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1 wreak havoc
v.hacer estragos, crear el caos, dejar la tendalada, quedar la tendalada. -
2 wreak
tr[riːk]1 causar, provocar, sembrar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto wreak damage/havoc on something causar daños en algo, hacer estragos en algoto wreak revenge/vengeance on somebody vengarse de alguienwreak ['ri:k] vt: infligir, causarto wreak havoc: crear caos, causar estragosv.• descargar la cólera v.• infligir un castigo v.riːktransitive verb (liter) \<\<destruction/chaos\>\> sembrar* (liter)[riːk]VT [+ destruction, vengeance] hacer, causar* * *[riːk]transitive verb (liter) \<\<destruction/chaos\>\> sembrar* (liter) -
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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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4 to wreak damage/havoc on something
to wreak damage/havoc on somethingcausar daños en algo, hacer estragos en algoEnglish-spanish dictionary > to wreak damage/havoc on something
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estragos sustantivo masculino plural: causar/hacer estragoss [terremoto/inundación] to wreak havoc; la epidemia causó estragos entre la población the epidemic devastated the population
estragos m (destrozo) damage, destruction
los estragos del tiempo, the ravages of time Locuciones: hacer estragos, (causar perjuicios, daños) to wreak havoc (volver loco) hace estragos entre los adolescentes, it drives teenagers wild ' estragos' also found in these entries: English: ravage - wreak - destruction - ravages - wrought -
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См. также в других словарях:
wreak havoc — wreak havoc/destruction/mainly journalism phrase to cause very great harm or damage These policies would wreak havoc on the economy. Thesaurus: to destroy or severely damage somethingsynonym Main entry … Useful english dictionary
wreak havoc — Synonyms and related words: abuse, afflict, aggrieve, befoul, bewitch, blight, bring to ruin, condemn, confound, consume, corrupt, crucify, curse, damage, damn, deal destruction, decimate, defile, deprave, depredate, desolate, despoil, destroy,… … Moby Thesaurus
wreak havoc with — {v. phr.} To cause damage; ruin something. * /His rebellious attitude is bound to wreak havoc at the company./ … Dictionary of American idioms
wreak havoc with — {v. phr.} To cause damage; ruin something. * /His rebellious attitude is bound to wreak havoc at the company./ … Dictionary of American idioms
wreak\ havoc\ with — v. phr. to cause damage; ruin something. His rebellious attitude is bound to wreak havoc at the company … Словарь американских идиом
wreak havoc — damage, destroy, lay waste, trash the place If the workers get mad, they ll wreak havoc in the warehouse. They ll wreck the place … English idioms
wreak havoc — to cause a lot of trouble or damage. Storms wreaked havoc on both coasts of the United States. Usage notes: often used with on: Strikes have wreaked havoc on businesses here … New idioms dictionary
wreak havoc — verb /ɹiːk ˈhæv.ək/ To cause damage, disruption, or destruction. The storm wreaked havoc on his garden … Wiktionary
wreak havoc — … Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors
wreak havoc — Make a mess, do damage … American business jargon
wreak — [ri:k] v past tense and past participle wreaked or wrought [ro:t US ro:t] [: Old English; Origin: wrecan to drive out, punish ] 1.) wreak havoc/mayhem/destruction (on sth) to cause a lot of damage or problems ▪ These policies have wreaked havoc… … Dictionary of contemporary English