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'hævək(great destruction or damage: The hurricane created havoc over a wide area.) estragos, destruccióntr['hævək]1 estragos nombre masculino plural\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto play havoc with hacer estragos enhavoc ['hævək] n1) destruction: estragos mpl, destrucción f2) chaos, disorder: desorden m, caos mn.• destrozo s.m.• destrucción s.f.• estrago s.m.• ruina s.f.'hævəkmass nounto play havoc with something — trastocar* or desbaratar algo
['hævǝk]N estragos mplthis latest decision will cause havoc in the tourist industry — esta última decisión hará estragos or provocará grandes trastornos en el sector turístico
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to play havoc with, the recession is playing havoc with the government's balance sheets — la recesión está dando al traste con or haciendo estragos en los balances de ejercicio del gobiernothe weather played havoc with sporting fixtures this weekend — el mal tiempo arruinó los acontecimientos deportivos del fin de semana
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to wreak havoc — hacer estragosthe slugs are wreaking havoc in the garden — las babosas están arruinando or estropeando el jardín
stress can wreak havoc on the immune system — el estrés puede causar serios trastornos en el sistema inmunológico
* * *['hævək]mass nounto play havoc with something — trastocar* or desbaratar algo
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