wreck in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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I.wreck [Am rɛk, Brit rɛk] N

II.wreck [Am rɛk, Brit rɛk] VB trans

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she emerged unscathed from the wreck/affair
salió ilesa del accidente/indemne del asunto

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wreck in the PONS Dictionary

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wreck Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to wreck sb's life
destrozar la vida de alguien
the wreck of one's hopes
el fin de las esperanzas
a wreck of a car/a plane
un coche/un avión siniestrado
an old wreck
un cacharro
to feel a complete wreck
estar hecho polvo
to be a nervous wreck
tener los nervios destrozados
you look a nervous wreck!
¡pareces un manojo de nervios!
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This is particularly important in cave and wreck penetration diving, where the light is required to facilitate navigation out of the enclosed space.
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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 intent is something like complete wreck, which is quite inappropriate to the real meaning of the term.
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They discover 337 survivors and their descendants living in an air bubble in the wreck.
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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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Several eyewitnesses to the wreck, however, stated that the speed was probably around 50 mph (80 km/h).
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Quite apart from being "extremely damaging" to the youngster, it threatened to wreck her relationship with her school friends and scandalise their parents, he added.
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The wreck is now a protected war grave.
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The scenic effects, especially in the wreck scene, demand a large stage for their best representation, but were quite effective.
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