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1 shatter
'ʃætə1) (to break in small pieces, usually suddenly or forcefully: The stone shattered the window; The window shattered.) romper en pedazos/añicos2) (to upset greatly: She was shattered by the news of his death.) hacer polvo•shatter vb hacer añicostr['ʃætəSMALLr/SMALL]1 (break into small pieces) romper, hacer añicos, hacer pedazos2 figurative use (health) destrozar, quebrantar, minar; (nerves) destrozar; (hopes, confidence) frustrar, destruir1 (break - gen) romperse, hacerse añicos, hacerse pedazos; (- glass) astillarse, estallar (en pedazos)shatter ['ʃæt̬ər] vt1) : hacer añicosto shatter the silence: romper el silencio2)to be shattered by : quedar destrozado porshatter vi: hacerse añicos, romperse en pedazosv.• descascar v.• desgarrar v.• destrozar v.• destruir v.• estrellar v.• hacer pedazos v.• quebrantar v.• romper v.• tronchar v.'ʃætər, 'ʃætə(r)
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1)a) ( break) \<\<window/plate\>\> hacer* añicos or pedazosb) \<\<health/nerves\>\> destrozar*; \<\<confidence/hopes\>\> destruir*, echar por tierra; \<\<silence/calm\>\> romper*2) (usu pass)a) ( shock)b) ( exhaust) (BrE colloq)I arrived home feeling completely shattered — llegué a casa hecho polvo or muerto de cansancio (fam)
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vi \<\<window/glass\>\> hacerse* añicos or pedazos['ʃætǝ(r)]1. VT1) (=break) romper en pedazos or añicos, hacer pedazos or añicos2) (fig)to shatter sb's health/hopes — quebrantar la salud/frustrar las esperanzas de algn
2. VI1) (=break) hacerse pedazos, hacerse añicos2) (fig) [health] quebrantarse; [hopes] frustrarse* * *['ʃætər, 'ʃætə(r)]
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1)a) ( break) \<\<window/plate\>\> hacer* añicos or pedazosb) \<\<health/nerves\>\> destrozar*; \<\<confidence/hopes\>\> destruir*, echar por tierra; \<\<silence/calm\>\> romper*2) (usu pass)a) ( shock)b) ( exhaust) (BrE colloq)I arrived home feeling completely shattered — llegué a casa hecho polvo or muerto de cansancio (fam)
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vi \<\<window/glass\>\> hacerse* añicos or pedazos
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