Derribo in english
Demolition
pronunciation: deməlɪʃən part of speech: noun
pronunciation: deməlɪʃən part of speech: noun
In gestures
derribar = knock out ; tear down ; smash ; pull down ; topple ; bulldoze ; knock down ; fell ; raze ; lay + Nombre + low ; blow + Nombre + over ; smash down ; crash + Nombre + to the ground ; bring down ; take + Alguien + down ; blow + Nombre + down ; down.
Example: Two years ago Hurricane Hugo nearly knocked out Charleston.Example: A group opposing the incumbent alderman decided that the board's feasibility study amounted to a covert plan to tear down the house that served as the library and erect an ugly building.Example: The library was badly vandalised and the intruders overturned 10 large bookcases, tore paintings down, emptied catalogues, and smashed intercoms, chairs, tables and windows.Example: Evacuation of the building was followed by a recovery process which included covering stacks with plastic, locating damaged books, pulling down water-soaked ceiling tiles and removing computer terminals.Example: The latest opinion polls show that 48 percent of Americans would back the use of armed force to topple Saddam Hussein.Example: Nothing is left except debris and there remains nothing to salvage: only to bulldoze, clear and throw into rubbish dumps.Example: Your note attempts to knock down an assertion not made.Example: In this study, thirty-four-year-old chestnut trees were felled, measured and weighed to evaluate their aboveground biomass.Example: The motel, which was built in 1953, will be razed to make way for a parking lot.Example: She suffered frequent flare-ups of widespread inflammation that would lay her low for days on end.Example: A breeze caught the sails and blew it over -- the ship spent more than 300 years at the bottom of the harbor = A breeze caught the sails and blew it over -- the ship spent more than 300 years at the bottom of the harbor.Example: While Pound was smashing down the front door, Eliot entered by the back door and made off with the swag.Example: Over the last year he has pushed her around, fed her false truths, built up her hopes then crashed them to the ground.Example: I've been reading shocking 'reports' for several days now explaining that 'malware brought down a Spanish jet'.Example: As I turned a cyclist came from nowhere and I was inches from knocking him over and if not for a slam on the brakes, I'd have taken him down.Example: That wooden structure was used until the 1924 tornado blew it down.Example: Two pine trees in front of the community building were downed by the wind, but by the time of the reception, they had been chopped up and removed.more:
» derribar a Alguien de un golpe = knock + Nombre + to the ground ; knock + Nombre + to the floor .
Example: Irish former minister Proinsias de Rossa was knocked to the ground after a public meeting in Dublin on Monday night, according to the Labour Party. Example: Several times the two clinched and vigorously pounded each other s heads and bodies, and finally Blade was again knocked to the floor.» derribar a patadas = kick in .
Example: Police say the suspects rang the victim's doorbell, and when nobody inside answered, they kicked in the door.» derribar a + Posesivo + contrario = floor + Posesivo + opponent .
Example: He dominated the fight and floored his opponent with a left hook in the second round.» derribar a + Posesivo + contrincante = floor + Posesivo + opponent .
Example: He dominated the fight and floored his opponent with a left hook in the second round.» derribar a + Posesivo + oponente = floor + Posesivo + opponent .
Example: He dominated the fight and floored his opponent with a left hook in the second round.» derribar a tiros = shoot down .
Example: After countless people threatened (half-jokingly, half-seriously) to shoot down drones, someone actually did it.» derribar completamente = raze + Nombre + to the ground .
Example: The town, small though it was, was an Athenian fortress, so the Spartans were eager to raze it to the ground.» derribar de un golpe = deck .
Example: I would seriously deck her but I'm too good for that and will only hit someone if they hit me first.» derribar una barrera = topple + a barrier .
Example: He examines the courageous efforts of some 'unsung heroes' who toppled barriers in education, voting, employment, housing, and other areas to participate more fully in democracy.derribo = demolition ; downing ; shoot-down.
Example: The new library was built in a single phase, with stock and facilities housed in temporary accommodation during demolition and construction.Example: This article uses a content analysis of Ronald Reagan's comments concerning the downing of Korean Airlines 007 to illustrate potential problems arising from a lack of established guidelines.Example: However, the president revealed his true colors when he ordered the shoot-down of an unarmed aircraft over international waters.