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1 despedazar
v.1 to tear apart.2 to shatter (moralmente).3 to tear into pieces, to destroy, to break up, to shatter.El perro despedaza los diarios The dog tears the newspapers into pieces.La ansiedad despedaza el ánimo Anxiety breaks the spirit.4 to slaughter, to butcher, to tear limb from limb.El asesino despedaza a sus víctimas The killer slaughters his victims.* * *1 to tear to pieces, cut to pieces2 figurado (maltratar) to break* * *verb* * *VT1) (=hacer pedazos) [+ objeto] [con la mano] to tear apart, tear to pieces; [con cuchillo] to cut into pieces; [+ presa] to tear to pieces; [+ víctima] to chop (up) into pieces2) (=criticar) to tear to shreds, tear to pieces3) [+ corazón] to break* * *verbo transitivo < res> to joint, cut... into pieces; < presa> to tear... to pieces o shreds; < juguete> to pull... apart* * *= shred, slaughter.Ex. If they do muster up the courage to participate, they have learned what it is like to lose: they describe it as being 'slaughtered,' 'blown away,' or ' shredded'.Ex. These small small but very sharp flakes were used by hunters to slaughter animals.* * *verbo transitivo < res> to joint, cut... into pieces; < presa> to tear... to pieces o shreds; < juguete> to pull... apart* * *= shred, slaughter.Ex: If they do muster up the courage to participate, they have learned what it is like to lose: they describe it as being 'slaughtered,' 'blown away,' or ' shredded'.
Ex: These small small but very sharp flakes were used by hunters to slaughter animals.* * *despedazar [A4 ]vt1 ‹res› to joint, cut … into pieces; ‹presa› to tear … to pieces o shreds; ‹juguete› to pull … apart2 ‹corazón› to break* * *
despedazar ( conjugate despedazar) verbo transitivo
despedazar verbo transitivo to cut o tear to pieces
' despedazar' also found in these entries:
English:
limb
* * *♦ vt1. [físicamente] [objeto] to tear apart;[cadáver, presa, víctima] to dismember2. [moralmente] to shatter3. [criticar] to tear o pull to pieces* * *v/t tear apart; fig: honra destroy* * *despedazar {21} vt: to cut to pieces, to tear apart -
2 triza
f.1 mite, a small particle.2 cord, rope. (Nautical)3 bit, small piece.* * *1 bit, fragment\hacer trizas a alguien familiar to tear somebody to piecesestar hecho,-a trizas familiar to feel washed out* * *noun f.* * *SF bit, shredhacer algo trizas — (=rasgar) to tear sth to shreds; (=hacer pedazos) to smash sth to bits
los críticos hicieron trizas la obra — the critics pulled the play to pieces, the critics tore the play to shreds
hacer trizas a algn — (=cansar) to wear sb out; (=aplastar) to flatten sb, crush sb
estar hecho trizas — [persona] to be shattered *
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triza sustantivo femenino el jarrón se hizo trizas, the vase shattered
está hecho trizas, (anímicamente) he is devastated
(físicamente) he's worn out
* * *f:hacer trizas famestar hecho trizas fam be shattered* * *triza nf1) : shred, bit2)hacer trizas : to tear into shreds, to smash to pieces -
3 pedazo
m.1 piece, bit (trozo).saltar en (mil) pedazos to be smashed to piecesser un pedazo de pan (figurative) to be an angel, to be a real sweetie2 patch, small area.* * *1 piece, bit■ ¡pedazo de animal! stupid idiot!\estar hecho,-a pedazos familiar (materialmente) to be falling apart 2 (psíquicamente) to be going to pieceshacer pedazos to smash to piecesser un pedazo de pan to be a real sweetie, be a real pet* * *noun m.1) bit2) piece* * *SM1) (=trozo) piecehacer algo a pedazos — to do sth in pieces, do sth piecemeal
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caerse a pedazos — to fall to bits•
hacer pedazos — [+ papel] to rip, tear (up); [+ vidrio, cristal] to shatter, smash; [+ persona] to tear to shreds2) [con insultos]es un pedazo de alcornoque o animal o bruto — * he's a blockhead *, he's an idiot
3) [con expresiones de cariño]¡pedazo de mi alma o mi corazón o mis entrañas! — my darling!
* * *1) ( trozo) pieceel coche saltó or voló en pedazos — the car was blown to pieces
estar hecho pedazos — (fam) coche/juguete to be falling to pieces; persona to be shattered (colloq)
ser un pedazo de pan — (fam) to be a real sweetie (colloq)
2) (fam) ( en insultos)pedazo de idiota/bestia! — you idiot/you great brute! (colloq)
* * *= chunk, shred, morsel, hunk.Ex. So there is at least that big chunk of a file which is already a rather coherent catalog.Ex. The article ' Shreds and patches: macrostatistics on libraries in the European Community' is a summary of the results of a study to compile economic and statistical data.Ex. The three monkeys used in this study chose the left arm as the leading arm to reach out and pull back a spring-loaded drawer containing a food morsel.Ex. This is especially good if you cut a turkey breast in hunks and marinade overnight then grill.----* cayéndose a pedazos = disintegrating.* cortar en pedazos = cut + Nombre + up.* hacer pedazos = shatter, smash + Nombre + to bits.* que no se rompe en mil pedazos = shatterproof.* ser un pedazo de pan = have + a heart of gold.* * *1) ( trozo) pieceel coche saltó or voló en pedazos — the car was blown to pieces
estar hecho pedazos — (fam) coche/juguete to be falling to pieces; persona to be shattered (colloq)
ser un pedazo de pan — (fam) to be a real sweetie (colloq)
2) (fam) ( en insultos)pedazo de idiota/bestia! — you idiot/you great brute! (colloq)
* * *= chunk, shred, morsel, hunk.Ex: So there is at least that big chunk of a file which is already a rather coherent catalog.
Ex: The article ' Shreds and patches: macrostatistics on libraries in the European Community' is a summary of the results of a study to compile economic and statistical data.Ex: The three monkeys used in this study chose the left arm as the leading arm to reach out and pull back a spring-loaded drawer containing a food morsel.Ex: This is especially good if you cut a turkey breast in hunks and marinade overnight then grill.* cayéndose a pedazos = disintegrating.* cortar en pedazos = cut + Nombre + up.* hacer pedazos = shatter, smash + Nombre + to bits.* que no se rompe en mil pedazos = shatterproof.* ser un pedazo de pan = have + a heart of gold.* * *A (trozo) pieceun pedazo de pan/carne a piece of bread/meatel vaso se hizo pedazos the glass smashed (to pieces)el coche saltó or voló en pedazos the car was blown to piecesrompió la carta en muchos pedazos he tore the letter into little pieces o to shredslo tiré contra la pared y lo hice pedazos I threw it against the wall and smashed itcaerse a pedazos to fall to piecesestar hecho pedazos ( fam) «coche/juguete» to be falling to pieces;«persona» to be shattered ( colloq)B ( fam) (en insultos) pedazo DE algo:¡pedazo de idiota/bestia! ¿es que no miras por dónde vas? you idiot/you great brute! why don't you look where you're going? ( colloq)* * *
pedazo sustantivo masculino
1 ( trozo) piece;
se hizo pedazos it smashed (to pieces);
el coche saltó or voló en pedazos the car was blown to pieces;
lo hice pedazos I smashed it;
caerse a pedazos to fall to pieces
2 (fam) ( en insultos):◊ ¡pedazo de idiota! you idiot! (colloq)
pedazo sustantivo masculino
1 piece, bit
2 familiar ¡vaya pedazo de moto se ha comprado!, what a fantastic motorbike he's bought!
♦ Locuciones: caerse a pedazos, to fall to pieces
estar hecho pedazos, to be worn out: la pobre mujer estaba hecha pedazos, the poor woman was worn out
romperse en mil pedazos, to break/tear to pieces
ser un pedazo de pan, to have a heart of gold
' pedazo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cacho
- remiendo
- salir
English:
bit
- chunk
- hunk
- piece
- flick
- lump
- slab
* * *pedazo nm1. [trozo] piece, bit;un pedazo de pan a piece of bread;caerse a pedazos [deshacerse] to fall to pieces;[estar cansado] to be dead tired, to be worn out;hacer pedazos algo to break sth to bits;Fig to destroy sth;saltar en (mil) pedazos to be smashed to pieces;ser un pedazo de pan to be an angel, to be a real sweetie¡pedazo de alcornoque! you stupid idiot!;¡qué pedazo de actor! now there's an actor for you!* * *m piece, bit;pedazo de bruto fam blockhead fam ;ser un pedazo de pan be really nice;hacer pedazos fam smash to bits fam ;caerse a pedazos fall to pieces;hecho pedazos fam shattered fam* * *pedazo nmtrozo: piece, bit, chunkcaerse a pedazos: to fall to pieceshacer pedazos: to tear into shreds, to smash to pieces* * *pedazo n piece -
4 despellejar
v.1 to skin (animal).2 to pull to pieces.3 to flay, to peel, to skin.* * *1 (quitar la piel) to skin2 figurado (criticar) to pull to pieces■ en cuanto tiene ocasión nos despelleja ante los jefes he runs us down in front of the bosses whenever he gets the chance1 to peel* * *verb* * *VT1) [+ animal] to skin2) (=criticar) to tear to pieces3) * (=arruinar)* * *1.verbo transitivoa) < animal> to skinb) (fam) ( criticar) to tear... to shreds o pieces (colloq)c) (Col) < papas> to peel2.despellejarse v pron to peel* * *1.verbo transitivoa) < animal> to skinb) (fam) ( criticar) to tear... to shreds o pieces (colloq)c) (Col) < papas> to peel2.despellejarse v pron to peel* * *despellejar [A1 ]vt1 ‹animal› to skin3 ( Col) ‹papas› to peelto peelse me despellejó la nariz my nose peeled* * *
despellejar ( conjugate despellejar) verbo transitivo ‹ animal› to skin
despellejarse verbo pronominal
to peel;
despellejar verbo transitivo
1 to skin
2 (criticar) to pull/tear to pieces
' despellejar' also found in these entries:
English:
skin
- trash
* * *♦ vt1. [animal] to skin;Fam¡como te agarre, te despellejo vivo! if I catch you, I'll skin you alive!2. [criticar] to pull to pieces* * *v/t skin;despellejar a alguien fig tear s.o. to pieces* * *despellejar vt: to skin (an animal) -
5 destrozar
v.1 to smash (físicamente) (romper).2 to shatter, to devastate (emocionalmente) (person).3 to tear apart, to destroy, to shatter, to break down into pieces.Eso rompe huesos That breaks bones.* * *1 (romper) to destroy, shatter, wreck; (despedazar) to tear to pieces, tear to shreds4 figurado (causar daño moral) to crush, shatter, devastate* * *1. VT1) (=romper) [+ cristal, cerámica] to smash; [+ edificio] to destroy; [+ ropa, zapatos] to ruin; [+ nervios] to shatter2) (=dejar abatido a) [+ persona] to shatter; [+ corazón] to break; [+ ejército, enemigo] to crushle ha destrozado el que no quisiera casarse con él — her refusal to marry him has devastated o shattered him
3) (=arruinar) [+ persona, vida] to ruin2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivoa) (romper, deteriorar) to breakla bomba destrozó varios edificios — the bomb destroyed o wrecked several buildings
b) <felicidad/armonía> to destroy, shatter; < corazón> to break; < matrimonio> to ruin, destroy2.su muerte la destrozó — she was devastated o shattered by his death
destrozarse v pron (refl)a) ( romperse)b) <estómago/hígado> to ruin* * *= shatter, batter, vandalise [vandalize, -USA], wreak + devastation, smash, pull apart, ravage, go out + the window, tear + apart, mangle, dismember, shred, slaughter, blow away, wreck, rip through, pull + Nombre + to bits, wipe + the floor with, rubbish, blight, chew up.Ex. Her feeling of well-being was soon rudely shattered.Ex. But the early cylinder machines worked less accurately than the platens, tending to slur the impression and batter the type.Ex. This article argues in favour of the term 'conservator' rather than 'restorer' of books as the former does not conjure up a picture of the Victorian artisan vandalising documents with irreversible treatments simply for effect.Ex. This article describes the experiences of a fledgling information system in dealing with a hurricane which wreaked devastation on some of the most remote areas of Hawaii = Este artículo describe las experiencias de un sistema de información nuevo al verse afectado por un huracán que devastó algunas de las zonas más remotas de Hawaii.Ex. The library was badly vandalised and the intruders overturned 10 large bookcases, tore paintings down, emptied catalogues, and smashed intercoms, chairs, tables and windows.Ex. If solutions are not found to meet this challenge, users' hunger for multimedia could pull the Internet apart.Ex. The rigours of the climate and the effects of war and political unrest have ravaged this country's cultural heritage.Ex. The lack of centralisation means that good management goes out the window and everything gets sloppier.Ex. He is a stickler for detail and can tear apart a budget or a balance sheet faster than anyone.Ex. In places the waters had swept container lorries loaded with goods yards off the road where they now lay twisted and mangled and almost unrecognizable as vehicles.Ex. Books can seldom be disbound for the benefit of bibliographers (although it is worth remembering that they sometimes have to be rebound, when they are completely dismembered), but we can now see through printing ink by means of betaradiography.Ex. If they do muster up the courage to participate, they have learned what it is like to lose: they describe it as being 'slaughtered,' 'blown away,' or ' shredded'.Ex. These small small but very sharp flakes were used by hunters to slaughter animals.Ex. If they do muster up the courage to participate, they have learned what it is like to lose: they describe it as being 'slaughtered,' ' blown away,' or 'shredded'.Ex. They had made a secret deal with Otto Reich to wreck Cuba's economy.Ex. Storms in this part of the world are common and the people didn't seem to bat an eyelid at the prospect of a 135km wind ripping through their town.Ex. Microscopists think very little about plucking an innocent and unsuspecting insect from the garden, killing it, and pulling it to bits for study under a microscope.Ex. One by one, he wiped the floor with opponents who had spoken in the debate -- with a ferocious blend of rant, rhetoric and rumbustious counterattack.Ex. The theory of Scandinavian racial purity cherished by Hitler and the Nazis has been rubbished by new scientific research.Ex. The global outbreak of swine flu has spread fear through the travel sector, blighting any green shoots of recovery from the financial crisis.Ex. Cattle ranches are chewing up the Amazon rainforest.----* destrozar completamente = blow + Nombre + to bits.* destrozarse = come + undone, go to + rack and ruin, come apart at + the seams, fall apart at + the seams, go to + ruin.* * *1.verbo transitivoa) (romper, deteriorar) to breakla bomba destrozó varios edificios — the bomb destroyed o wrecked several buildings
b) <felicidad/armonía> to destroy, shatter; < corazón> to break; < matrimonio> to ruin, destroy2.su muerte la destrozó — she was devastated o shattered by his death
destrozarse v pron (refl)a) ( romperse)b) <estómago/hígado> to ruin* * *= shatter, batter, vandalise [vandalize, -USA], wreak + devastation, smash, pull apart, ravage, go out + the window, tear + apart, mangle, dismember, shred, slaughter, blow away, wreck, rip through, pull + Nombre + to bits, wipe + the floor with, rubbish, blight, chew up.Ex: Her feeling of well-being was soon rudely shattered.
Ex: But the early cylinder machines worked less accurately than the platens, tending to slur the impression and batter the type.Ex: This article argues in favour of the term 'conservator' rather than 'restorer' of books as the former does not conjure up a picture of the Victorian artisan vandalising documents with irreversible treatments simply for effect.Ex: This article describes the experiences of a fledgling information system in dealing with a hurricane which wreaked devastation on some of the most remote areas of Hawaii = Este artículo describe las experiencias de un sistema de información nuevo al verse afectado por un huracán que devastó algunas de las zonas más remotas de Hawaii.Ex: The library was badly vandalised and the intruders overturned 10 large bookcases, tore paintings down, emptied catalogues, and smashed intercoms, chairs, tables and windows.Ex: If solutions are not found to meet this challenge, users' hunger for multimedia could pull the Internet apart.Ex: The rigours of the climate and the effects of war and political unrest have ravaged this country's cultural heritage.Ex: The lack of centralisation means that good management goes out the window and everything gets sloppier.Ex: He is a stickler for detail and can tear apart a budget or a balance sheet faster than anyone.Ex: In places the waters had swept container lorries loaded with goods yards off the road where they now lay twisted and mangled and almost unrecognizable as vehicles.Ex: Books can seldom be disbound for the benefit of bibliographers (although it is worth remembering that they sometimes have to be rebound, when they are completely dismembered), but we can now see through printing ink by means of betaradiography.Ex: If they do muster up the courage to participate, they have learned what it is like to lose: they describe it as being 'slaughtered,' 'blown away,' or ' shredded'.Ex: These small small but very sharp flakes were used by hunters to slaughter animals.Ex: If they do muster up the courage to participate, they have learned what it is like to lose: they describe it as being 'slaughtered,' ' blown away,' or 'shredded'.Ex: They had made a secret deal with Otto Reich to wreck Cuba's economy.Ex: Storms in this part of the world are common and the people didn't seem to bat an eyelid at the prospect of a 135km wind ripping through their town.Ex: Microscopists think very little about plucking an innocent and unsuspecting insect from the garden, killing it, and pulling it to bits for study under a microscope.Ex: One by one, he wiped the floor with opponents who had spoken in the debate -- with a ferocious blend of rant, rhetoric and rumbustious counterattack.Ex: The theory of Scandinavian racial purity cherished by Hitler and the Nazis has been rubbished by new scientific research.Ex: The global outbreak of swine flu has spread fear through the travel sector, blighting any green shoots of recovery from the financial crisis.Ex: Cattle ranches are chewing up the Amazon rainforest.* destrozar completamente = blow + Nombre + to bits.* destrozarse = come + undone, go to + rack and ruin, come apart at + the seams, fall apart at + the seams, go to + ruin.* * *destrozar [A4 ]vt1 (romper, deteriorar) to breakla bomba destrozó varios edificios the bomb destroyed o wrecked several buildingsno hagas eso que vas a destrozar los zapatos don't do that, you'll ruin your shoes2 ‹felicidad/armonía› to destroy, shatter; ‹corazón› to break; ‹matrimonio› to ruin, destroyme está destrozando los nervios she's making me a nervous wreckla muerte de su marido la destrozó she was devastated o shattered by her husband's death1(romperse): se cayó al suelo y se destrozó it fell to the ground and smashedse me han destrozado los zapatos my shoes are ruined o have fallen to pieces2 ( refl) ‹estómago/hígado› to ruinte vas a destrozar los pies usando esos zapatos you're going to ruin o damage your feet wearing those shoes* * *
destrozar ( conjugate destrozar) verbo transitivo
‹cristal/jarrón› to smash;
‹ juguete› to pull … apart;
‹ coche› to wreck;
‹ libro› to pull apart
‹ corazón› to break;
destrozarse verbo pronominal
[jarrón/cristal] to smash
destrozar verbo transitivo
1 (romper) to tear up, wreck, ruin
2 (una tela, un papel) to tear to shreds, rip up
3 (apenar, desgarrar) to shatter, devastate: me destroza verte así, it breaks my heart to see you this way
4 (los planes, la convivencia, etc) to ruin
' destrozar' also found in these entries:
English:
break
- destroy
- mangle
- shatter
- smash
- smash up
- tear apart
- trash
- vandalize
- wreck
- write off
- get
- murder
- piece
- pull
- write
* * *♦ vt1. [físicamente] [romper] to smash;[estropear] to ruin;el terremoto destrozó la ciudad the earthquake destroyed the city;vas a destrozar o [m5] destrozarte los zapatos de tanto usarlos you'll ruin your shoes, wearing them so much2. [emocionalmente] [persona] to shatter, to devastate;[matrimonio, relación] to wreck; [pareja] to break up; [vida] to ruin; [corazón] to break;el divorcio la ha destrozado she was devastated by the divorce;ese ruido le destroza los nervios a cualquiera that noise is enough to drive anyone up the wall;destrozó a su oponente en el debate he destroyed his opponent in the debate* * *v/t1 destroy* * *destrozar {21} vt1) : to smash, to shatter2) : to destroy, to wreck* * *destrozar vb1. (en general) to destroy / to wreck2. (hacer trozos) to smash -
6 hacer trizas
v.to tear to shreds, to shred, to cut up, to break to pieces.* * *(destrozar) to tear to shreds 2 (gastar) to wear out* * ** * *(v.) = wipe + the floor withEx. One by one, he wiped the floor with opponents who had spoken in the debate -- with a ferocious blend of rant, rhetoric and rumbustious counterattack.* * *(v.) = wipe + the floor withEx: One by one, he wiped the floor with opponents who had spoken in the debate -- with a ferocious blend of rant, rhetoric and rumbustious counterattack.
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7 destrozado
adj.shattered, in pieces, destroyed, battered.past part.past participle of spanish verb: destrozar.* * *1→ link=destrozar destrozar► adjetivo1 (objeto) smashed, broken, ruined2 (persona - moralmente) devastated, shattered; (- físicamente) exhausted, done in, worn out* * *ADJ1) [cristal, cerámica] smashed, shatteredquedó destrozado — [traje, alfombra, zapato] it was ruined; [coche, jardín] it was wrecked
2) [persona] (=abatido) shattered, devastated; (=cansado) * knackered *, pooped (EEUU) *, shattered *; [corazón] broken* * *- da adjetivoa) (roto, deteriorado) < zapatos> ruinedtengo los pies destrozados — (fam) my feet are killing me
b) < persona> ( físicamente) exhausted; ( moralmente) devastated, shatteredc) < corazón> broken* * *= tattered, shattered, wrecked, vandalised [vandalized, -USA], dog tired, ruined, broken-hearted, in tatters, in shambles, upside down.Ex. He inherited a deplorable 'library' with a randomly-chosen collection of tattered, torn, defaced books.Ex. It is clear that it will take a considerable period to fully assess the damage and loss and even longer to begin to rebuild damaged infrastructure and shattered communities.Ex. The movie novel is about a trio of small-town guys who come across a wrecked plane containing a bag full of what they presume to be 'dirty money' and decide to hold onto it, with predictably hellish consequences.Ex. He helped to hose down graffiti from a vandalised wall while waxing lyrical about an era before antisocial behaviour.Ex. After all, who has not felt dog-tired and drained, sometimes for long stretches, at one time or another?.Ex. The beach is a ruined landscape, eerily quiet, save for the hum of mechanical diggers searching for yet more corpses.Ex. When we feel broken-hearted it is all too easy to wallow in the emptiness and pain and forget that as with everything in life this too shall pass.Ex. Israeli bombardment leaves telecom infrastructure in tatters.Ex. He warns today in his annual letter to shareholders that the economy 'will be in shambles throughout 2009'.Ex. Now, she just sat on the floor amidst the chaos feeling as if everything was upside down.----* con el corazón destrozado = broken-hearted.* destrozado por la guerra = war-ravaged.* destrozado por un huracán = hurricane-ravaged.* estar destrozado = be + wreck, be a shambles.* quedar destrozado = go to + pieces.* sentirse destrozado = be gutted, feel + gutted.* * *- da adjetivoa) (roto, deteriorado) < zapatos> ruinedtengo los pies destrozados — (fam) my feet are killing me
b) < persona> ( físicamente) exhausted; ( moralmente) devastated, shatteredc) < corazón> broken* * *= tattered, shattered, wrecked, vandalised [vandalized, -USA], dog tired, ruined, broken-hearted, in tatters, in shambles, upside down.Ex: He inherited a deplorable 'library' with a randomly-chosen collection of tattered, torn, defaced books.
Ex: It is clear that it will take a considerable period to fully assess the damage and loss and even longer to begin to rebuild damaged infrastructure and shattered communities.Ex: The movie novel is about a trio of small-town guys who come across a wrecked plane containing a bag full of what they presume to be 'dirty money' and decide to hold onto it, with predictably hellish consequences.Ex: He helped to hose down graffiti from a vandalised wall while waxing lyrical about an era before antisocial behaviour.Ex: After all, who has not felt dog-tired and drained, sometimes for long stretches, at one time or another?.Ex: The beach is a ruined landscape, eerily quiet, save for the hum of mechanical diggers searching for yet more corpses.Ex: When we feel broken-hearted it is all too easy to wallow in the emptiness and pain and forget that as with everything in life this too shall pass.Ex: Israeli bombardment leaves telecom infrastructure in tatters.Ex: He warns today in his annual letter to shareholders that the economy 'will be in shambles throughout 2009'.Ex: Now, she just sat on the floor amidst the chaos feeling as if everything was upside down.* con el corazón destrozado = broken-hearted.* destrozado por la guerra = war-ravaged.* destrozado por un huracán = hurricane-ravaged.* estar destrozado = be + wreck, be a shambles.* quedar destrozado = go to + pieces.* sentirse destrozado = be gutted, feel + gutted.* * *destrozado -da1 (roto, deteriorado) ‹zapatos› ruineda él no le pasó nada, pero el coche quedó destrozado he was all right, but the car was a total wrecktengo que comprar sillones nuevos, éstos ya están destrozados I've got to buy some new armchairs, these are falling aparteste diccionario está destrozado this dictionary is falling to piecestenía los nervios destrozados she was a nervous wreck, her nerves were in shreds o tatterstengo los pies destrozados ( fam); my feet are killing meel conductor tenía la cara destrozada the driver's face was a real mess2 ‹persona› (físicamente) exhausted; (moralmente) devastated, shattered3 ‹corazón› broken* * *
Del verbo destrozar: ( conjugate destrozar)
destrozado es:
el participio
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destrozar
destrozar ( conjugate destrozar) verbo transitivo
‹cristal/jarrón› to smash;
‹ juguete› to pull … apart;
‹ coche› to wreck;
‹ libro› to pull apart
‹ corazón› to break;
destrozarse verbo pronominal
[jarrón/cristal] to smash
destrozado,-a adjetivo
1 (un objeto) torn-up, ruined, smashed: estos pantalones están destrozados, these trousers are in shreds
2 (muy cansado, agotado) worn out, exhausted
3 (muy triste) shattered, devastated
destrozar verbo transitivo
1 (romper) to tear up, wreck, ruin
2 (una tela, un papel) to tear to shreds, rip up
3 (apenar, desgarrar) to shatter, devastate: me destroza verte así, it breaks my heart to see you this way
4 (los planes, la convivencia, etc) to ruin
' destrozado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acabada
- acabado
- destrozada
- deshecho
English:
bumper
- heart-broken
- shattered
- tatters
- war-torn
- broken
- shred
- tattered
* * *destrozado, -a adj1. [vestido, zapatos] ruined;[jarrón, cámara] smashed;esta estantería está destrozada these shelves are falling apart;la lavadora está destrozada the washing machine is only fit for the scrapheap;el gato tiene los sillones destrozados the cat has clawed the chairs to shreds;me devolvió el libro destrozado the book was falling to bits when he gave it back to me;tengo las manos destrozadas de tanto fregar all that washing up has left my hands in a terrible state;huyó dejándole el corazón destrozado she ran off leaving him heartbroken;el autobús quedó destrozado the bus was wrecked2. [persona] [emocionalmente] shattered, devastated;[físicamente] shattered;la noticia lo dejó destrozado he was devastated by the news* * *destrozado, -da adj1) : ruined, destroyed2) : devastated, brokenhearted -
8 despedazar
• cut to pieces• destroy• disintegrate• hack one's way through• hack to bits• hack with a machete• hack-driver• pick to pieces• shatter• tear• tear around• tear into pieces• tear into strips• tear off• tear the heart out• tear to pieces• tear to shreds• tear up by the roots• tear-gas respirator mask -
9 hacer pedazos
• break apart• break to pieces• hack to bits• hack with a machete• pull along• pull at• pull the veil off• pull together• shatter• smash to pieces• tear apart• tear at• tear into strips• tear the heart out• tear to pieces• tear to shreds• tear up by the roots• tear-gas respirator mask -
10 trizar
VT (=rasgar) to tear to shreds; (=hacer pedazos) to smash to bits* * *♦ vt[vaso, espejo] to shatter; [tela, papel] to tear to shreds; [acuerdo, ilusiones, relaciones] to wreck, to shatter -
11 descuartizar
• cut into pieces• cut up• take to one's heels• take to prison• tear the heart out• tear to pieces• tear to shreds• tear up by the roots -
12 destrozo
m.1 damage.alguien tendrá que pagar los destrozos someone will have to pay for the damage2 destruction, desolation, rout, ravage.3 breakage, damage, wreckage.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: destrozar.* * *1 (acción) destruction* * *SM1) (=acción) destructioncausar o provocar destrozos — to cause o wreak havoc (en in)
los destrozos causados por las inundaciones — the destruction caused by the flooding, the havoc wrought by the floods
* * ** * *= defacement, smashing, ravages, rampage, decimation, rack and ruin, shambles.Ex. Finally, a few copies of an edition seem generally to have slipped through with their cancellanda uncancelled, so that examples of the original settings may sometimes be found (occasionally slashed by the warehouse keeper's shears, deliberate defacement which escaped notice).Ex. The traditional sacred silence has even been replaced by a wonderful and imaginative smashing of the 'sound barrier' between silent print and the world of activity.Ex. Problems faced maybe entirely new ones, such as protecting the library's stock from the ravages of climate or of insects.Ex. These nocturnal rampages by gangs of werewolves included chasing women, eating prodigiously, being splattered with mud, and caterwauling generally.Ex. Over the past decades librarians have been variously outraged and resigned to budget cuts and spiralling prices, leading to the decimation of their holdings.Ex. The policies that the Mugabe government have taken have lead the country to economic and political rack and ruin.Ex. The article is entitled 'From shambles to showplace'.----* causar destrozos = wreak + devastation.* destrozo intencionado = mutilation.* destrozo producido por las condiciones ambientales = environmental damage.* * ** * *= defacement, smashing, ravages, rampage, decimation, rack and ruin, shambles.Ex: Finally, a few copies of an edition seem generally to have slipped through with their cancellanda uncancelled, so that examples of the original settings may sometimes be found (occasionally slashed by the warehouse keeper's shears, deliberate defacement which escaped notice).
Ex: The traditional sacred silence has even been replaced by a wonderful and imaginative smashing of the 'sound barrier' between silent print and the world of activity.Ex: Problems faced maybe entirely new ones, such as protecting the library's stock from the ravages of climate or of insects.Ex: These nocturnal rampages by gangs of werewolves included chasing women, eating prodigiously, being splattered with mud, and caterwauling generally.Ex: Over the past decades librarians have been variously outraged and resigned to budget cuts and spiralling prices, leading to the decimation of their holdings.Ex: The policies that the Mugabe government have taken have lead the country to economic and political rack and ruin.Ex: The article is entitled 'From shambles to showplace'.* causar destrozos = wreak + devastation.* destrozo intencionado = mutilation.* destrozo producido por las condiciones ambientales = environmental damage.* * *las inundaciones han causado grandes destrozos en toda la zona the floods have caused widespread damage throughout the arealos destrozos causados por el temporal the storm damage, the destruction caused by the stormlos destrozos causados por la guerra the ravages of warlos niños hacen destrozos cuando los dejo solos the children wreck everything o cause havoc if I leave them on their own* * *
Del verbo destrozar: ( conjugate destrozar)
destrozo es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
destrozó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
destrozar
destrozo
destrozar ( conjugate destrozar) verbo transitivo
‹cristal/jarrón› to smash;
‹ juguete› to pull … apart;
‹ coche› to wreck;
‹ libro› to pull apart
‹ corazón› to break;
destrozarse verbo pronominal
[jarrón/cristal] to smash
destrozo sustantivo masculino: tb
destrozar verbo transitivo
1 (romper) to tear up, wreck, ruin
2 (una tela, un papel) to tear to shreds, rip up
3 (apenar, desgarrar) to shatter, devastate: me destroza verte así, it breaks my heart to see you this way
4 (los planes, la convivencia, etc) to ruin
destrozo sustantivo masculino
1 destruction 2 destrozos, damage sing
' destrozo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
carnicería
- estragos
- daño
* * *destrozo nmdamage;alguien tendrá que pagar los destrozos someone will have to pay for the damage;el perro y el gato hicieron un destrozo en el jardín the dog and the cat caused havoc in the garden;¡vaya destrozo que te has hecho en la rodilla! you've made a real mess of your knee!* * *destrozo nm1) daño: damage2) : havoc, destruction -
13 destazar
• cut up• tear the heart out• tear to shreds -
14 hacer cisco
• smash into smithereens• tear the heart out• tear to shreds -
15 deshebrar
v.1 to unthread, to ravel into threads.2 to separate into filaments. (Metaphorical)3 to shed a flood of tears. (Metaphorical)* * *1 (sacar las hebras) to ravel out, undo2 figurado (deshacer en partes delgadas) to tear into shreds* * *VT to unpick* * *deshebrar [A1 ]vt1 ‹tela› to unravel -
16 siquitrillar
siquitrillar [A1 ]vt -
17 arrancar de raíz
• disroot• eradicate• pull up• pull up one's• root out• tear to shreds• tearaway -
18 desarraigar
• deracinate• disroot• eradicate• expel• root out• root up• tear to shreds• tearaway• uproot -
19 erradicar
• annihilate• blot out• eradicate• extirpate• obliterate• root out• rub out• stamp out• tear to shreds• tearaway• wipe out -
20 hacer jirones
v.to tear to shreds.
См. также в других словарях:
tear to shreds — … Useful english dictionary
tear — 1. v. & n. v. (past tore; past part. torn) 1 tr. (often foll. by up) pull apart or to pieces with some force (tear it in half; tore up the letter). 2 tr. a make a hole or rent in by tearing (have torn my coat). b make (a hole or rent). 3 tr.… … Useful english dictionary
tear up — verb tear into shreds • Syn: ↑shred, ↑rip up • Derivationally related forms: ↑shredder (for: ↑shred), ↑shred (for: ↑shred) … Useful english dictionary
tear apart — Synonyms and related words: atomize, break to pieces, carp, catch at straws, cavil, cleave, cut up, defoliate, demolish, denude, disassemble, disintegrate, dismantle, dismember, draw and quarter, fault find, find fault, flay, fragment, lacerate,… … Moby Thesaurus
tear to pieces — Synonyms and related words: atomize, break to pieces, carp, catch at straws, cavil, cleave, cut up, defoliate, demolish, denude, disassemble, disintegrate, dismantle, dismember, draw and quarter, fault find, find fault, flay, fragment, lacerate,… … Moby Thesaurus
tear someone or something to pieces/shreds — tear (someone or something) to pieces/shreds : to criticize (someone or something) in a very harsh or angry way They tore my idea to pieces. The actress was torn to shreds in the press. see also ↑tear 1 (above), 1 • • • Mai … Useful english dictionary
tear to pieces/shreds — tear (someone or something) to pieces/shreds : to criticize (someone or something) in a very harsh or angry way They tore my idea to pieces. The actress was torn to shreds in the press. see also ↑tear 1 (above), 1 • • • Mai … Useful english dictionary
tear someone/something to shreds — (or pieces) informal criticize someone or something forcefully or aggressively a defense counsel would tear his evidence to shreds … Useful english dictionary
tear somebody apart shreds bits — tear sb/sth aˈpart, to ˈshreds, to ˈbits, etc. idiom to destroy or defeat sb/sth completely or criticize them or it severely • We tore the other team apart in the second half. • The critics tore his last movie to shreds. Main entry: ↑tearidiom … Useful english dictionary
tear something apart shreds bits — tear sb/sth aˈpart, to ˈshreds, to ˈbits, etc. idiom to destroy or defeat sb/sth completely or criticize them or it severely • We tore the other team apart in the second half. • The critics tore his last movie to shreds. Main entry: ↑tearidiom … Useful english dictionary
tear somebody to shreds bits — tear sb/sth aˈpart, to ˈshreds, to ˈbits, etc. idiom to destroy or defeat sb/sth completely or criticize them or it severely • We tore the other team apart in the second half. • The critics tore his last movie to shreds. Main entry: ↑tearidiom … Useful english dictionary