destruction in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for destruction in the English»Spanish Dictionary

destruction [Am dəˈstrəkʃ(ə)n, Brit dɪˈstrʌkʃ(ə)n] N U

1.1. destruction (act, process):

destruction (of city, books, documents, forest)

destrucción f

1.2. destruction (act, process):

destruction (of reputation, civilization)

ruina f

destruction (of reputation, civilization)

destrucción f

1.3. destruction (act, process):

destruction (slaughter)

exterminación f

2. destruction (cause of downfall):

destruction form

ruina f

destruction form

perdición f

alcohol/gambling was his destruction

el alcohol/juego fue su ruina or perdición

3. destruction (damage):

destruction

destrucción f

destruction

estragos mpl

destruction

destrozos mpl

self-destruction [Am ˌsɛlfdəˈstrəkʃ(ə)n, Brit ˌsɛlfdɪˈstrʌkʃ(ə)n] N U

self-destruction

autodestrucción f

Translations for destruction in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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autodestrucción

self-destruction

destrucción

destruction

demolición

destruction

aniquilamiento

destruction

desolación

destruction

abatimiento

destruction

arma de destrucción masiva

weapon of mass destruction

una cauda de destrucción

a trail of destruction

destruction in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for destruction in the English»Spanish Dictionary

destruction [dɪˈstrʌkʃən] N no pl

destruction

destrucción f

mass destruction

destrucción en masa

to leave a trail of destruction

dejar una estela de destrucción

self-destruction N

self-destruction

autodestrucción f

Translations for destruction in the Spanish»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

destrucción

destruction

autodestrucción

self-destruction

destrozo

destruction

exterminio

destruction

tala

destruction

fulminación

destruction

carcoma

slow destruction

colapso (destrucción)

destruction

destruction Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

mass destruction

destrucción en masa

to leave a trail of destruction

dejar una estela de destrucción

wanton destruction

destrucción sin sentido

a trail of destruction

una estela de destrucción

this child leaves a trail of destruction in his wake

este niño es un destrozón

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The result was the near destruction of the upper decks.

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The king did not exempt himself from the regulation and by the destruction of royal weirs lost 500 marks in annual income.

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In some cases, phytophagous larvae can lead to the destruction of entire trees in relatively short periods of time.

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They describe channeling as a struggle for control that would result in their own destruction if they ever faltered.

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The area from which it was collected is undergoing habitat destruction.

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Instead, some historical records indicate that 16 of the important garden sceneries survived the destruction in 1860.

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Large-scale wilful destruction of properties was reported; properties were stolen, soldiers peed on mattresses and furniture.

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Many countries regard military activities as sacrosanct, permitting environmental destruction in the name of country protection.

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He was given first aid and evacuated from the area while his squad completed the destruction of the enemy position.

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Many of which have been restored since the destruction due to the hurricane.

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