smithereens

smithereens
smithereens
tr[smɪðə'riːnz]
plural noun
1 añicos nombre masculino plural
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
to smash something to smithereens hacer algo añicos, hacer algo trizas, hacer algo pedazos
smithereens
n.
• añicos s.m.pl.
'smɪðə'riːnz
plural noun

to smash something to smithereens — hacer* algo pedazos or añicos or trizas

[ˌsmɪðǝ'riːnz]
NPL

to smash sth to smithereens — hacer añicos or trizas algo

it was in smithereens — estaba hecho añicos or trizas

SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION La Smithsonian Institution, en Washington DC, es el complejo de museos más grande del mundo. Fue fundado por el Congreso en 1846 gracias a fondos donados por el científico inglés James Smithson (de ahí su nombre) y en la actualidad está patrocinado por el gobierno estadounidense como centro para la ciencia y el arte. Posee alrededor de cien millones de piezas y catorce museos, que incluyen el National Museum of American History, la National Gallery of Art y el National Portrait Gallery. También cuenta con un zoológico y lleva a cabo labores de investigación. A esta institución se la conoce como the nation's attic (la buhardilla de la nación).
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['smɪðə'riːnz]
plural noun

to smash something to smithereens — hacer* algo pedazos or añicos or trizas


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