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1 destruction
1) (the act or process of destroying or being destroyed: the destruction of the city.) destrucción2) (the state of being destroyed; ruin: a scene of destruction.) destrucción•- destructively
- destructiveness
destruction n destruccióntr[dɪ'strʌkʃən]1 (of city, books, documents, forest) destrucción nombre femenino; (of reputation, civilization) destrucción nombre femenino, ruina2 (cause of downfall) ruina, perdición nombre femenino3 (damage) daños nombre masculino plural, estragos nombre masculino plural, destrozos nombre masculino pluraldestruction [di'strʌkʃən] n: destrucción f, ruina fn.• arruinamiento s.m.• demolición s.f.• desbarate s.m.• destrozo s.m.• destrucción s.f.dɪ'strʌkʃənmass noun1) (of city, books, forest) destrucción f; (of reputation, civilization) ruina f, destrucción f; ( slaughter) exterminación f2) ( cause of downfall) (frml) ruina f, perdición f3) ( damage) destrucción f, estragos mpl, destrozos mpl[dɪs'trʌkʃǝn]N scene 1., 2)2) (=ruins, damage) destrozos mpl* * *[dɪ'strʌkʃən]mass noun1) (of city, books, forest) destrucción f; (of reputation, civilization) ruina f, destrucción f; ( slaughter) exterminación f2) ( cause of downfall) (frml) ruina f, perdición f3) ( damage) destrucción f, estragos mpl, destrozos mpl -
2 bring about
(to cause: His disregard for danger brought about his death.) provocar, causar, ocasionarbring about vt: ocasionar, provocar, determinarv.• agenciar v.• fabricar v.• labrar v.• practicar v.• producir v.(§pres: produzco, produces...) pret: produj-•)v + o + adv, v + adv + o ( cause) \<\<downfall/crisis\>\> dar* lugar a, ocasionarVT + ADV1) [+ change] provocar; [+ crisis, death, war] ocasionar, provocar2) [+ boat] virar, dar la vuelta a* * *v + o + adv, v + adv + o ( cause) \<\<downfall/crisis\>\> dar* lugar a, ocasionar -
3 contribute
kən'tribjut1) (to give (money, help etc) along with others: Have you contributed (any money) to this charity?; I've been contributing (articles) to this paper for many years.) contribuir, aportar; escribir (para)2) ((with to) to help to cause to happen: His gambling contributed to his downfall.) contribuir a•- contributor
contribute vb contribuirtr[kən'trɪbjʊːt]2 (article, poem, etc) escribir2 (to newspaper, magazine, etc) colaborar (to, en), escribir (to, para): contribuir, aportar (dinero, bienes, etc.)contribute vi: contribuirv.• aportar v.• coadyuvar v.• contribuir v.• ofrendar v.kən'trɪbjət, -bjuːt
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a) \<\<money/time\>\> contribuir* con, aportar, hacer* una aportación or (esp AmL) un aporte de; \<\<suggestions/ideas\>\> aportarb) \<\<article/poem/paper\>\> escribir*
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via) ( play significant part)to contribute (TO something) — contribuir* (a algo)
b) ( give money) contribuir*to contribute TO something: they all contributed to his present — todos contribuyeron con dinero para su regalo
c) ( participate)d) ( Journ)[kǝn'trɪbjuːt]to contribute TO something — escribir* para algo
1.VT [+ money, ideas] contribuir, aportar (esp LAm); [+ facts, information etc] aportar; [+ help] prestar; [+ article to a newspaper] escribirshe contributed £10 to the collection — contribuyó con 10 libras a la colecta
2.VI (to charity, collection) contribuir (to a); (to newspaper) colaborar (to en); (to discussion) intervenir (to en); (=help in bringing sth about) contribuir* * *[kən'trɪbjət, -bjuːt]
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a) \<\<money/time\>\> contribuir* con, aportar, hacer* una aportación or (esp AmL) un aporte de; \<\<suggestions/ideas\>\> aportarb) \<\<article/poem/paper\>\> escribir*
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via) ( play significant part)to contribute (TO something) — contribuir* (a algo)
b) ( give money) contribuir*to contribute TO something: they all contributed to his present — todos contribuyeron con dinero para su regalo
c) ( participate)d) ( Journ)to contribute TO something — escribir* para algo
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4 disgrace
dis'ɡreis
1. noun1) (the state of being out of favour: He is in disgrace because of his behaviour.) desgracia2) (a state of being without honour and regarded without respect: There seemed to be nothing ahead of him but disgrace and shame.) deshonra3) (something which causes or ought to cause shame: Your clothes are a disgrace!) vergüenza
2. verb1) (to bring shame upon: Did you have to disgrace me by appearing in those clothes?) avergonzar2) (to dismiss from a position of importance: He was publicly disgraced.) caer en desgracia•- disgracefully
disgrace n vergüenzatr[dɪs'greɪs]1 (loss of favour) desgracia; (loss of honour) deshonra, deshonor nombre masculino; (public dishonour) ignominia2 (shame) escándalo, vergüenza1 (bring shame on) deshonrar2 (discredit) desacreditar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be a disgrace (to somebody/something) ser una vergüenza (para alguien/algo)to be in disgrace (adult) estar desacreditado,-a, haber caído en desgracia 2 (child) estar castigado,-ato bring disgrace on somebody traer la deshonra a alguiento disgrace oneself hacer el ridículoto fall into disgrace caer en desgraciadisgrace n1) dishonor: desgracia f, deshonra f2) shame: vergüenza fhe's a disgrace to his family: es una vergüenza para su familian.• desgracia s.f.• deshonra s.f.• deslucimiento s.m.• ignominia s.f.• mancha s.f.• sambenito s.m.v.• baldonar v.• desacreditar v.• deshonrar v.
I dɪs'greɪsmass & count nouna) ( shame) vergüenza fit's a disgrace — es una vergüenza, es un escándalo
b) (somebody, something shameful) (no pl) vergüenza fto be a disgrace (TO somebody/something) — ser* una vergüenza (para alguien/algo)
II
a) ( bring shame on) \<\<person/family/school\>\> deshonrarb) ( destroy reputation of) \<\<enemy/politician\>\> desacreditar[dɪs'ɡreɪs]1. N1) (=state of shame) deshonra f, ignominia fto be in disgrace — [adult] estar totalmente desacreditado, haber caído en desgracia; [pet, child] estar castigado
2) (=shameful thing) vergüenza fyou're a disgrace! — ¡lo tuyo es una vergüenza!
to be a disgrace to the school/family — ser una deshonra para la escuela/la familia
3) (=downfall) caída f2.VT [+ family, country] deshonrar* * *
I [dɪs'greɪs]mass & count nouna) ( shame) vergüenza fit's a disgrace — es una vergüenza, es un escándalo
b) (somebody, something shameful) (no pl) vergüenza fto be a disgrace (TO somebody/something) — ser* una vergüenza (para alguien/algo)
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a) ( bring shame on) \<\<person/family/school\>\> deshonrarb) ( destroy reputation of) \<\<enemy/politician\>\> desacreditar -
5 hasten
1) (to (cause to) move with speed: He hastened towards me; We must hasten the preparations.) apresurarse, darse prisa, acelerar2) (to do at once: He hastened to add an explanation.) apresurarse atr['heɪsən]1 formal use apresurar, acelerar el paso de, dar prisa a1 darse prisa, apresurarsehasten ['heɪsən] vt: acelerar, precipitarhasten vi: apresurarse, apurarsev.• acelerar v.• acorrer v.• acuciar v.• ahincar v.• aligerar v.• apresurar v.• apresurarse v.• arrear v.• darse prisa v.• precipitar v.'heɪsṇ
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transitive verb \<\<process\>\> acelerar; \<\<defeat/death\>\> adelantar
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vi apresurarse, apurarse (AmL)to hasten to + INF — apresurarse a + inf
['heɪsn]not that I've got anything against her, I hasten to add — no es que tenga nada contra ella, que conste
1.VT [+ process] acelerar; [+ sb's end, downfall] precipitarto hasten sb's departure — acelerar la partida or marcha de algn
to hasten death — precipitar or adelantar la muerte
2.VI apresurarse, darse prisaI hasten to add that... — me apresuro a añadir que...
* * *['heɪsṇ]
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transitive verb \<\<process\>\> acelerar; \<\<defeat/death\>\> adelantar
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vi apresurarse, apurarse (AmL)to hasten to + INF — apresurarse a + inf
not that I've got anything against her, I hasten to add — no es que tenga nada contra ella, que conste
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