distruggere

destroy

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distruggere v.tr.

1 to destroy; to wreck: l'esercito del re fu completamente distrutto, the king's army was entirely destroyed; il nemico distrusse la città, the enemy destroyed the town; la pioggia aveva distrutto tutto, the rain had destroyed everything; distruggere documenti, manoscritti, to destroy documents, manuscripts; riuscì a distruggere le prove del delitto, he managed to destroy the proof of the crime; nell'incidente ha distrutto la macchina, in the accident he wrecked his car; è un bambino terribile, distrugge tutto quello che tocca, he's a dreadful child, he destroys everything he touches; tutte le sue speranze furono distrutte, all his hopes were destroyed; quella donna l'ha distrutto, that woman has been his ruin; due ore di tennis mi hanno distrutto, two hours' tennis finished me // nulla si crea nulla si distrugge, nothing can be either created or destroyed

2 (fig.) to shatter: fu distrutto dal dolore, he was shattered by grief

3 (non com.) (liquefare) to melt: distruggere la cera, to melt wax.

◘ distruggersi v.rifl.

1 to destroy oneself; (consumarsi) to pine (away), to waste away: si sta distruggendo con le sue stesse mani, he's destroying himself with his own hands (o he's digging his own grave)

2 (non com.) (liquefarsi) to melt.

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[dis'truddʒere] 1.

verbo transitivo

1) (demolire) to destroy, to demolish, to wreck [edificio]; (rovinare) to wipe out, to blast [raccolto]

2) (sbaragliare) to destroy [nemico, avversario]

3) fig. (prostrare) [notizia, dolore] to destroy, to shatter, to knock out colloq. [persona]; (sfiancare) [fatica] to exhaust, to wear* out [persona]

4) (togliere completamente) to destroy, to crush, to shatter [speranze]; (fare crollare) to destroy [mito]

5) (screditare)

distruggere la reputazione di qcn. — to destroy o ruin sb.'s reputation

2.

verbo pronominale distruggersi to destroy oneself, to ruin oneself

-rsi la salute con l'alcol — to ruin one's health with alcohol

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distruggere

/dis'truddʒere/ [41]

I verbo transitivo

 1 (demolire) to destroy, to demolish, to wreck [edificio]; (rovinare) to wipe out, to blast [raccolto]

 2 (sbaragliare) to destroy [nemico, avversario]

 3 fig. (prostrare) [notizia, dolore] to destroy, to shatter, to knock out colloq. [persona]; (sfiancare) [fatica] to exhaust, to wear* out [persona]

 4 (togliere completamente) to destroy, to crush, to shatter [speranze]; (fare crollare) to destroy [mito]

 5 (screditare) distruggere la reputazione di qcn. to destroy o ruin sb.'s reputation

II distruggersi verbo pronominale

 to destroy oneself, to ruin oneself; -rsi la salute con l'alcol to ruin one's health with alcohol.