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1 wreak
[riːk]verbo transitivo compiere [ revenge] (on su)to wreak havoc o damage on sth. — causare distruzione in, devastare qcs
* * *[riːk]verbo transitivo compiere [ revenge] (on su)to wreak havoc o damage on sth. — causare distruzione in, devastare qcs
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2 wreak vt
[riːk](destruction, havoc) portare, causare -
3 (to) wreak
(to) wreak /ri:k/v. t.1 dare libero corso a; sfogare: The drunkard wreaked his anger on his children, l'ubriacone ha sfogato l'ira sui figli● to wreak havoc all over the country, causare distruzioni in tutto il paese. -
4 (to) wreak
(to) wreak /ri:k/v. t.1 dare libero corso a; sfogare: The drunkard wreaked his anger on his children, l'ubriacone ha sfogato l'ira sui figli● to wreak havoc all over the country, causare distruzioni in tutto il paese. -
5 havoc
['hævək]nome distruzione f., devastazione f.to wreak havoc on — fare scempio di, distruggere [building, landscape]
to play havoc with — mandare a rotoli, sconvolgere [ plans]
to cause havoc — causare distruzioni; fig. creare scompiglio
* * *['hævək](great destruction or damage: The hurricane created havoc over a wide area.) devastazione* * *havoc /ˈhævək/n. [u]1 devastazione; distruzione; rovina; scempio2 caos; sconvolgimento; scompiglio: to cause havoc, creare il caos (o lo scompiglio); causare sconvolgimenti; to play havoc with, distruggere; rovinare; mandare a monte (o a rotoli); gettare nel caos; to wreak havoc ( among, on), devastare; fare scempio (di); sconvolgere; seminare lo scompiglio (tra).* * *['hævək]nome distruzione f., devastazione f.to wreak havoc on — fare scempio di, distruggere [building, landscape]
to play havoc with — mandare a rotoli, sconvolgere [ plans]
to cause havoc — causare distruzioni; fig. creare scompiglio
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6 vengeance
['vendʒəns]nome vendetta f.to take vengeance (up)on sb. — vendicarsi di qcn.
"I'll do it", he said with a vengeance — "faccio io", disse in modo categorico
* * *['ven‹əns](harm done in return for injury received; revenge.) vendetta* * *vengeance /ˈvɛndʒəns/n. [u]vendetta: to take vengeance on (o upon) sb. for st., vendicarsi di qc. su q.; to seek vengeance, voler vendicarsi; to wreak vengeance upon sb., compiere la propria vendetta su q.; a terrible act of vengeance, una vendetta terribile● (fam.) with a vengeance, con maggiore intensità; ancora più forte: The storm came back with a vengeance, la tempesta è ripresa ancora più forte.* * *['vendʒəns]nome vendetta f.to take vengeance (up)on sb. — vendicarsi di qcn.
"I'll do it", he said with a vengeance — "faccio io", disse in modo categorico
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7 wrought
[rɔːt] 1.2.it wrought havoc o destruction causò distruzione; the changes wrought by sth. — i cambiamenti apportati da qcs
1) [silver, gold] lavorato2) (devised)finely, carefully wrought — [plot, essay] finemente, accuratamente elaborato
* * *[rɔːt]1. old liter1) pt, ppSee:2)2. adj* * *wrought /rɔ:t/A pass. e p. p. (arc.) di to workB a.(tecn.) lavorato; battuto: wrought iron, ferro battuto; ( anche, metall.) ferro puddellato, ferro saldato● (metall.) wrought steel, acciaio saldato □ wrought-up, agitato; turbato; teso; nervoso □ wrought-up nerves, nervi a pezzi.* * *[rɔːt] 1.2.it wrought havoc o destruction causò distruzione; the changes wrought by sth. — i cambiamenti apportati da qcs
1) [silver, gold] lavorato2) (devised)finely, carefully wrought — [plot, essay] finemente, accuratamente elaborato
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8 havoc hav·oc n
['hævək]distruzione f, devastazione fto wreak havoc on — devastare, fig scombussolare, mettere in subbuglio
to play havoc with fig — scombussolare, mettere in subbuglio
См. также в других словарях:
Wreak — Wreak, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Wreaked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Wreaking}.] [OE. wrek?? to revenge, punish, drive out, AS. wrecan; akin to OFries. wreka, OS. wrekan to punish, D. wreken to avenge, G. r[ a]chen, OHG. rehhan, Icel. reka to drive, to take… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
wreak — [ri:k] v past tense and past participle wreaked or wrought [ro:t US ro:t] [: Old English; Origin: wrecan to drive out, punish ] 1.) wreak havoc/mayhem/destruction (on sth) to cause a lot of damage or problems ▪ These policies have wreaked havoc… … Dictionary of contemporary English
wreak — [ rik ] verb wreak havoc/destruction MAINLY JOURNALISM to cause very great harm or damage: These policies would wreak havoc on the economy. wreak revenge/vengeance MAINLY LITERARY to punish someone for something bad they have done to you … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Wreak — Wreak, n. [Cf. AS. wr[ae]c exile, persecution, misery. See {Wreak}, v. t.] Revenge; vengeance; furious passion; resentment. [Obs.] Shak. Spenser. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
wreak / wreck — Wreak to cause (damage) is used almost exclusively in the phrase wreak havoc: The hurricane wreaked havoc with their plans for a vacation at the beach. It is only possible to wreak damage, destruction, etc. Wreck is a regular verb meaning… … Confused words
wreak / wreck — Wreak to cause (damage) is used almost exclusively in the phrase wreak havoc: The hurricane wreaked havoc with their plans for a vacation at the beach. It is only possible to wreak damage, destruction, etc. Wreck is a regular verb meaning… … Confused words
wreak havoc — wreak havoc/destruction/mainly journalism phrase to cause very great harm or damage These policies would wreak havoc on the economy. Thesaurus: to destroy or severely damage somethingsynonym Main entry … Useful english dictionary
wreak destruction — wreak havoc/destruction/mainly journalism phrase to cause very great harm or damage These policies would wreak havoc on the economy. Thesaurus: to destroy or severely damage somethingsynonym Main entry … Useful english dictionary
wreak vengeance — wreak revenge/vengeance mainly literary phrase to punish someone for something bad that they have done to you He was determined to wreak revenge on her. Thesaurus: to treat someone in the same bad way they treat yousynonym Main entry: wreak … Useful english dictionary
wreak revenge — wreak revenge/vengeance mainly literary phrase to punish someone for something bad that they have done to you He was determined to wreak revenge on her. Thesaurus: to treat someone in the same bad way they treat yousynonym Main entry: wreak … Useful english dictionary
Wreak — Wreak, v. i. To reck; to care. [Obs.] Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
