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Meanings of destroy in anglès

portuguès
destruir
català
trencar
espanyol
destrozar

To cause the destruction of.

        trencar
        portuguès
        destroçar
        català
        destrossar
        espanyol
        destrozar

        Destroy completely; damage irreparably.

              destrossar
              portuguès
              destruir
              català
              destrossar
              espanyol
              derribar

              Defeat soundly.

                    destrossar
                    espanyol
                    matar

                    Put (an animal) to death.

                          matar
                          Synonyms
                          Examples for "demolish"
                          Examples for "demolish"
                          1
                          Photo: RNZ The Anglican Diocese of Christchurch wants to demolish the building.
                          Radio NZ
                          2
                          IT took three years to build and just three seconds to demolish.
                          The Irish Times
                          3
                          Parliament was then given until 2029 to strengthen or demolish the annex.
                          Radio NZ
                          4
                          There are, though, some relevant facts and they demolish the cynics' argument.
                          The Guardian
                          5
                          Now he would have to demolish them, in order to get out.
                          Depths
                          Usage of destroy in anglès
                          1
                          I should do it well-toowell; destroy my soul in the performance.
                          Diana of the Crossways — Volume 1
                          2
                          I answered; it is not in my power to heal or destroy.
                          The Doctor's Dilemma
                          3
                          But the Lord placed the power to destroy it in our hands.
                          Joshua — Volume 5
                          4
                          The tendency of theft was to destroy all moral and social good.
                          It Is Never Too Late to Mend
                          5
                          Your severity could only destroy the body; God has claimed the soul.
                          George Leatrim
                          6
                          By moderation men destroy the Republic; by violence they do the same.
                          The Gods are Athirst
                          7
                          He should destroy all the bridges over the rivers in his kingdom.
                          The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 / Books 8,...
                          8
                          South America would work to preserve the Canal; not to destroy it.
                          The Moving Picture Boys at Panama; Or, Stirring Adventures Along...
                          9
                          Whom the gods destroy they first make mad; and Umballa was mad.
                          The Adventures of Kathlyn
                          10
                          The priest threatened to destroy the paper and to annul the ceremony.
                          Original Short Stories — Volume 10
                          11
                          These become absorbed into the blood and there destroy the red corpuscles.
                          The Healthy Life, Vol. V, Nos. 24-28 / The Independent Health Ma...
                          12
                          The Cemex was used to destroy the evidence of the EMP-T device.
                          Terminal Compromise
                          13
                          Only love can destroy the curse on the Gold of the Gods.
                          Gold of the Gods
                          14
                          No one in the world can destroy them, not even the Commissioner.
                          Moral
                          15
                          Boiling them in the soup will shrivel them and destroy their taste.
                          Seventy-Five Receipts for Pastry, Cakes and Sweetmeats, by Miss ...
                          16
                          Some patriots throw the tea overboard; some other patriots destroy a Bastille.
                          What Is Man? and Other Essays
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                          Translations for destroy
                          Destroy through the time
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                          Common
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