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1 the ship was wrecked on the rocks
het schip liep/verging op de rotsenEnglish-Dutch dictionary > the ship was wrecked on the rocks
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2 wreck
n. ruïne; vernieling; afbraak, verval; oud roest; wrak; gezonken schip; overblijfsels van een gezonken schip--------v. vernielen; ruïneren; versplinteren (van hoop); vernietigd worden; gezonken worden (schip)wreck1[ rek]♦voorbeelden:————————wreck2〈 werkwoord〉1 〈 voornamelijk passief〉 schipbreuk doen lijden ⇒ doen stranden, aan de grond doen lopen; 〈 figuurlijk〉 doen mislukken 〈plan e.d.〉2 ruïneren ⇒ verwoesten, te gronde richten♦voorbeelden:1 the ship was wrecked on the rocks • het schip liep/verging op de rotsenwe were wrecked off Flushing • we leden ter hoogte van Vlissingen schipbreuk
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