destroy in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for destroy in the English»Spanish Dictionary

destroy [Am dəˈstrɔɪ, Brit dɪˈstrɔɪ] VB trans

1.1. destroy:

destroy city/building/forest

destruir

destroy book/document/evidence

destruir

1.2. destroy (undermine, ruin):

destroy reputation/confidence/friendship

acabar con

destroy life

arruinar

destroy life

destrozar

1.3. destroy animal:

destroy

sacrificar euph

1.4. destroy (annihilate):

destroy army/population

aniquilar

2.1. destroy inf (defeat utterly):

destroy person/team/opposition

aplastar

destroy person/team/opposition

darle una paliza a inf

2.2. destroy inf Am (disappoint):

destroy usu pass

decepcionar

I was destroyed when I heard

me llevé una gran decepción cuando me enteré

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a weapon of such deadliness could destroy mankind

un arma tan mortífera podría acabar con la humanidad

Translations for destroy in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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obliterar

to destroy

demoler

to destroy

desguazar

to destroy

desmoronar imperio/sociedad

to destroy

desmoronar

to destroy

destruir documentos/pruebas

to destroy

destruir ciudad

to destroy

tronchar esperanza/ilusión

to destroy

anular

to destroy

destrozar felicidad/armonía

to destroy

destrozar matrimonio

to destroy

destroy in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for destroy in the English»Spanish Dictionary

destroy [dɪˈstrɔɪ] VB trans

1. destroy (demolish):

destroy

destruir

2. destroy (kill):

destroy

matar

destroy animal

sacrificar

3. destroy (ruin):

destroy

arruinar

Translations for destroy in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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exterminar

to destroy

demoler

to destroy

changar (destrozar)

to destroy

destruir

to destroy

machucar (destruir)

to destroy

derruir

to destroy

truncar (significado)

to destroy

arruinar

to destroy

pulverizar (argumento)

to destroy

destroy Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

that event served to destroy our peace

aquel suceso vino a turbar nuestra tranquilidad

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

While the station was destroyed by fire, the locomotives and cars remained at the site for another 10 years.

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In 1805, fire destroyed most of the settlement.

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Other organizations have succeeded only in destroying the morale and momentum built up over their lifetime.

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While most of its buildings were destroyed by a wildfire in 1985, the ranch's 1945 dining hall survives.

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Sound equipment and screens were destroyed at a cost of estimated at 5,000.

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When due for publication a fire destroyed all but several copies of the book.

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The town hall was originally being used as an emergency shelter, but was later evacuated due to strong winds and was later destroyed.

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Hundreds of steamboats had been destroyed, and levees had been damaged by warfare and flooding.

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Troops also hoped to destroy key telegraph lines and damage nearby salt mines and lead mines.

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However, in 1892, the phylloxera plague devastated the vineyards, destroying an estimated 98% of the 50,000 ha of vines planted at that time.

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