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1 город лежал в развалинах после землетрясения
Универсальный русско-английский словарь > город лежал в развалинах после землетрясения
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2 обратить в руины
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3 через несколько лет от его триумфа ничего не осталось
General subject: within a few years his triumph lay in ruinsУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > через несколько лет от его триумфа ничего не осталось
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4 превратить город в развалины
General subject: lay a town in ruinsУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > превратить город в развалины
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lay waste — {v. phr.}, {literary} To cause wide and great damage to; destroy and leave in ruins; wreck. * /Enemy soldiers laid waste the land./ … Dictionary of American idioms
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Waverley Abbey — The ruins of Waverley Abbey. Waverley Manor by the River Wey … Wikipedia
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