Wreck in spanish
Ruina
pronunciation: ruinɑ part of speech: noun, verb
pronunciation: ruinɑ part of speech: noun, verb
In gestures
wreck1 = barco naufragado, avión siniestrado.
Example: At the Pandora wreck site, tides occur twice daily, and have a stronger ebb tide than flood tide.more:
» be a nervous wreck = ser un manojo de nervios.
Example: These days I'm not exactly cool, calm, and collected -- I'm more like a nervous wreck.» be a wreck = estar hecho polvo, estar destrozado. [En plural be wrecks]
Example: I think if some people couldn't smoke on the job, they'd be wrecks.» like the wreck of the Hesperus = hecho un desastre.
Example: I certainly feel like the wreck of the Hesperus -- a zit on my forehead, a cold sore the size of Japan, and roots in need of a tint job.» look like + a wreck = estar hecho un desastre.
Example: Showing up looking like a wreck when the other waitresses can manage to look presentable isn't the smartest form of rebellion against the dress code.» look like + the wreck of the Hesperus = estar hecho un desastre, ir hecho un desastre.
Example: You might get some funny looks if you turn up looking like the wreck of the Hesperus, but other than that, you're grand as far as I know.» shipwreck = naufragio.
Example: Again under DISASTERS there are references to shipwrecks; RAILROADS, ACCIDENTS, but not to AERONAUTICS, ACCIDENTS, though there is such a heading.» total wreck = siniestro total.
Example: A bomber plane was a total wreck when it crash-landed today returning from a test flight = Un bombardero quedó siniestro total al realizar un atterrizaje de emergencia hoy cuando volvía de un vuelo de pruebas.wreck2 = demoler, destrozar, destruir, arruinar.
Example: They had made a secret deal with Otto Reich to wreck Cuba's economy.more:
» shipwreck = naufragar.
Example: Gilligan, Skipper and the rest of the crew were finally rescued fifteen years after shipwrecking on a mysterious deserted island.» wreck + Posesivo + chances of = arruinar la oportunidad de, echar a perder la oportunidad de, perder la oportunidad de.
Example: I told her that I thought he was a good president, which seemed to dumbfound her and wrecked my chances of appearing on her show.