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tr[smɪðə'riːnz]1 añicos nombre masculino plural\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto smash something to smithereens hacer algo añicos, hacer algo trizas, hacer algo pedazosn.• añicos s.m.pl.'smɪðə'riːnzto smash something to smithereens — hacer* algo pedazos or añicos or trizas
[ˌsmɪðǝ'riːnz]NPLto smash sth to smithereens — hacer añicos or trizas algo
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION La Smithsonian Institution, en Washington DC, es el complejo de museos más grande del mundo. Fue fundado por el Congreso en 1846 gracias a fondos donados por el científico inglés James Smithson (de ahí su nombre) y en la actualidad está patrocinado por el gobierno estadounidense como centro para la ciencia y el arte. Posee alrededor de cien millones de piezas y catorce museos, que incluyen el National Museum of American History, la National Gallery of Art y el National Portrait Gallery. También cuenta con un zoológico y lleva a cabo labores de investigación. A esta institución se la conoce como the nation's attic (la buhardilla de la nación).it was in smithereens — estaba hecho añicos or trizas
* * *['smɪðə'riːnz]to smash something to smithereens — hacer* algo pedazos or añicos or trizas
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2 to smash something to smithereens
hacer algo añicos, hacer algo trizas, hacer algo pedazosEnglish-spanish dictionary > to smash something to smithereens
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añicos sustantivo masculino plural: tiró el florero y lo hizo añicos he knocked the vase over and smashed it to smithereens
añicos mpl smithereens
hacer añicos, to smash to smithereens ' añicos' also found in these entries: English: shatter - dash - smash - smithereens
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smithereens — n.pl. (also smithers) small fragments (smash into smithereens). Etymology: 19th c.: orig. unkn … Useful english dictionary
smash something to smithereens — smash/blow/something to smithereens informal phrase to destroy something by breaking it into very small pieces The bowl fell to the floor and was smashed to smithereens. Thesaurus: to breaksynonym Main entry … Useful english dictionary
smash — [n1] collision; defeat accident, bang, bash, blast, blow, boom, breakdown, breaking, breakup, burst, clap, collapse, crack, crack up, crash, debacle, destruction, disaster, downfall, failure, pile up, ruin, shattering, slam, smashup, sock, wallop … New thesaurus
smithereens — n. to break, smash smt. into, to smithereens * * * smash smt. into to smithereens to break … Combinatory dictionary
smithereens — smith|e|reens [ˌsmıðəˈri:nz] n [Date: 1800 1900; : Irish Gaelic; Origin: smidirin, from smiodar small piece ] smash/blow etc sth to smithereens informal to destroy something by breaking it into very small pieces, or with an explosion ▪ The shop… … Dictionary of contemporary English
smithereens — UK [ˌsmɪðəˈriːnz] / US [ˌsmɪðəˈrɪnz] noun [plural] smash/blow something to smithereens informal to destroy something by breaking it into very small pieces The bowl fell to the floor and was smashed to smithereens … English dictionary
smithereens — smith|er|eens [ ,smıðə rinz ] noun plural smash/blow something to smithereens INFORMAL to destroy something by breaking it into very small pieces … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
smithereens — noun (plural) smash sth to smithereens informal to completely destroy something by breaking it into very small pieces … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
blow something to smithereens — smash/blow/something to smithereens informal phrase to destroy something by breaking it into very small pieces The bowl fell to the floor and was smashed to smithereens. Thesaurus: to breaksynonym Main entry … Useful english dictionary
splinter — 1. noun a splinter of wood Syn: sliver, shiver, chip, shard; fragment, piece, bit, shred; (splinters) matchwood, flinders 2. verb the windshield splintered Syn: shatter, break into tiny pieces … Thesaurus of popular words
hurt — v 1. ache, smart, burn, sting, bite, nip, pinch, gripe; gnaw, grind, grate, rasp, chafe; throb, palpitate, tingle. 2. injure, wound; cut, scratch, prick, pierce, stab, lancinate; bruise, sprain, strain; beat, pommel, batter, pound, lay on, drub;… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder