Wreck in spanish

Ruina

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.

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» 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.

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» 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.

Wreck synonyms

crash in spanish: , pronunciation: kræʃ part of speech: noun wrack in spanish: , pronunciation: ræk part of speech: noun, verb shipwreck in spanish: , pronunciation: ʃɪprek part of speech: noun bust up in spanish: , pronunciation: bʌstʌp part of speech: verb
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