Destrucción in english
Destruction
pronunciation: dɪstrʌkʃən part of speech: noun
pronunciation: dɪstrʌkʃən part of speech: noun
In gestures
destrucción = destruction ; ruin ; devastation ; demolition ; obliteration ; decimation ; wiping out.
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.Example: Information deprivation can be found among a very broad band of the population, including all those citizens whose life styles contribute towards the ruin of their environment.Example: Today, we see the societal impact of library schools and the devastation caused by the lack of having them.Example: The new library was built in a single phase, with stock and facilities housed in temporary accommodation during demolition and construction.Example: The article is entitled 'The wayward bookman: the decline, fall and historical obliteration of an ALA president'.Example: Over the past decades librarians have been variously outraged and resigned to budget cuts and spiralling prices, leading to the decimation of their holdings.Example: He promoted a program of racial persecution and racism involving the wiping out of the Jews.more:
» armas de destrucción masiva = weapons of mass destruction .
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.» causar destrucción = wreak + destruction .
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.» destrucción medioambiental = environmental destruction .
Example: The whole extent of Chernobyl's damage -- both in terms of human casualties and environmental destruction -- may never be known for sure.» llevar a la destrucción = spell + disaster ; spell + doom for .
Example: Trying to reach every market can spell disaster for small businesses, who cannot afford to spread themselves too thin. Example: So in the wrong hands, this technology could spell doom for many innocent people.» otro paso más hacia + Posesivo + destrucción = another nail in + Posesivo + coffin .
Example: In the long run this is another nail in his coffin and a severe dent for Britain within the EU.» presagio de la destrucción = harbinger of destruction .
Example: This tendency led, eventually, to the persecution of the raven, as a harbinger of doom and destruction.» suponer la destrucción = spell + disaster .
Example: Trying to reach every market can spell disaster for small businesses, who cannot afford to spread themselves too thin.