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destruir — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • destroy verb To damage something so severely that it no longer exists or can't be repaired.
  • go verb To move or travel from one place toward another.
  • nix noun Nothing, zero.
  • nuke noun A nuclear weapon.
  • obliterate verb To destroy something completely, leaving no trace.
  • wreck noun The remains of a vehicle, ship, or structure that has been destroyed or badly damaged.

Senses

destruir is used for these senses in English:

  • destroy (ambitransitive) To damage beyond use or repair; to damage (something) to the point that it effectively ceases to exist.
  • go To turn out, to result; to come to (a certain result).
  • go (intransitive) To be given, especially to be assigned or allotted.
  • nix To destroy or eradicate.
  • nuke (transitive, chiefly, US, colloquial, figuratively) To destroy or erase completely.
  • obliterate To destroy (someone or something) completely, leaving no trace; to annihilate, to wipe out.
  • wreck (transitive) To destroy violently; to cause severe damage to something, to a point where it no longer works, or is useless.

destroy — full definition

  1. verb To damage something so severely that it no longer exists or can't be repaired.
  2. verb To defeat someone completely and overwhelmingly.
  3. verb To kill an animal deliberately, usually for humane or safety reasons.

go — full definition

  1. verb To move or travel from one place toward another.
  2. verb To function or proceed in a particular way.
  3. noun An attempt or turn at doing something.
  4. adj Ready and functioning correctly; cleared to proceed (chiefly in launch/technical contexts).
  5. noun An ancient strategy board game for two players who try to control territory on a grid using black and white stones.

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