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1 devastare
devastate* * *devastare v.tr.1 to lay* waste; to devastate, to ravage; to ruin: un bel viso devastato dal male, a beautiful face ravaged by disease; le cavallette devastarono il raccolto, locusts devastated the crop2 (fig.) to ravage, to ruin, to destroy, to blight: un dolore che devasta l'anima, sorrow that blights the soul.* * *[devas'tare]verbo transitivo1) (distruggere, deturpare) to devastate, to ravage2) (alterare) [ sofferenza] to devastate [ persona]* * *devastare/devas'tare/ [1]1 (distruggere, deturpare) to devastate, to ravage -
2 sconvolgere
upset* * *sconvolgere v.tr. to upset*, to shake*, to disturb, to throw* into confusion: lo scandalo ha sconvolto l'opinione pubblica, the scandal shook (o shocked) public opinion; la notizia lo sconvolse profondamente, the news disturbed (o shook) him deeply; l'economia fu sconvolta dalla crisi, the economy was thrown into confusion (o was upset) by the crisis; la guerra sconvolse il paese, the war devastated the country; la nebbia sconvolse i piani del nemico, the fog upset the enemy's plans; qualcosa gli ha sconvolto lo stomaco, something has upset his stomach; sconvolgere le idee a qlcu., to upset (o to shake o to unsettle) s.o.'s ideas; sconvolgere l'ordine delle cose, to upset the order of things.◘ sconvolgersi v.intr.pron. to be upset, to be disturbed.* * *1. [skon'vɔldʒere]vb irreg vtsconvolgere l'opinione pubblica — to shock o shake public opinion
la zona sconvolta dal terremoto — the area hit o affected by the earthquake
le campagne sconvolte dall'alluvione — the flooded countryside, the countryside devastated by the floods
2.sconvolgersi vip — to become upset
* * *[skon'vɔldʒere]verbo transitivo2) (provocare disordine) [persona, evento] to devastate, to disrupt, to unsettle [piani, progetti]sconvolgere la vita di qcn. — to turn sb.'s life upside down
3) (devastare) [evento, guerra] to disrupt [ paese]* * *sconvolgere/skon'vɔldʒere/ [101]2 (provocare disordine) [persona, evento] to devastate, to disrupt, to unsettle [piani, progetti]; sconvolgere la vita di qcn. to turn sb.'s life upside down3 (devastare) [evento, guerra] to disrupt [ paese]. -
3 annientare
annientare v.tr.1 to annihilate, to destroy2 (fig.) ( abbattere) to destroy, to prostrate: la sua morte l'ha annientato, her death destroyed him.◘ annientarsi v.rifl.1 to come* to nothing2 (fig.) to humiliate oneself, to abase oneself.* * *[annjen'tare]verbo transitivo1) (distruggere) to destroy, to devastate [città, paese]; to destroy, to annihilate [popolazione, specie, esercito, partito, avversario]; to destroy, to knock out [ squadra]2) fig. to destroy, to shatter [sogni, speranze]* * *annientare/annjen'tare/ [1]1 (distruggere) to destroy, to devastate [città, paese]; to destroy, to annihilate [popolazione, specie, esercito, partito, avversario]; to destroy, to knock out [ squadra]2 fig. to destroy, to shatter [sogni, speranze]. -
4 funestare
funestare v.tr.1 ( portare lutto) to afflict, to distress, to sadden2 ( arrecare danni) to ravage, to devastate: il paese era funestato da gravi disordini, the country was devastated by violent rioting.* * *[funes'tare]verbo transitivo to afflict, to strike*, to ravage [paese, territorio, evento]* * *funestare/funes'tare/ [1]to afflict, to strike*, to ravage [paese, territorio, evento]. -
5 annichilare
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6 annichilire [anniki'lare] vt
to annihilate, fig to devastate -
7 devastare vt
[devas'tare]to devastate, (fig: sogg: malattia) to ravage -
8 desolare
desolare v.tr.1 ( addolorare) to grieve, to distress, to desolate2 (letter.) ( devastare) to desolate, to devastate: i barbari desolarono il paese, the barbarians devastated the country.◘ desolarsi v.intr.pron. to be distressed, to grieve. -
9 disastrare
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10 terremotare
1 to devastate2 (fig.) ( sconvolgere) to create havoc in (sthg.): l'impennata del dollaro ha terremotato i mercati dei cambi, the sudden rise of the dollar created havoc in the exchange market. -
11 annichilare
to annihilate, fig to devastate -
12 annichilire [anniki'lare] vt
to annihilate, fig to devastateNuovo dizionario Italiano-Inglese > annichilire [anniki'lare] vt
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13 devastare
vt [devas'tare]to devastate, (fig: sogg: malattia) to ravage
См. также в других словарях:
Devastate — Dev as*tate (?; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Devastated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Devastating}.] [L. devastatus, p. p. of devastare to devastate; de + vastare to lay waste, vastus waste. See {Vast}.] To lay waste; to ravage; to desolate. [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
devastate — I verb demolish, depopulate, depredate, desolate, despoil, destroy, gut, lever, overwhelm, pillage, plunder, raid, ransack, ravage, raze, ruin, sack, wreck II index damage, despoil, destroy (efface), ex … Law dictionary
devastate — (v.) 1630s, perhaps a back formation from DEVASTATION (Cf. devastation). Apparently not common until 19c.; earlier verb form devast is attested from 1530s, from M.Fr. devaster. Related: devastated … Etymology dictionary
devastate — waste, *ravage, sack, pillage, despoil, spoliate Analogous words: *destroy, demolish, raze: *ruin, wreck: plunder, loot, *rob, rifle … New Dictionary of Synonyms
devastate — [v] demolish, destroy depredate, desecrate, desolate, despoil, devour, do one in*, lay waste, level, pillage, plunder, raid, ravage, raze, ruin, sack, smash, spoil, spoliate, stamp out*, take apart, total*, trash*, waste, wipe off map*, wreck;… … New thesaurus
devastate — ► VERB 1) destroy or ruin. 2) overwhelm with severe shock or grief. DERIVATIVES devastation noun devastator noun. ORIGIN Latin devastare, from vastare lay waste … English terms dictionary
devastate — [dev′ə stāt΄] vt. devastated, devastating [< L devastatus, pp. of devastare, to lay waste < de , intens. + vastare, to make empty < vastus, empty: see VAST] 1. to lay waste; make desolate; ravage; destroy 2. to make helpless; overwhelm… … English World dictionary
devastate — verb Devastate is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑cyclone, ↑earthquake, ↑hurricane, ↑tornado, ↑typhoon Devastate is used with these nouns as the object: ↑country, ↑economy, ↑industry … Collocations dictionary
devastate */ — UK [ˈdevəˌsteɪt] / US verb [transitive, usually passive] Word forms devastate : present tense I/you/we/they devastate he/she/it devastates present participle devastating past tense devastated past participle devastated 1) to seriously damage or… … English dictionary
devastate — [17] Etymologically as well as semantically, devastate is related to ‘lay waste’. It comes from the past participle of Latin dēvāstāre, a compound verb formed from the intensive prefix dē and vāstāre ‘lay waste’. This was a derivative of vāstus… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
devastate — [17] Etymologically as well as semantically, devastate is related to ‘lay waste’. It comes from the past participle of Latin dēvāstāre, a compound verb formed from the intensive prefix dē and vāstāre ‘lay waste’. This was a derivative of vāstus… … Word origins
