreck (person):

wreck

rottame m

a human wreck

un rottame or un'ombra d'uomo

II.wreck [Brit rɛk, Am rɛk] VB trans

1. wreck:

wreck explosion, fire, vandals, looters: building, home, hotel, machinery

devastare, distruggere

wreck person, driver, crash, impact: car, plane, vehicle

distruggere

to be completely wrecked by fire

essere completamente distrutto dal fuoco

2. wreck fig:

wreck career, chances, future, health, life, marriage

distruggere, fare naufragare

wreck holiday, weekend

rovinare, mandare in fumo, fare naufragare

wreck talks, deal, negotiations

mandare in fumo, fare naufragare

nervous wreck [Am ˈnərvəs rɛk] N inf

nervous wreck

esaurito m / esaurita f

she's a nervous wreck

ha i nervi a pezzi

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submerged wreck

sommerso

Translations for wreck in the Italian»English Dictionary

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catorcio

wreck

catorcio

wreck

carcassa fig

wreck

carcassa pej

wreck

trabiccolo

wreck

ferrovecchio

wreck

rottame (ferraglia)

wreck

rottame (veicolo)

wreck

rottame

wreck

rottame umano

human wreck

bagnarola (vecchia auto)

wreck

trespolo hum

wreck

wreck in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for wreck in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.wreck [rek] VB trans

1. wreck (damage, demolish):

wreck

distruggere

wreck ship

far naufragare

2. wreck hopes, plan:

wreck

rovinare

to wreck sb's life

distruggere la vita di qu

II.wreck [rek] N

1. wreck:

wreck NAUT

naufragio m

wreck AUTO

distruzione f

2. wreck ship:

wreck

relitto m

wreck of a car/a plane

una carcassa d'auto/d'aereo

an old wreck

un rottame

3. wreck inf:

wreck (any derelict thing)

resti m pl

wreck (mess)

caos m

to feel like a complete wreck

sentirsi a pezzi

to be a nervous wreck

avere i nervi a pezzi

Translations for wreck in the Italian»English Dictionary

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relitto

wreck

catorcio

wreck

rottame

wreck

rottame

wreck

rudere

wreck

nevrastenico fig

nervous wreck

essere nevrastenico fig

to be a nervous wreck

scassare

to wreck

sfasciare

to wreck

trappola

wreck

wreck Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

you look like a nervous wreck!

devi avere i nervi a pezzi!

to wreck sb's life

distruggere la vita di qu

wreck of a car/a plane

una carcassa d'auto/d'aereo

an old wreck

un rottame

to feel like a complete wreck

sentirsi a pezzi

to be a nervous wreck

avere i nervi a pezzi

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The scenic effects, especially in the wreck scene, demand a large stage for their best representation, but were quite effective.

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Campaigners have long argued for official recognition of the wreck as a war grave.

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Other terms include wreck yard, wrecker's yard, salvage yard, breakers yard, dismantler and scrapheap.

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While generally not visible, the wreck is sometimes visible following extreme weather events, which erode sand from the beach revealing the wreck.

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The life raft was tossed clear of the wreck when the bow section sank.

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By the next morning, the apartment block has been reduced to a smoldering wreck.

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The wreck was purposely sunk for divers, and so all the doors and windows were removed.

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They discover 337 survivors and their descendants living in an air bubble in the wreck.

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Her rudder, anchor, and windlass were illegally removed from her wreck site in the 1980s.

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The intent is something like complete wreck, which is quite inappropriate to the real meaning of the term.

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