wrecked in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for wrecked in the English»French Dictionary

wrecked [Brit rɛkt, Am rɛkt] ADJ

1. wrecked lit:

wrecked car, plane

accidenté

wrecked ship

naufragé

wrecked building

démoli

2. wrecked fig plan, hope, life, marriage, career:

wrecked

ruiné

3. wrecked (exhausted) inf:

wrecked person

claqué inf

wrecked person

épuisé

4. wrecked (drunk):

wrecked inf

paf inf

wrecked inf

ivre

I.wreck [Brit rɛk, Am rɛk] N

1. wreck (car, plane):

wreck (crashed)

épave f

wreck (burnt out)

carcasse f

2. wreck (old car):

wreck inf

tas m de ferraille inf

3. wreck (sunken ship):

wreck

épave f

4. wreck (sinking, destruction):

wreck (of ship)

naufrage m

fig the wreck of sb's hopes/dreams

le naufrage des espoirs/rêves de qn

5. wreck (person):

wreck

épave f

wreck

loque f

a human wreck

une épave, une loque humaine

II.wreck [Brit rɛk, Am rɛk] VB trans

1. wreck lit:

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

dévaster

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

détruire

to be completely wrecked by fire

être entièrement dévasté par un incendie

2. wreck fig:

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

ruiner, détruire

wreck holiday, weekend

gâcher

wreck talks, deal, negotiations

faire échouer

nervous wreck N inf

nervous wreck

boule f de nerfs inf

Translations for wrecked in the French»English Dictionary

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désarticulé (désarticulée) fauteuil

wrecked

épave

wreck

épave (gén)

wreck

épave

wreck

détritus pej

wreck pej

démolir appareil, jouet

to wreck

cette histoire a démoli sa carrière

the affair wrecked his/her career

organe l'alcool lui a démoli le foie/la santé

alcohol has wrecked his liver/health

faire naufrage navire:

to be wrecked

saccager région, site, arbres

to wreck, to devastate

des bâtiments déchiquetés par les bombardements

buildings devastated ou wrecked by bombs

wrecked in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for wrecked in the English»French Dictionary

I.wreck [rek] VB trans

1. wreck (damage):

wreck

démolir

2. wreck (cause to be ruined):

wreck chances, hopes

ruiner

wreck lives, career, friendship

briser

II.wreck [rek] N

1. wreck (crashed vehicle):

wreck

épave f

2. wreck (sinking):

wreck

naufrage m

3. wreck inf (sick person):

wreck

loque f

4. wreck (car, machine):

wreck

tas m de ferraille

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sunken vessel, wreck

englouti(e)

Translations for wrecked in the French»English Dictionary

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naufrage

wreck

faire naufrage bateau, projet

to be wrecked

rétamé(e)

wrecked

épave

wreck

saccager

to wreck

loque

wreck

esquinter chose

to wreck

esquinter santé

to wreck

faire avorter qc

to wreck sth

mettre la hache dans qc Quebec (détruire qc)

to wreck sth

wrecked Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be a nervous wreck

être à bout de nerfs

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Ultimately the bid may have been wrecked by the city's history and volatile politics.

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She posted a photo of the wrecked digicam.

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Superman, under the effects of hypnosis, once went on a rampage and wrecked several pieces at the museum.

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First he was thrown out of his boat when he wrecked his shell upon a snag.

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Soon, they find that he wrecked after hitting his head on a car door.

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He wakes up in the wrecked car and attempts to hitch-hike home, but no one will stop for him.

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The lady magically vanquishes the bird, but the ship is wrecked, forcing the sailors and the lady to continue on foot into a cave.

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Oddly, he admires wrecked cars as if they were works of art.

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She was wrecked in 1705, salvaged and then sold in 1706.

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Collapsed cityscapes by turns became graveyards, tumultuous seas, wrecked steamships, earthquakes, crushed anthills, stage sets, and landscapes of skulls and bones.

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