Destruction in spanish
Destrucción
pronunciation: destɹ̩ukθioʊn part of speech: noun
pronunciation: destɹ̩ukθioʊn part of speech: noun
In gestures
destruction = destrucción, ruina, estragos.
Example: In the event of a serious accident (a fire, deliberate destruction, or a computer error) nothing will happen to the records vital to the operation of the library.more:
» environmental destruction = destrucción medioambiental.
Example: The whole extent of Chernobyl's damage -- both in terms of human casualties and environmental destruction -- may never be known for sure.» harbinger of destruction = presagio de la destrucción, presagio de la catástrofe.
Example: This tendency led, eventually, to the persecution of the raven, as a harbinger of doom and destruction.» self-destruction = autodestrucción.
Example: ALA membership seems set on self-destruction if its demand for total involvement and 100% democracy continues.» weapons of mass destruction = armas de destrucción masiva.
Example: In addition to general resources, it covers bioterrorism; counterterrorism; cyberterrorism; domestic preparedness and response; Islam; law; Middle East; September 11, 2001; and weapons of mass destruction.» wreak + destruction = causar destrucción, destruir, devastar.
Example: The author laments the demise of the paper card catalogue as a 'paroxysm of shortsightedness and antiintellectualism' on the part of over zealous librarians, wreaking destruction in a class with the burning of the library at Alexandria.