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Meanings of wreck (wrecks) in anglès

portuguès
destruir
català
desbaratar
espanyol
destrozar

Smash or break forcefully.

        desbaratar
        portuguès
        naufrágio
        català
        naufragi

        An accident that destroys a ship at sea.

              naufragi
              portuguès
              acidente
              català
              topada
              espanyol
              choque

              A serious accident (usually involving one or more vehicles)

                    topada

                    An old decrepit automobile.

                        Usage of wrecks in anglès
                        1
                        That's right -the new iPhone is turning people into anxious wrecks.
                        News.com.au
                        2
                        A shift where he'd worked several car wrecks and a house fire.
                        Riding the storm
                        3
                        The explosion wrecks the walls of the tunnel and breaks the wires.
                        The Transgressors / Story of a Great Sin / A Political Novel of ...
                        4
                        Usually from 40 meters and below we have wrecks in good condition.
                        Reuters
                        5
                        The ground was strewn for miles with the wrecks of their host.
                        The Fifteen Decisive Battles of the World: from Marathon to Wate...
                        6
                        She did not seem like a wreck; the men were the wrecks.
                        Oldport Days
                        7
                        It's had its fair share of ship wrecks over the years too.
                        Radio NZ
                        8
                        Storm followed storm; the sea-faring people talked constantly of wrecks and losses.
                        Our Holidays / Their Meaning and Spirit; retold from St. Nichola...
                        9
                        The life of Julian is one of the noblest wrecks in history.
                        The Arian Controversy
                        10
                        Mr Stramyk says winter was the perfect time to photograph the wrecks.
                        News.com.au
                        11
                        Their paths in the past have been strewn with wrecks and disaster.
                        Pagan and Christian Creeds: Their Origin and Meaning
                        12
                        The way was blocked with blazing wrecks, crashed vehicles, and piled-up cars.
                        Sharper than a serpent's tooth
                        13
                        It is the path of ambition, and it is strewn with wrecks.
                        Montlivet
                        14
                        The storm did not cease till the Atlantic was strewn with wrecks.
                        The World's Greatest Books — Volume 02 — Fiction
                        15
                        Other time-tables that I buy become dissipated-looking wrecks in about a week.
                        Diary of a Pilgrimage
                        16
                        And maybe, the rumor was, some wrecks that were very, very new.
                        Nemesis Game
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