wreck in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for wreck in the English»French Dictionary

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

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sunken treasure, wreck

immergé

jagged rock, cliff, wreck

déchiqueté

Translations for wreck in the French»English Dictionary

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épave

wreck

épave (gén)

wreck

épave

wreck

détritus pej

wreck pej

saccager région, site, arbres

to wreck, to devastate

dévaster habitation

to wreck

retrouver le navire naufragé

to find the wreck of the ship

bousiller appareil, moteur, objet

to wreck

bousiller mécanisme

to turn [sb] into a wreck inf

wreck in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for wreck 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 wreck in the French»English Dictionary

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épave

wreck

naufrage

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

annihiler efforts, espoir

to wreck

wreck 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

In many cases, hazardous materials must be removed prior to disposing of the wreck.

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

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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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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 site of the wreck is now designated as a war grave.

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Wood platforms were constructed on top of the caissons to support the cranes and derricks to be used to handle the wreck.

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

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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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The cables were then to be tightened at each low tide, inching the wreck towards shore with each high tide.

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