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1 dévaster
devastate, lay waste -
2 terrasser
devastate, floor, strike down -
3 ravager
ravager [ʀavaʒe]➭ TABLE 3 transitive verb* * *ʀavaʒe1) [incendie, guerre] to devastate, to ravage2) [maladie, alcool] to ravage [personne, visage]; [chagrin] to tear [somebody] apart; [passions] to consume* * *ʀavaʒe vt[guerre, tempête] [pays] to devastate, to ravage, [maladie] [personne] to ravage* * *ravager verb table: manger vtr1 [incendie, guerre, insectes] to devastate, to ravage;2 [maladie, alcool] to ravage [personne, visage]; [chagrin] to tear [sb] apart; [passions] to consume.[ravaʒe] verbe transitif -
4 saccager
saccager [sakaʒe]➭ TABLE 3 transitive verba. ( = dévaster) to wreck ; [+ forêt, littoral, planète] to destroyb. ( = piller) [+ pays, ville] to sack ; [+ maison] to ransack* * *sakaʒe1) ( abîmer) to wreck, to devastate [région, site, arbres]; to vandalize [bâtiment, tombe]2) ( mettre à sac) to sack* * *sakaʒe vt1) (= dévaster) to wreck2) (= piller) to sack* * *saccager verb table: manger vtr2 ( mettre à sac) to sack.[sakaʒe] verbe transitifle village a été saccagé par l'inondation/le tourbillon the village was devastated by the flood/hurricane -
5 dévaster
dévaster [devaste]➭ TABLE 1 transitive verb* * *devaste1) ( détruire) [armée] to lay waste to [pays]; [orage, feu] to destroy [récoltes]2) ( saccager) [cambrioleur] to wreck [habitation]* * *devaste vt* * *dévaster verb table: aimer vtr2 ( saccager) [cambrioleur] to wreck [habitation];3 ( altérer) [passion, souffrance] to ravage [personne, cœur]; visage dévasté par la douleur face ravaged by grief.[devaste] verbe transitif2. (littéraire) [cœur] to ravage -
6 accabler
accabler [akαble]➭ TABLE 1 transitive verba. [chaleur, fatigue] to overwhelmb. [témoignage, déposition] to condemnc. ( = faire subir) accabler qn de reproches to heap reproaches on sb• accabler qn d'impôts/de travail to overburden sb with taxes/with work* * *akable1) ( écraser) [chaleur, mauvaise nouvelle] to devastateaccabler quelqu'un de — to overburden somebody with [impôts]
2) ( condamner) [témoignage, enquête, personne] to condemn* * *akɒble vt1) [témoignage, constat] to condemn, to damn2) [soucis, souffrances, chaleur] to overwhelm, to overcome3)accabler qn de qch; accabler qn d'injures — to heap abuse on sb, to shower abuse on sb
* * *accabler verb table: aimer vtr1 ( écraser) [chaleur, mauvaise nouvelle] to devastate [personne]; être accablé par les or de soucis to be overwhelmed with worries; accabler qn de to overburden sb with [impôts]; to bombard sb with [questions]; accabler qn d'injures to heap insults on sb; accabler qn de mépris to pour scorn on sb;2 ( condamner) [témoignage, enquête, personne] to condemn [personne].[akable] verbe transitif1. [abattre - suj: fatigue, chaleur] to overcome, to overwhelm ; [ - suj: soucis] to overcome ; [ - suj: chagrin, deuil, travail] to overwhelm2. [accuser - suj: témoignage] to condemnje ne veux pas l'accabler mais il faut reconnaître qu'elle a commis des erreurs I don't want to be too hard on her but it has to be said that she made some mistakes3. [couvrir]accabler quelqu'un de: accabler quelqu'un d'injures to heap abuse upon ou to hurl insults at somebody -
7 catastropher
katastʀɔfe vt[personne] to shatter* * *catastropher verb table: aimer vtr to devastate; j'ai été catastrophé de voir I was devastated when I saw.[katastrɔfe] verbe transitif -
8 foudroyer
foudroyer [fudʀwaje]➭ TABLE 8 transitive verb[foudre] to strike ; [coup de feu, maladie] to strike down* * *fudʀwaje1) ( frapper) [orage] to strike [arbre]foudroyer du regard — to look daggers (colloq) at
2) ( abattre) [maladie] to strike down; [nouvelle] to devastate* * *fudʀwaje vtIl a été foudroyé. — He was struck by lightning.
* * *foudroyer verb table: employer vtr1 ( frapper) [orage] to strike down [arbre]; il est mort foudroyé he was struck dead by lightning; elle le foudroya du regard she looked daggers at him○;2 ( abattre) [maladie] to strike down; [nouvelle, malheur] to cut [sb] to the quick.[fudrwaje] verbe transitifdeux personnes ont été foudroyées hier pendant l'orage two people were struck by lightning yesterday during the thunderstorm2. [tuer] to strike down (separable)3. [anéantir] to strike down (separable) -
9 dévaster
COS spiantàEN to lay waste, to devastate
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