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1 zerstören
v/t2. (Landschaft etc.) spoil, ruin; (vernichten) destroy; die Natur zerstören spoil ( oder destroy) the ( oder one’s) natural environment3. (Hoffnungen, Existenz etc.) destroy; (Gesundheit, Ehe etc.) ruin, wreck; Boden 1* * *to ruin; to explode; to wreck; to destruct; to vandalize; to destroy; to break up; to quash* * *zer|stö|ren ptp zerstört1. vt (lit, fig)to destroy; Gebäude, Ehe, Glück auch to wreck; (= verwüsten auch) to ruin; (Rowdys) to vandalize; Gesundheit to wreck, to ruin2. vito destroySee:→ Boden* * *1) (to destroy, eg by fire: The entire building was consumed by fire.) consume2) (to put an end to or make useless; to ruin: Vandals destroyed the painting.) destroy3) (to destroy or damage very badly: The ship was wrecked on rocks in a storm; My son has wrecked my car; You have wrecked my plans.) wreck* * *zer·stö·ren *vt▪ etw \zerstören1. (kaputtmachen) to destroy sth2. (zugrunde richten) to ruin stheine Ehe/die Gesundheit \zerstören to ruin [or wreck] a marriage/one's health* * *transitives Verb destroy; ruin <landscape, health, life>; dash, destroy <hopes, dreams>; wreck, destroy < marriage>* * *zerstören v/t1. destroy; (Haus) auch demolish;durch Feuer etczerstört werden be destroyed by fire etc* * *transitives Verb destroy; ruin <landscape, health, life>; dash, destroy <hopes, dreams>; wreck, destroy < marriage>* * *v.to demolish v.to destroy v.to destruct v.to kill v.to vandalise (UK) v.to vandalize (US) v. -
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3 selbstzerstören
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4 sich selbst zerstören
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5 zerstören
1. to annihilate2. to blight3. to demolish4. to destroy5. to destruct6. to kill7. to ruin8. to scupper9. to vandalise Br.10. to vandalize
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destruct — (v.) to destroy, 1958, probably a back formation from DESTRUCTION (Cf. destruction) in the jargon of U.S. aerospace and defense workers to refer to deliberate destruction of a missile in flight by a friendly agent; popularized 1966 in form self… … Etymology dictionary
destruct — 1. This is a back formation from destruction, formed as a specific alternative to destroy to denote a calculated action, originally with reference to malfunctioning space missiles, then in other military or related contexts, and later in… … Modern English usage
Destruct — De*struct , v. t. [L. destructus, p. p. of destruere. See {Destroy}.] To destroy. [Obs.] Mede. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
destruct — index destroy (efface) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
destruct — ► VERB ▪ cause the destruction of. DERIVATIVES destructor noun … English terms dictionary
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destruct — /di strukt /, adj. 1. serving or designed to destroy: a destruct mechanism on a missile. n. 2. the act or process of intentional destruction: One out of ten launchings ended in destructs. v.t. 3. to destroy. v.i. 4. to be destroyed. [1630 40;… … Universalium
destruct — verb a) To intentionally cause the destruction of. b) To self destruct … Wiktionary
destruct — de•struct [[t]dɪˈstrʌkt[/t]] 1) the act or process of intentional destruction, as of a rocket or missile 2) to destroy 3) cvb to self destruct • Etymology: 1955–60; back formation from destruction de•struc′tor, n … From formal English to slang
destruct — (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb Aerospace. To pull down or break up so that reconstruction is impossible: demolish, destroy, dismantle, dynamite, knock down, level, pull down, pulverize, raze, tear down, wreck. See HELP … English dictionary for students
destruct — de·struct || dɪ strÊŒkt n. destruction; intentional destruction through the explosion of missiles or rockets v. destroy, annihilate, ruin adj. serving to destroy or ruin … English contemporary dictionary
