matchwood in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for matchwood in the English»Spanish Dictionary

matchwood [Am ˈmætʃˌwʊd, Brit ˈmatʃwʊd] N U

matchwood

astillas fpl

it was smashed to matchwood

quedó hecho trizas

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English

Trees were uprooted and reduced to mere matchwood.

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The ice could have knocked us into matchwood.

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Within five minutes, all that's left is a pile of matchwood, an iron brace and a tangle of rusting strings.

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There is a certainty about him that makes matchwood of any doubts about his capacity to shape the course of any game.

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The wood may be used for matchwood and plywood.

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Alas, what made the tree famous, essentially also made it matchwood.

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