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1 Nervous Khalere
nervous wreckYiddish-English dictionary (in roman letters) > Nervous Khalere
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2 nervevrag
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3 agitación nerviosa
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4 hermoraunio
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5 מרוט עצבים
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6 פקעת עצבים
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7 nervevrak
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8 destrozar
v.1 to smash (físicamente) (romper).2 to shatter, to devastate (emocionalmente) (person).3 to tear apart, to destroy, to shatter, to break down into pieces.Eso rompe huesos That breaks bones.* * *1 (romper) to destroy, shatter, wreck; (despedazar) to tear to pieces, tear to shreds4 figurado (causar daño moral) to crush, shatter, devastate* * *1. VT1) (=romper) [+ cristal, cerámica] to smash; [+ edificio] to destroy; [+ ropa, zapatos] to ruin; [+ nervios] to shatter2) (=dejar abatido a) [+ persona] to shatter; [+ corazón] to break; [+ ejército, enemigo] to crushle ha destrozado el que no quisiera casarse con él — her refusal to marry him has devastated o shattered him
3) (=arruinar) [+ persona, vida] to ruin2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivoa) (romper, deteriorar) to breakla bomba destrozó varios edificios — the bomb destroyed o wrecked several buildings
b) <felicidad/armonía> to destroy, shatter; < corazón> to break; < matrimonio> to ruin, destroy2.su muerte la destrozó — she was devastated o shattered by his death
destrozarse v pron (refl)a) ( romperse)b) <estómago/hígado> to ruin* * *= shatter, batter, vandalise [vandalize, -USA], wreak + devastation, smash, pull apart, ravage, go out + the window, tear + apart, mangle, dismember, shred, slaughter, blow away, wreck, rip through, pull + Nombre + to bits, wipe + the floor with, rubbish, blight, chew up.Ex. Her feeling of well-being was soon rudely shattered.Ex. But the early cylinder machines worked less accurately than the platens, tending to slur the impression and batter the type.Ex. This article argues in favour of the term 'conservator' rather than 'restorer' of books as the former does not conjure up a picture of the Victorian artisan vandalising documents with irreversible treatments simply for effect.Ex. This article describes the experiences of a fledgling information system in dealing with a hurricane which wreaked devastation on some of the most remote areas of Hawaii = Este artículo describe las experiencias de un sistema de información nuevo al verse afectado por un huracán que devastó algunas de las zonas más remotas de Hawaii.Ex. The library was badly vandalised and the intruders overturned 10 large bookcases, tore paintings down, emptied catalogues, and smashed intercoms, chairs, tables and windows.Ex. If solutions are not found to meet this challenge, users' hunger for multimedia could pull the Internet apart.Ex. The rigours of the climate and the effects of war and political unrest have ravaged this country's cultural heritage.Ex. The lack of centralisation means that good management goes out the window and everything gets sloppier.Ex. He is a stickler for detail and can tear apart a budget or a balance sheet faster than anyone.Ex. In places the waters had swept container lorries loaded with goods yards off the road where they now lay twisted and mangled and almost unrecognizable as vehicles.Ex. Books can seldom be disbound for the benefit of bibliographers (although it is worth remembering that they sometimes have to be rebound, when they are completely dismembered), but we can now see through printing ink by means of betaradiography.Ex. If they do muster up the courage to participate, they have learned what it is like to lose: they describe it as being 'slaughtered,' 'blown away,' or ' shredded'.Ex. These small small but very sharp flakes were used by hunters to slaughter animals.Ex. If they do muster up the courage to participate, they have learned what it is like to lose: they describe it as being 'slaughtered,' ' blown away,' or 'shredded'.Ex. They had made a secret deal with Otto Reich to wreck Cuba's economy.Ex. Storms in this part of the world are common and the people didn't seem to bat an eyelid at the prospect of a 135km wind ripping through their town.Ex. Microscopists think very little about plucking an innocent and unsuspecting insect from the garden, killing it, and pulling it to bits for study under a microscope.Ex. One by one, he wiped the floor with opponents who had spoken in the debate -- with a ferocious blend of rant, rhetoric and rumbustious counterattack.Ex. The theory of Scandinavian racial purity cherished by Hitler and the Nazis has been rubbished by new scientific research.Ex. The global outbreak of swine flu has spread fear through the travel sector, blighting any green shoots of recovery from the financial crisis.Ex. Cattle ranches are chewing up the Amazon rainforest.----* destrozar completamente = blow + Nombre + to bits.* destrozarse = come + undone, go to + rack and ruin, come apart at + the seams, fall apart at + the seams, go to + ruin.* * *1.verbo transitivoa) (romper, deteriorar) to breakla bomba destrozó varios edificios — the bomb destroyed o wrecked several buildings
b) <felicidad/armonía> to destroy, shatter; < corazón> to break; < matrimonio> to ruin, destroy2.su muerte la destrozó — she was devastated o shattered by his death
destrozarse v pron (refl)a) ( romperse)b) <estómago/hígado> to ruin* * *= shatter, batter, vandalise [vandalize, -USA], wreak + devastation, smash, pull apart, ravage, go out + the window, tear + apart, mangle, dismember, shred, slaughter, blow away, wreck, rip through, pull + Nombre + to bits, wipe + the floor with, rubbish, blight, chew up.Ex: Her feeling of well-being was soon rudely shattered.
Ex: But the early cylinder machines worked less accurately than the platens, tending to slur the impression and batter the type.Ex: This article argues in favour of the term 'conservator' rather than 'restorer' of books as the former does not conjure up a picture of the Victorian artisan vandalising documents with irreversible treatments simply for effect.Ex: This article describes the experiences of a fledgling information system in dealing with a hurricane which wreaked devastation on some of the most remote areas of Hawaii = Este artículo describe las experiencias de un sistema de información nuevo al verse afectado por un huracán que devastó algunas de las zonas más remotas de Hawaii.Ex: The library was badly vandalised and the intruders overturned 10 large bookcases, tore paintings down, emptied catalogues, and smashed intercoms, chairs, tables and windows.Ex: If solutions are not found to meet this challenge, users' hunger for multimedia could pull the Internet apart.Ex: The rigours of the climate and the effects of war and political unrest have ravaged this country's cultural heritage.Ex: The lack of centralisation means that good management goes out the window and everything gets sloppier.Ex: He is a stickler for detail and can tear apart a budget or a balance sheet faster than anyone.Ex: In places the waters had swept container lorries loaded with goods yards off the road where they now lay twisted and mangled and almost unrecognizable as vehicles.Ex: Books can seldom be disbound for the benefit of bibliographers (although it is worth remembering that they sometimes have to be rebound, when they are completely dismembered), but we can now see through printing ink by means of betaradiography.Ex: If they do muster up the courage to participate, they have learned what it is like to lose: they describe it as being 'slaughtered,' 'blown away,' or ' shredded'.Ex: These small small but very sharp flakes were used by hunters to slaughter animals.Ex: If they do muster up the courage to participate, they have learned what it is like to lose: they describe it as being 'slaughtered,' ' blown away,' or 'shredded'.Ex: They had made a secret deal with Otto Reich to wreck Cuba's economy.Ex: Storms in this part of the world are common and the people didn't seem to bat an eyelid at the prospect of a 135km wind ripping through their town.Ex: Microscopists think very little about plucking an innocent and unsuspecting insect from the garden, killing it, and pulling it to bits for study under a microscope.Ex: One by one, he wiped the floor with opponents who had spoken in the debate -- with a ferocious blend of rant, rhetoric and rumbustious counterattack.Ex: The theory of Scandinavian racial purity cherished by Hitler and the Nazis has been rubbished by new scientific research.Ex: The global outbreak of swine flu has spread fear through the travel sector, blighting any green shoots of recovery from the financial crisis.Ex: Cattle ranches are chewing up the Amazon rainforest.* destrozar completamente = blow + Nombre + to bits.* destrozarse = come + undone, go to + rack and ruin, come apart at + the seams, fall apart at + the seams, go to + ruin.* * *destrozar [A4 ]vt1 (romper, deteriorar) to breakla bomba destrozó varios edificios the bomb destroyed o wrecked several buildingsno hagas eso que vas a destrozar los zapatos don't do that, you'll ruin your shoes2 ‹felicidad/armonía› to destroy, shatter; ‹corazón› to break; ‹matrimonio› to ruin, destroyme está destrozando los nervios she's making me a nervous wreckla muerte de su marido la destrozó she was devastated o shattered by her husband's death1(romperse): se cayó al suelo y se destrozó it fell to the ground and smashedse me han destrozado los zapatos my shoes are ruined o have fallen to pieces2 ( refl) ‹estómago/hígado› to ruinte vas a destrozar los pies usando esos zapatos you're going to ruin o damage your feet wearing those shoes* * *
destrozar ( conjugate destrozar) verbo transitivo
‹cristal/jarrón› to smash;
‹ juguete› to pull … apart;
‹ coche› to wreck;
‹ libro› to pull apart
‹ corazón› to break;
destrozarse verbo pronominal
[jarrón/cristal] to smash
destrozar verbo transitivo
1 (romper) to tear up, wreck, ruin
2 (una tela, un papel) to tear to shreds, rip up
3 (apenar, desgarrar) to shatter, devastate: me destroza verte así, it breaks my heart to see you this way
4 (los planes, la convivencia, etc) to ruin
' destrozar' also found in these entries:
English:
break
- destroy
- mangle
- shatter
- smash
- smash up
- tear apart
- trash
- vandalize
- wreck
- write off
- get
- murder
- piece
- pull
- write
* * *♦ vt1. [físicamente] [romper] to smash;[estropear] to ruin;el terremoto destrozó la ciudad the earthquake destroyed the city;vas a destrozar o [m5] destrozarte los zapatos de tanto usarlos you'll ruin your shoes, wearing them so much2. [emocionalmente] [persona] to shatter, to devastate;[matrimonio, relación] to wreck; [pareja] to break up; [vida] to ruin; [corazón] to break;el divorcio la ha destrozado she was devastated by the divorce;ese ruido le destroza los nervios a cualquiera that noise is enough to drive anyone up the wall;destrozó a su oponente en el debate he destroyed his opponent in the debate* * *v/t1 destroy* * *destrozar {21} vt1) : to smash, to shatter2) : to destroy, to wreck* * *destrozar vb1. (en general) to destroy / to wreck2. (hacer trozos) to smash -
9 nervio
m.1 nerve (anatomy).nervio auditivo auditory nervenervio ciático sciatic nervenervio óptico optic nerve2 sinew.3 vein, rib (botany).4 energy, vigor.5 rib (architecture).* * *1 ANATOMÍA nerve2 BOTÁNICA nervure, vein3 (tendón de la carne) sinew4 ARQUITECTURA rib5 (de un libro) rib6 (vigor) energy, vitality1 nerves\ataque de nervios fit of panic, attack of nervesestar mal de los nervios familiar to suffer with one's nervesponerle los nervios de punta a alguien to get on somebody's nervesser puro nervio to be a real live wiretener los nervios de punta to be on edgenervio óptico optical nerve* * *noun m.1) nerve2) vein3) energy, vigor* * *SM1) (Anat) nerve; [en carne] sinew2) pl nervios (=ansiedad) nervesde los nervios * —
poner de los nervios a algn — to get on sb's nerves, put sb's nerves on edge
3) (Arquit, Tip, Bot) rib; [de insectos] vein; (Mús) string; [de libro] rib4) (=vigor) vigour, vigor (EEUU), strengthun hombre sin nervio — a spineless man, a weak man
5) [de persona, sociedad] (=eje) leading light, guiding spirit6) [de cuestión, problema] (=fondo) crux, heart* * *1)a) (Anat) nerveb) ( en la carne) sinew2) nervios masculino plurala) ( nerviosismo) nerves (pl)tengo unos nervios... — I'm o I feel so nervous
me muero de nervios — I'm a nervous wreck (colloq)
b) ( sistema nervioso) nerves (pl)me altera or crispa los nervios — it gets o grates on my nerves
ser puro nervio — (activo, dinámico) to be full of energy; ( nervioso) to be a bag o bundle of nerves (colloq)
tener los nervios de punta — to be very tense, to be on edge
tener nervios de acero — to have nerves of steel
3) (impulso, vitalidad) spirit* * *= sinew, nerve.Ex. Such sentiments provide the heart, soul, and sinew of comics.Ex. Injury to a nerve can stop signals to and from the brain causing muscles not to work.----* ataque de nervios = nervous breakdown, attack of hysterics.* con los nervios a flor de piel = edgy [edgier -comp., edgiest -sup.], nervy [nervier -comp., nerviest -sup.], on edge, highly-strung.* con los nervios de punta = edgy [edgier -comp., edgiest -sup.], nervy [nervier -comp., nerviest -sup.], on edge.* con nervios = rib.* dar un ataque de nervios = have + an attack of hysterics.* guerra de nervios = war of nerves.* nervio ciático = sciatic nerve.* nervio óptico = optic nerve.* nervio pinzado = pinched nerve.* nervios = nerves.* nervios de acero = nerves of steel.* perder los nervios = lose + Posesivo + cool, fly off + the handle, lose + Posesivo + head, lose + Posesivo + temper.* pinzamiento del nervio = pinched nerve.* puro nervio = live wire.* tener los nervios de punta = have + butterflies in + Posesivo + stomach.* tener los nervios en el estómago = have + butterflies in + Posesivo + stomach.* terminación del nervio = nerve ending.* un manojo de nervios = a bundle of nerves.* * *1)a) (Anat) nerveb) ( en la carne) sinew2) nervios masculino plurala) ( nerviosismo) nerves (pl)tengo unos nervios... — I'm o I feel so nervous
me muero de nervios — I'm a nervous wreck (colloq)
b) ( sistema nervioso) nerves (pl)me altera or crispa los nervios — it gets o grates on my nerves
ser puro nervio — (activo, dinámico) to be full of energy; ( nervioso) to be a bag o bundle of nerves (colloq)
tener los nervios de punta — to be very tense, to be on edge
tener nervios de acero — to have nerves of steel
3) (impulso, vitalidad) spirit* * *= sinew, nerve.Ex: Such sentiments provide the heart, soul, and sinew of comics.
Ex: Injury to a nerve can stop signals to and from the brain causing muscles not to work.* ataque de nervios = nervous breakdown, attack of hysterics.* con los nervios a flor de piel = edgy [edgier -comp., edgiest -sup.], nervy [nervier -comp., nerviest -sup.], on edge, highly-strung.* con los nervios de punta = edgy [edgier -comp., edgiest -sup.], nervy [nervier -comp., nerviest -sup.], on edge.* con nervios = rib.* dar un ataque de nervios = have + an attack of hysterics.* guerra de nervios = war of nerves.* nervio ciático = sciatic nerve.* nervio óptico = optic nerve.* nervio pinzado = pinched nerve.* nervios = nerves.* nervios de acero = nerves of steel.* perder los nervios = lose + Posesivo + cool, fly off + the handle, lose + Posesivo + head, lose + Posesivo + temper.* pinzamiento del nervio = pinched nerve.* puro nervio = live wire.* tener los nervios de punta = have + butterflies in + Posesivo + stomach.* tener los nervios en el estómago = have + butterflies in + Posesivo + stomach.* terminación del nervio = nerve ending.* un manojo de nervios = a bundle of nerves.* * *A1 ( Anat) nerve2 (de una hoja) rib, vein, nervure ( tech)3 (del ala de un insecto) vein, rib, nervure ( tech)4 (en la carne) sinewesta carne está llena de nervios this meat is very gristly o has a lot of gristleCompuestos:sciatic nerveoptic nervevagus nerve1 (nerviosismo) nerves (pl)tengo unos nervios … I'm such a bundle of nerves ( colloq)estoy que me muero de nervios I'm a nervous wreck ( colloq)le dio un ataque de nervios he had an attack of nerves2 (sistema nervioso) nerves (pl)tiene los nervios destrozados his nerves are in shredsestá enfermo de los nervios he suffers with his nervesme altera or crispa los nervios it gets o grates on my nervesponerle a algn los nervios de punta to put sb's nerves on edge, get on sb's nervesser puro nervio (activo, dinámico) to be full of energy; (nervioso) to be a bag o bundle of nerves ( colloq)tener los nervios de punta to be keyed up o very tense o on edge, to have butterflies (in one's stomach)tener nervios de acero to have nerves of steelC (impulso, vitalidad) spiritD (de una bóveda) rib* * *
nervio sustantivo masculino
1a) (Anat) nerve
2◊ nervios sustantivo masculino plural
nerves (pl);
tiene los nervios destrozados his nerves are in shreds;
está enfermo de los nervios he suffers with his nerves;
tengo unos nervios … I'm o I feel so nervous;
me muero de nervios I'm a nervous wreck (colloq);
ponerle a algn los nervios de punta to get on sb's nerves
nervio sustantivo masculino
1 Anat Bot nerve
(de la carne) sinew
2 Arquit Zool ribs
3 (vigor, carácter) nerve, courage: baila con mucho nervio, she dances with a lot of spirit 4 nervios, nerves: no pierdas los nervios, don't lose your temper
un ataque de nervios, a fit of hysterics
♦ Locuciones: poner a alguien de los nervios, to get on sb's nerves
' nervio' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
adolecer
- carácter
- óptica
- óptico
- temperamento
- auditivo
English:
nerve
- rib
- sinew
- spineless
* * *nervio nm1. [de persona] nervenervio auditivo auditory nerve;nervio ciático sciatic nerve;nervio craneal cranial nerve;nervio cubital cubital nerve;nervio femoral femoral nerve;nervio lumbar lumbar nerve;nervio mediano median nerve;nervio óptico optic nerve;nervio radial radial nerve;nervio sacro sacral nerve;nervio vestibular vestibular nerve2. [en filete, carne] sinew3. [de insecto] vein4. [de hoja] vein, rib5. [de libro] rib6. [de bóveda] rib7.nervios [estado mental] nerves;me entraron los nervios I got nervous;tener nervios to be nervous;estar de los nervios to be in a nervous state;perder los nervios to lose one's cool o temper;poner los nervios de punta a alguien to get on sb's nerves;tener nervios de acero to have nerves of steel;tener los nervios de punta to be on edge8. [vigor] energy, vigour;es buen jugador pero le falta nervio he's a good player, but he lacks steel;Famser puro nervio: estos niños son puro nervio these children never sit still for five minutes* * *m ANAT nerve;tener nervios be nervous;tener nervios de acero have nerves of steel;crispar los nervios a alguien, poner los nervios de punta a alguien get on s.o.’s nerves;perder los nervios fly off the handle* * *nervio nm1) : nerve2) : tendon, sinew, gristle (in meat)3) : energy, drive4) : rib (of a vault)5) nervios nmpl: nervesestar mal de los nervios: to be a bundle of nervesataque de nervios: nervous breakdown* * *nervio n nervepasar nervios / tener nervios to be nervous -
10 nervlich
I Adj. nervous; nervliche Belastung nervous strain, strain on the nerves; sein nervlicher Zustand (the state of) his nervesII Adv.: nervlich bedingt nervous; es ist nervlich bedingt auch it’s my etc. nerves; sie ist nervlich ( völlig) am Ende oder umg. kaputt her nerves are (absolutely) shot, she’s a(n absolute) nervous wreck, her nerves have been worn to a frazzle umg.; er ist nervlich zerrüttet his nerves are shattered; jemanden nervlich belasten Sache: be a strain on s.o.’s nerves; jemanden nervlich fertig machen ruin s.o.’s nerves, wear s.o.’s nerves to a frazzle umg.; weitS. (wahnsinnig machen) umg. drive s.o. up the wall* * *nerv|lich ['nɛrflɪɠ]1. adjBelastung, Anspannung nervousder nervliche Zustand des Patienten — the state of the patient's nerves
2. adver ist nervlich erschöpft — he suffers from nervous exhaustion
nervlich angespannt sein — to be suffering from nervous exhaustion
nervlich überlastet or überanstrengt sein — to be under a great deal of stress
* * *nerv·lichII. adv1. (psychisch)jd ist \nervlich erschöpft/belastet sb's nerves are at a breaking point/strained2. (in der psychischen Verfassung)\nervlich bedingt nervous* * *1. 2.dieser ständigen Spannung war er nervlich nicht gewachsen — his nerves were not up to this constant tension
* * *A. adj nervous;nervliche Belastung nervous strain, strain on the nerves;sein nervlicher Zustand (the state of) his nervesB. adv:nervlich bedingt nervous;kaputt her nerves are (absolutely) shot, she’s a(n absolute) nervous wreck, her nerves have been worn to a frazzle umg;er ist nervlich zerrüttet his nerves are shattered;jemanden nervlich fertig machen ruin sb’s nerves, wear sb’s nerves to a frazzle umg; weitS. (wahnsinnig machen) umg drive sb up the wall* * *1. 2. -
11 zerrütten
v/t (Verhältnisse, Ordnung etc.) destroy, ruin, wreck; (Ehe) auch break up; (Gesundheit, Nerven etc.) ruin, wreck; jemanden körperlich / seelisch zerrütten make s.o. a physical / nervous wreck* * *to subvert; to unhinge; to shatter* * *zer|rụ̈t|ten [tsɛɐ'rʏtn] ptp zerrü\#ttetvtto destroy, to ruin, to wreck; Ehe to break up, to destroy; Geist to destroy; Nerven to shattereine zerrüttete Ehe/Familie — a broken marriage/home
* * *(to upset greatly: She was shattered by the news of his death.) shatter* * *zer·rüt·ten *[tsɛɐ̯ˈrʏtn̩]vt▪ etw \zerrütten to destroy [or ruin] [or wreck] stheine Ehe \zerrütten to ruin [or destroy] a marriageeine zerrüttete Ehe/Familie a broken marriage/homejds Geist \zerrütten to break sb's spiritjds Nerven \zerrütten to shatter sb's nerves* * ** * *zerrütten v/t (Verhältnisse, Ordnung etc) destroy, ruin, wreck; (Ehe) auch break up; (Gesundheit, Nerven etc) ruin, wreck;jemanden körperlich/seelisch zerrütten make sb a physical/nervous wreck* * ** * *v.to shatter v.to subvert v. -
12 destrozado
adj.shattered, in pieces, destroyed, battered.past part.past participle of spanish verb: destrozar.* * *1→ link=destrozar destrozar► adjetivo1 (objeto) smashed, broken, ruined2 (persona - moralmente) devastated, shattered; (- físicamente) exhausted, done in, worn out* * *ADJ1) [cristal, cerámica] smashed, shatteredquedó destrozado — [traje, alfombra, zapato] it was ruined; [coche, jardín] it was wrecked
2) [persona] (=abatido) shattered, devastated; (=cansado) * knackered *, pooped (EEUU) *, shattered *; [corazón] broken* * *- da adjetivoa) (roto, deteriorado) < zapatos> ruinedtengo los pies destrozados — (fam) my feet are killing me
b) < persona> ( físicamente) exhausted; ( moralmente) devastated, shatteredc) < corazón> broken* * *= tattered, shattered, wrecked, vandalised [vandalized, -USA], dog tired, ruined, broken-hearted, in tatters, in shambles, upside down.Ex. He inherited a deplorable 'library' with a randomly-chosen collection of tattered, torn, defaced books.Ex. It is clear that it will take a considerable period to fully assess the damage and loss and even longer to begin to rebuild damaged infrastructure and shattered communities.Ex. The movie novel is about a trio of small-town guys who come across a wrecked plane containing a bag full of what they presume to be 'dirty money' and decide to hold onto it, with predictably hellish consequences.Ex. He helped to hose down graffiti from a vandalised wall while waxing lyrical about an era before antisocial behaviour.Ex. After all, who has not felt dog-tired and drained, sometimes for long stretches, at one time or another?.Ex. The beach is a ruined landscape, eerily quiet, save for the hum of mechanical diggers searching for yet more corpses.Ex. When we feel broken-hearted it is all too easy to wallow in the emptiness and pain and forget that as with everything in life this too shall pass.Ex. Israeli bombardment leaves telecom infrastructure in tatters.Ex. He warns today in his annual letter to shareholders that the economy 'will be in shambles throughout 2009'.Ex. Now, she just sat on the floor amidst the chaos feeling as if everything was upside down.----* con el corazón destrozado = broken-hearted.* destrozado por la guerra = war-ravaged.* destrozado por un huracán = hurricane-ravaged.* estar destrozado = be + wreck, be a shambles.* quedar destrozado = go to + pieces.* sentirse destrozado = be gutted, feel + gutted.* * *- da adjetivoa) (roto, deteriorado) < zapatos> ruinedtengo los pies destrozados — (fam) my feet are killing me
b) < persona> ( físicamente) exhausted; ( moralmente) devastated, shatteredc) < corazón> broken* * *= tattered, shattered, wrecked, vandalised [vandalized, -USA], dog tired, ruined, broken-hearted, in tatters, in shambles, upside down.Ex: He inherited a deplorable 'library' with a randomly-chosen collection of tattered, torn, defaced books.
Ex: It is clear that it will take a considerable period to fully assess the damage and loss and even longer to begin to rebuild damaged infrastructure and shattered communities.Ex: The movie novel is about a trio of small-town guys who come across a wrecked plane containing a bag full of what they presume to be 'dirty money' and decide to hold onto it, with predictably hellish consequences.Ex: He helped to hose down graffiti from a vandalised wall while waxing lyrical about an era before antisocial behaviour.Ex: After all, who has not felt dog-tired and drained, sometimes for long stretches, at one time or another?.Ex: The beach is a ruined landscape, eerily quiet, save for the hum of mechanical diggers searching for yet more corpses.Ex: When we feel broken-hearted it is all too easy to wallow in the emptiness and pain and forget that as with everything in life this too shall pass.Ex: Israeli bombardment leaves telecom infrastructure in tatters.Ex: He warns today in his annual letter to shareholders that the economy 'will be in shambles throughout 2009'.Ex: Now, she just sat on the floor amidst the chaos feeling as if everything was upside down.* con el corazón destrozado = broken-hearted.* destrozado por la guerra = war-ravaged.* destrozado por un huracán = hurricane-ravaged.* estar destrozado = be + wreck, be a shambles.* quedar destrozado = go to + pieces.* sentirse destrozado = be gutted, feel + gutted.* * *destrozado -da1 (roto, deteriorado) ‹zapatos› ruineda él no le pasó nada, pero el coche quedó destrozado he was all right, but the car was a total wrecktengo que comprar sillones nuevos, éstos ya están destrozados I've got to buy some new armchairs, these are falling aparteste diccionario está destrozado this dictionary is falling to piecestenía los nervios destrozados she was a nervous wreck, her nerves were in shreds o tatterstengo los pies destrozados ( fam); my feet are killing meel conductor tenía la cara destrozada the driver's face was a real mess2 ‹persona› (físicamente) exhausted; (moralmente) devastated, shattered3 ‹corazón› broken* * *
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destrozar ( conjugate destrozar) verbo transitivo
‹cristal/jarrón› to smash;
‹ juguete› to pull … apart;
‹ coche› to wreck;
‹ libro› to pull apart
‹ corazón› to break;
destrozarse verbo pronominal
[jarrón/cristal] to smash
destrozado,-a adjetivo
1 (un objeto) torn-up, ruined, smashed: estos pantalones están destrozados, these trousers are in shreds
2 (muy cansado, agotado) worn out, exhausted
3 (muy triste) shattered, devastated
destrozar verbo transitivo
1 (romper) to tear up, wreck, ruin
2 (una tela, un papel) to tear to shreds, rip up
3 (apenar, desgarrar) to shatter, devastate: me destroza verte así, it breaks my heart to see you this way
4 (los planes, la convivencia, etc) to ruin
' destrozado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acabada
- acabado
- destrozada
- deshecho
English:
bumper
- heart-broken
- shattered
- tatters
- war-torn
- broken
- shred
- tattered
* * *destrozado, -a adj1. [vestido, zapatos] ruined;[jarrón, cámara] smashed;esta estantería está destrozada these shelves are falling apart;la lavadora está destrozada the washing machine is only fit for the scrapheap;el gato tiene los sillones destrozados the cat has clawed the chairs to shreds;me devolvió el libro destrozado the book was falling to bits when he gave it back to me;tengo las manos destrozadas de tanto fregar all that washing up has left my hands in a terrible state;huyó dejándole el corazón destrozado she ran off leaving him heartbroken;el autobús quedó destrozado the bus was wrecked2. [persona] [emocionalmente] shattered, devastated;[físicamente] shattered;la noticia lo dejó destrozado he was devastated by the news* * *destrozado, -da adj1) : ruined, destroyed2) : devastated, brokenhearted -
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ТРЕПАТЬ/ИСТРЕПАТЬ (ПОТРЕПАТЬ, ПОР-ТИТЬ/ИСПОРТИТЬ) НЁРВЫ coll VP subj: usu. hu man)1. \Н-83 кому. Also.МОТАТЬ/ИЗМОТАТЬ (ВЫМАТЫВАТЬ/ВЫМОТАТЬ) НЁРВЫ coll to make s.o. very nervous, upset, worried etc: X треплет Y-y нервы = X makes Y a nervous wreckX plays havoc with Y's nerves X wears Y out (with his demands ( pestering etc)) X shatters Y's nerves."...Вот они где у меня сидят, эти интуристы! - интимно пожаловался Коровьев, тыча пальцем в свою жилистую шею... - Приедет... и или нашпионит, как последний сукин сын, или же капризами все нервы вымотает: и то ему не так, и это не так!..»(Булгаков 9). "Those foreign tourists, I've got them up to here!" Koroviev complained confidentially, poking his fingers at his scrawny neck. u...They'll come and spy around, like sons of bitches, or else they'll wear you out with their demands: this isn't right, and that isn't right!..." (9a).2. — (себе) to be very nervous, wear o.s. out with excessive worryX треплет себе нервы - X is becoming (making himself) a nervous wreckX is wearing out his nerves.Зачем ты треплешь себе нервы из-за таких пустяков? Why make yourself a nervous wreck over such trifles?...«Это прямо стало невыносимым, с этими людьми какие угодно нервы испортишь!» (Платонов 1). ( context transl) "It's become simply unbearable, the strongest nerves will wear out with these people!" (1a). -
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• ТРЕПАТЬ/ИСТРЕПАТЬ <ПОТРЕПАТЬ, ПОРТИТЬ/ИСПОРТИТЬ> НЕРВЫ coll[VP; subj: usu. hu man]=====1. выматывать нервы кому. Also: МОТАТЬ/ИЗМОТАТЬ <ВЫМАТЫВАТЬ/ВЫМОТАТЬ> НЕРВЫ coll to make s.o. very nervous, upset, worried etc:- X wears Y out (with his demands <pestering etc>);- X shatters Y's nerves.♦ "...Вот они где у меня сидят, эти интуристы! - интимно пожаловался Коровьев, тыча пальцем в свою жилистую шею... - Приедет... и или нашпионит, как последний сукин сын, или же капризами все нервы вымотает: и то ему не так, и это не так!.."(Булгаков 9). "Those foreign tourists, I've got them up to here!" Koroviev complained confidentially, poking his fingers at his scrawny neck....They'll come and spy around, like sons of bitches, or else they'll wear you out with their demands: this isn't right, and that isn't right!..." (9a).2. выматывать нервы (себе) to be very nervous, wear o.s. out with excessive worry:- X is wearing out his nerves.♦ Зачем ты треплешь себе нервы из-за таких пустяков? Why make yourself a nervous wreck over such trifles?♦..."Это прямо стало невыносимым, с этими людьми какие угодно нервы испортишь!" (Платонов 1). [context transl] "It's become simply unbearable, the strongest nerves will wear out with these people!" (1a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > выматывать нервы
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• ТРЕПАТЬ/ИСТРЕПАТЬ <ПОТРЕПАТЬ, ПОРТИТЬ/ИСПОРТИТЬ> НЕРВЫ coll[VP; subj: usu. hu man]=====1. вымотать нервы кому. Also: МОТАТЬ/ИЗМОТАТЬ <ВЫМАТЫВАТЬ/ВЫМОТАТЬ> НЕРВЫ coll to make s.o. very nervous, upset, worried etc:- X wears Y out (with his demands <pestering etc>);- X shatters Y's nerves.♦ "...Вот они где у меня сидят, эти интуристы! - интимно пожаловался Коровьев, тыча пальцем в свою жилистую шею... - Приедет... и или нашпионит, как последний сукин сын, или же капризами все нервы вымотает: и то ему не так, и это не так!.."(Булгаков 9). "Those foreign tourists, I've got them up to here!" Koroviev complained confidentially, poking his fingers at his scrawny neck....They'll come and spy around, like sons of bitches, or else they'll wear you out with their demands: this isn't right, and that isn't right!..." (9a).2. вымотать нервы (себе) to be very nervous, wear o.s. out with excessive worry:- X is wearing out his nerves.♦ Зачем ты треплешь себе нервы из-за таких пустяков? Why make yourself a nervous wreck over such trifles?♦..."Это прямо стало невыносимым, с этими людьми какие угодно нервы испортишь!" (Платонов 1). [context transl] "It's become simply unbearable, the strongest nerves will wear out with these people!" (1a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > вымотать нервы
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• ТРЕПАТЬ/ИСТРЕПАТЬ <ПОТРЕПАТЬ, ПОРТИТЬ/ИСПОРТИТЬ> НЕРВЫ coll[VP; subj: usu. hu man]=====1. измотать нервы кому. Also: МОТАТЬ/ИЗМОТАТЬ <ВЫМАТЫВАТЬ/ВЫМОТАТЬ> НЕРВЫ coll to make s.o. very nervous, upset, worried etc:- X wears Y out (with his demands <pestering etc>);- X shatters Y's nerves.♦ "...Вот они где у меня сидят, эти интуристы! - интимно пожаловался Коровьев, тыча пальцем в свою жилистую шею... - Приедет... и или нашпионит, как последний сукин сын, или же капризами все нервы вымотает: и то ему не так, и это не так!.."(Булгаков 9). "Those foreign tourists, I've got them up to here!" Koroviev complained confidentially, poking his fingers at his scrawny neck....They'll come and spy around, like sons of bitches, or else they'll wear you out with their demands: this isn't right, and that isn't right!..." (9a).2. измотать нервы (себе) to be very nervous, wear o.s. out with excessive worry:- X is wearing out his nerves.♦ Зачем ты треплешь себе нервы из-за таких пустяков? Why make yourself a nervous wreck over such trifles?♦..."Это прямо стало невыносимым, с этими людьми какие угодно нервы испортишь!" (Платонов 1). [context transl] "It's become simply unbearable, the strongest nerves will wear out with these people!" (1a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > измотать нервы
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17 испортить нервы
• ТРЕПАТЬ/ИСТРЕПАТЬ <ПОТРЕПАТЬ, ПОРТИТЬ/ИСПОРТИТЬ> НЕРВЫ coll[VP; subj: usu. hu man]=====1. испортить нервы кому. Also: МОТАТЬ/ИЗМОТАТЬ <ВЫМАТЫВАТЬ/ВЫМОТАТЬ> НЕРВЫ coll to make s.o. very nervous, upset, worried etc:- X wears Y out (with his demands <pestering etc>);- X shatters Y's nerves.♦ "...Вот они где у меня сидят, эти интуристы! - интимно пожаловался Коровьев, тыча пальцем в свою жилистую шею... - Приедет... и или нашпионит, как последний сукин сын, или же капризами все нервы вымотает: и то ему не так, и это не так!.."(Булгаков 9). "Those foreign tourists, I've got them up to here!" Koroviev complained confidentially, poking his fingers at his scrawny neck....They'll come and spy around, like sons of bitches, or else they'll wear you out with their demands: this isn't right, and that isn't right!..." (9a).2. испортить нервы (себе) to be very nervous, wear o.s. out with excessive worry:- X is wearing out his nerves.♦ Зачем ты треплешь себе нервы из-за таких пустяков? Why make yourself a nervous wreck over such trifles?♦..."Это прямо стало невыносимым, с этими людьми какие угодно нервы испортишь!" (Платонов 1). [context transl] "It's become simply unbearable, the strongest nerves will wear out with these people!" (1a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > испортить нервы
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18 истрепать нервы
• ТРЕПАТЬ/ИСТРЕПАТЬ <ПОТРЕПАТЬ, ПОРТИТЬ/ИСПОРТИТЬ> НЕРВЫ coll[VP; subj: usu. hu man]=====1. истрепать нервы кому. Also: МОТАТЬ/ИЗМОТАТЬ <ВЫМАТЫВАТЬ/ВЫМОТАТЬ> НЕРВЫ coll to make s.o. very nervous, upset, worried etc:- X wears Y out (with his demands <pestering etc>);- X shatters Y's nerves.♦ "...Вот они где у меня сидят, эти интуристы! - интимно пожаловался Коровьев, тыча пальцем в свою жилистую шею... - Приедет... и или нашпионит, как последний сукин сын, или же капризами все нервы вымотает: и то ему не так, и это не так!.."(Булгаков 9). "Those foreign tourists, I've got them up to here!" Koroviev complained confidentially, poking his fingers at his scrawny neck....They'll come and spy around, like sons of bitches, or else they'll wear you out with their demands: this isn't right, and that isn't right!..." (9a).2. истрепать нервы (себе) to be very nervous, wear o.s. out with excessive worry:- X is wearing out his nerves.♦ Зачем ты треплешь себе нервы из-за таких пустяков? Why make yourself a nervous wreck over such trifles?♦..."Это прямо стало невыносимым, с этими людьми какие угодно нервы испортишь!" (Платонов 1). [context transl] "It's become simply unbearable, the strongest nerves will wear out with these people!" (1a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > истрепать нервы
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• ТРЕПАТЬ/ИСТРЕПАТЬ <ПОТРЕПАТЬ, ПОРТИТЬ/ИСПОРТИТЬ> НЕРВЫ coll[VP; subj: usu. hu man]=====1. мотать нервы кому. Also: МОТАТЬ/ИЗМОТАТЬ <ВЫМАТЫВАТЬ/ВЫМОТАТЬ> НЕРВЫ coll to make s.o. very nervous, upset, worried etc:- X wears Y out (with his demands <pestering etc>);- X shatters Y's nerves.♦ "...Вот они где у меня сидят, эти интуристы! - интимно пожаловался Коровьев, тыча пальцем в свою жилистую шею... - Приедет... и или нашпионит, как последний сукин сын, или же капризами все нервы вымотает: и то ему не так, и это не так!.."(Булгаков 9). "Those foreign tourists, I've got them up to here!" Koroviev complained confidentially, poking his fingers at his scrawny neck....They'll come and spy around, like sons of bitches, or else they'll wear you out with their demands: this isn't right, and that isn't right!..." (9a).2. мотать нервы (себе) to be very nervous, wear o.s. out with excessive worry:- X is wearing out his nerves.♦ Зачем ты треплешь себе нервы из-за таких пустяков? Why make yourself a nervous wreck over such trifles?♦..."Это прямо стало невыносимым, с этими людьми какие угодно нервы испортишь!" (Платонов 1). [context transl] "It's become simply unbearable, the strongest nerves will wear out with these people!" (1a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > мотать нервы
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20 портить нервы
• ТРЕПАТЬ/ИСТРЕПАТЬ <ПОТРЕПАТЬ, ПОРТИТЬ/ИСПОРТИТЬ> НЕРВЫ coll[VP; subj: usu. hu man]=====1. портить нервы кому. Also: МОТАТЬ/ИЗМОТАТЬ <ВЫМАТЫВАТЬ/ВЫМОТАТЬ> НЕРВЫ coll to make s.o. very nervous, upset, worried etc:- X wears Y out (with his demands <pestering etc>);- X shatters Y's nerves.♦ "...Вот они где у меня сидят, эти интуристы! - интимно пожаловался Коровьев, тыча пальцем в свою жилистую шею... - Приедет... и или нашпионит, как последний сукин сын, или же капризами все нервы вымотает: и то ему не так, и это не так!.."(Булгаков 9). "Those foreign tourists, I've got them up to here!" Koroviev complained confidentially, poking his fingers at his scrawny neck....They'll come and spy around, like sons of bitches, or else they'll wear you out with their demands: this isn't right, and that isn't right!..." (9a).2. портить нервы (себе) to be very nervous, wear o.s. out with excessive worry:- X is wearing out his nerves.♦ Зачем ты треплешь себе нервы из-за таких пустяков? Why make yourself a nervous wreck over such trifles?♦..."Это прямо стало невыносимым, с этими людьми какие угодно нервы испортишь!" (Платонов 1). [context transl] "It's become simply unbearable, the strongest nerves will wear out with these people!" (1a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > портить нервы
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