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1 devastate
'devəsteit1) (to leave in ruins: The fire devastated the countryside.) devastar2) (to overwhelm (a person) with grief: She was devastated by the terrible news.) dejar desolado•tr['devəsteɪt]1 (city, area, country) devastarv.• asolar v.• devastar v.'devəsteɪta) ( lay waste) devastar, asolarb) ( overwhelm) \<\<opposition/argument\>\> aplastar, demoler*I was devastated when I heard — quedé deshecho or anonadado cuando me enteré
['devǝsteɪt]VT (=destroy) [+ place] devastar, asolar; (fig) [+ opponent, opposition] aplastar, arrollar; (=overwhelm) [+ person] dejar desolado, dejar destrozadowe were simply devastated — estábamos verdaderamente desolados or destrozados
* * *['devəsteɪt]a) ( lay waste) devastar, asolarb) ( overwhelm) \<\<opposition/argument\>\> aplastar, demoler*I was devastated when I heard — quedé deshecho or anonadado cuando me enteré