verb🔗ShareDestruir, demolerTo destroy violently; to cause severe damage to something, to a point where it no longer works, or is useless."He wrecked the car in a collision."Destruyó el coche en una colisión.disasteractionconditionpropertyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDestruir, arruinarTo ruin or dilapidate."The heavy rain was wrecking the garden, flattening the flowers and washing away the soil. "La fuerte lluvia estaba destruyendo el jardín, aplanando las flores y arrastrando la tierra.disasterpropertyactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDesguazar, desmantelarTo dismantle wrecked vehicles or other objects, to reclaim any useful parts."The mechanic is wrecking the old car to get spare parts for other repairs. "El mecánico está desguazando el coche viejo para obtener piezas de repuesto para otras reparaciones.vehicleindustrymachinepropertytechnicaljobChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDestruir, arruinarTo involve in a wreck; hence, to cause to suffer ruin; to balk of success, and bring disaster on."His constant lateness was wrecking his chances of getting a promotion. "Su constante impuntualidad estaba arruinando sus posibilidades de obtener un ascenso.disasteractionoutcomebusinesseconomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareDestrucción, demoliciónThe act by which something is wrecked."The hurricane's wrecking of the coastline caused widespread damage. "La destrucción de la costa por el huracán causó daños generalizados.disasteractioneventChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareNaufragio, saqueo de naufragiosThe taking of valuables from a shipwreck close to the shore."The old law forbidding wrecking along the coast was finally repealed, as it was rarely enforced and hard to justify in modern times. "La antigua ley que prohibía el saqueo de naufragios a lo largo de la costa fue finalmente derogada, ya que rara vez se aplicaba y era difícil de justificar en los tiempos modernos.nauticalpropertylawoceanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading