Añicos in english
Smithereens
pronunciation: smɪðɜrinz part of speech: noun
pronunciation: smɪðɜrinz part of speech: noun
In gestures
añicos = smithereens.
Example: It is hoped that the sisterhood that was forged in the latter part of the 20th century will not be fragmented into smithereens in the new millennium.more:
» hacer añicos = shatter ; blow + Nombre + to bits ; smash + Nombre + to bits ; tear + Nombre + (in)to bits ; blow + Nombre + out of the water ; reduce + Nombre + to matchwood ; smash + Nombre + to matchwood ; smash up ; tear + Nombre + (in)to pieces ; tear + Nombre + up ; blow + Nombre + to pieces ; total ; tear + Nombre + apart ; break + Nombre + apart .
Example: Her feeling of well-being was soon rudely shattered. Example: Even the most stable of industries, the most focused of business models and strongest of brands can be blown to bits by new information technology. Example: In this caricature representation, the Jew is followed by the Jewess, who lays a huge Jew egg that the children of the village attack with gusto, smashing it to bits. Example: According to a myth about the phases of the moon, the wicked god Seth plucked out the eye of Horus and tore it to bits = Según un mito sobre las fases lunares, el malvado dios Seth le arrancó el ojo a Horus y lo rompió en pedazos. Example: Tall television towers and large skyscrapers blow the 'lightning never strikes twice' myth out of the water. Example: Cyclonic wind reduces whole towns to matchwood, killing and injuring thousands, and causing almost incalculable damage. Example: Boats were smashed to matchwood and the whole of the seafront was awash with shingle and broken glass. Example: A man who went berserk and smashed up his home with a sledgehammer has been arrested by police. Example: Fumbling inside my school bag, I pulled out a blank sheet of paper and started tearing it into pieces. Example: She went along with her family to Africa and on the way she wrote almost every day, but when they docked she tore the letters up. Example: If you sit on the lid of progress, you will be blown to pieces. Example: Her intentions were to find her bearings and get back on the road, but when she totalled her car after encountering an oversized wolf, she had no choice but to extend her stay. Example: He is a stickler for detail and can tear apart a budget or a balance sheet faster than anyone. Example: It was the size of a truck and was breaking apart as it crashed down, throwing out little bits of hot shrapnel that zinged past me.» hacer estallar en añicos = blow + Nombre + sky high .
Example: This is all that can be done at this point to prevent the current violence from blowing sky-high, destabilising the region, and sending oil prices into the stratosphere.» hecho añicos = shattered ; smashed ; smashed-up .
Example: It is clear that it will take a considerable period to fully assess the damage and loss and even longer to begin to rebuild damaged infrastructure and shattered communities. Example: Her friend came out of work after 5:30pm and walked up to her car to find an old lady standing next to it and her car had a smashed window. Example: The result was that he ended up in trees with a smashed-up car!.» que no se hace añicos = shatterproof .
Example: The article is entitled 'The Glass Ceiling in Social Work: Is It Shatterproof?'.