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English to Spanish Dictionary

destroy Meaning in Spanish (destroy significado en español)

destruir
Sinónimos:demolerarrasaraniquilar
destruir in English:destroy
Phonetic:des-troo-EER
Plural: none
Quick Answer • Resumen

El significado de destroy en español es destruir. (Poner fin a la existencia de algo dañándolo o atacándolo gravemente.)

Definitions of Destroy

  1. 1
    verb
    destruir

    To put an end to the existence of something by damaging or attacking it severely.

    Poner fin a la existencia de algo dañándolo o atacándolo gravemente.

  2. 2
    verb
    destruir

    To ruin something completely, making it unusable or ineffective.

    Arruinar algo por completo, haciéndolo inútil o ineficaz.

  3. 3
    verb(informal)
    destruir

    To defeat an opponent or rival utterly and decisively.

    Derrotar a un oponente o rival de manera total y decisiva.

Example Sentences

casual

“The fire completely destroyed the old building.”

El fuego destruyó por completo el antiguo edificio.

formal

“They tried to destroy all the evidence related to the crime.”

Intentaron destruir toda la evidencia relacionada con el crimen.

casual

“The storm destroyed many crops in the field last night.”

La tormenta destruyó muchas cosechas en el campo anoche.

Synonyms (Sinónimos)

In Spanish:

demolerarrasaraniquilar

In English:

ruindemolishannihilatedevastateeradicate

Antonyms (Antónimos)

In Spanish:

construircrearreparar

Inflected Word Forms

past tensedestroyed
present participledestroying
noundestruction
agent noundestroyer
adjectivedestructive

Phrases & Idiomatic Expressions

destroy evidencecollocation

To eliminate or get rid of proof of a crime or wrongdoing.

destroy hopecollocation

To cause someone to lose all their optimism or expectation.

destroy a recordcollocation

To break a previous best achievement in a competition or field.