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destroy

/dɪˈstɹɔɪ/ verbo A2

En español: destruir, romper, destrozar, escocherar

  1. To damage beyond use or repair; to damage (something) to the point that it effectively ceases to exist. · The earthquake destroyed several apartment complexes.· Hooligans destroy unprovoked.
  2. To neutralize, undo a property or condition. (transitive) · Smoking destroys the natural subtlety of the palate.
  3. To put down or euthanize. (transitive) · Destroying a rabid dog is required by law.
  4. To severely disrupt the well-being of (a person); ruin. (transitive) · Her divorce destroyed her; she had a nervous breakdown and was severely depressed for more than a year.
  5. To utterly defeat; to crush. (informal, transitive) · Remember when Germany destroyed Brazil 7–1 in the World Cup?
  6. To remove data. (transitive) · The memory leak happened because we forgot to destroy the temporary lists.
  7. To exhaust completely and thus recreate or build up. (slang, transitive) · This exercise is going to destroy all parts of your shoulders.
  8. To penetrate sexually in an aggressive way. (slang, transitive) · She got destroyed by her lover on the carpet.

He/she/it destroys · Pasado destroyed · Participio pasado destroyed · Forma en -ing destroying

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De la biblioteca

neither you nor myself, but Fernand; you knew very well that I threw the paper into a corner of the room—indeed, I fancied I had destroyed it.”
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 39 · C1
The Wolf, now that he had the opportunity, fell upon the sheep, and destroyed the greater part of the flock.
Three Hundred Aesop's Fables, p. 73 · B2
When the Shepherd returned to find his flock destroyed, he exclaimed: “I have been rightly served; why did I trust my sheep to a Wolf?”
Three Hundred Aesop's Fables, p. 73 · B2
Do you know I always felt a shudder at the idea of even a destroying angel?”
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 51 · C1

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