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1 ravage
'rævi‹(of enemies, invaders etc) to cause great damage or destruction in, or to plunder (a town, country etc). devastartr['rævɪʤ]1 devastar, asolar1 estragos nombre masculino pluralravage n: destrozo m, destrucción fthe ravages of war: los estragos de la guerran.• destrozo s.m.• estrago s.m.• ruina s.f.• zafarrancho s.m.v.• asolar v.• destrozar v.• pillar v.'rævɪdʒtransitive verb ( plunder) saqueara country ravaged by war — un país asolado or devastado por la guerra
['rævɪdʒ]a body ravaged by disease — un cuerpo en que la enfermedad ha (or había etc) hecho estragos
1.Nravages estragos mpl2.the region was ravaged by floods — las inundaciones causaron estragos en la región, la región fue asolada por las inundaciones
* * *['rævɪdʒ]transitive verb ( plunder) saqueara country ravaged by war — un país asolado or devastado por la guerra
a body ravaged by disease — un cuerpo en que la enfermedad ha (or había etc) hecho estragos
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