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41 nuke
[+ city] lancer une bombe atomique sur ; [+ nation, enemy] lancer une attaque nucléaire contre ; ( = destroy) détruire à l'arme nucléaire -
42 rust belt
= États du Nord des États-Unis (principalement le Michigan et l'Illinois) dont l'industrie (sidérurgie et automobile) a périclitéThe steel dispute threatens to destroy painstaking efforts by the EU and US trade representatives to calm a series of transatlantic trade disputes. European officials believe the US administration is on the brink of sacrificing its free trade credentials to its mid- term electoral prospects in America's rust belt states.
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43 annihilate
(to destroy completely: The epidemic annihilated the population of the town.) anéantir -
44 burn
[bə:n] 1. past tense, past participles - burned, burnt; verb1) (to destroy, damage or injure by fire, heat, acid etc: The fire burned all my papers; I've burnt the meat.) brûler2) (to use as fuel.) brûler3) (to make (a hole etc) by fire, heat, acid etc: The acid burned a hole in my dress.) faire un trou (dans)4) (to catch fire: Paper burns easily.) brûlé2. noun(an injury or mark caused by fire etc: His burns will take a long time to heal; a burn in the carpet.) brûlure- burner -
45 cauterise
(to burn (a wound) with a caustic substance or a hot iron (to destroy infection).) cautériser -
46 cauterize
(to burn (a wound) with a caustic substance or a hot iron (to destroy infection).) cautériser -
47 consume
[kən'sju:m]1) (to eat or drink: He consumes a huge amount of food.) consommer2) (to use: How much electricity do you consume per month?) consommer3) (to destroy, eg by fire: The entire building was consumed by fire.) consumer•- consumer- consumption - consumer goods -
48 corrode
[kə'rəud](to destroy or eat away (as rust, chemicals etc do).) corroder- corrosive -
49 disillusion
[disi'lu:ʒən](to destroy the false but pleasant beliefs (held by a person): I hate to disillusion you, but your boss isn't the perfect person you think she is.) désabuser -
50 disinfect
[disin'fekt](to destroy disease- causing germs in: This sink should be disinfected regularly.) désinfecter -
51 eat into
(to destroy or waste gradually: Acid eats into metal; The school fees have eaten into our savings.) attaquer, ronger -
52 erode
[i'rəud](to eat or wear away (metals etc); to destroy gradually: Acids erode certain metals; Water has eroded the rock; The individual's right to privacy is being eroded.) ronger, éroder- erosion -
53 exterminate
[ik'stə:mineit](to get rid of or destroy completely: Rats must be exterminated from a building or they will cause disease.) exterminer -
54 gut
1. noun1) (the tube in the lower part of the body through which food passes.) intestin2) (a strong thread made from the gut of an animal, used for violin strings etc.) (corde de) boyau2. verb1) (to take the guts out of: Her job was to gut fish.) vider2) (to destroy completely, except for the outer frame: The fire gutted the house.) ne laisser que la carcasse (de)•- guts -
55 hoe
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56 kill off
(to destroy completely: So many deer have been shot that the species has almost been killed off.) exterminer -
57 obliterate
[ə'blitəreit]1) (to cover, to prevent from being visible: The sand-storm obliterated his footprints.) effacer2) (to destroy completely: The town was obliterated by the bombs.) rayer -
58 pull apart / to pieces
(to tear or destroy completely by pulling.) mettre en pièces -
59 pull down
(to destroy or demolish (buildings).) démolir -
60 raze
[reiz](to destroy completely, especially by fire: to raze a city to the ground.) raser
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