wreck

wreck
rek
1. noun
1) (a very badly damaged ship: The divers found a wreck on the sea-bed.) restos
2) (something in a very bad condition: an old wreck of a car; I feel a wreck after cleaning the house.) ruina, cacharro, restos
3) (the destruction of a ship at sea: The wreck of the Royal George.) naufragio

2. verb
(to destroy or damage very badly: The ship was wrecked on rocks in a storm; My son has wrecked my car; You have wrecked my plans.) destruir, hacer pedazos, hundir
wreck1 n restos
the wreck of an old Spanish galleon los restos de un antiguo galeón español naufragado
wreck2 vb
1. hacer naufragar
the ship was wrecked and the sailors drowned el barco naufragó y los marineros se ahogaron
2. estropear / destrozar
the bad weather wrecked our plans el mal tiempo estropeó nuestros planes
wreck
tr[rek]
noun
1 SMALLMARITIME/SMALL (action) naufragio; (ship) barco naufragado o hundido
2 (of car, plane) restos nombre masculino plural; (of building) ruinas nombre femenino plural, escombros nombre masculino plural
the car was a complete wreck el coche quedó completamente destrozado
3 figurative use (person) ruina
she's a nervous wreck tiene los nervios destrozados
he looked a complete wreck estaba hecho polvo
transitive verb
1 SMALLMARITIME/SMALL (ship) hacer naufragar
2 (car, plane) destrozar; (machine) desbaratar, estropear
3 figurative use (health, career) arruinar; (life, marriage) destrozar; (hopes) destruir, echar por tierra; (plans) estropear, desbaratar; (chances) echar a perder
wreck ['rɛk] vt
: destruir, arruinar, estrellar (un automóvil), naufragar (un barco)
wreck n
1) wreckage: restos mpl (de un buque naufragado, un avión siniestrado, etc.)
2) ruin: ruina f, desastre m
this place is a wreck!: ¡este lugar está hecho un desastre!
to be a nervous wreck: tener los nervios destrozados
wreck
v.
• arruinar v.
• destrozar v.
• destruir v.
• hacer naufragar v.
n.
• barco naufragado s.m.
• colisión s.f.
• destrucción s.f.
• naufragio s.m.
• ruina s.f.

I rek
noun
1) (ship) restos mpl del naufragio; (vehicle) restos mpl del avión (or tren etc) siniestrado
2) (something, somebody ruined)

are you still driving that old wreck? — (colloq) ¿todavía andas en ese cacharro? (fam)

the attack left him a physical wreck — el ataque lo dejó hecho una ruina

he's a nervous wreck — tiene los nervios destrozados

3) (destruction)

the wreck of the Titanic — el naufragio del Titanic


II
transitive verb
a) \<\<ship\>\> provocar* el naufragio de, hacer* naufragar; \<\<train\>\> hacer* descarrilar; \<\<car\>\> destrozar*

the ship was wrecked on the rocks — el barco naufragó al chocar contra las rocas

b) (damage) destrozar*
c) (demolish) (AmE) \<\<house/building\>\> demoler*, tirar abajo, derribar
d) (spoil, ruin) \<\<plans/chances\>\> echar por tierra; \<\<marriage/happiness\>\> destrozar*

drinking wrecked her health — la bebida le arruinó la salud

[rek]
1. N
1) (=destruction) [of ship] naufragio m ; (fig) [of hopes, plans] fracaso m , frustración f
2) (=wrecked ship) restos mpl de un naufragio, buque m hundido
3) * (=old car) tartana * f ; (=old boat, plane) cacharro * m

that car is a wreck! — ¡ese coche es una tartana! *

the car was a complete wreck — el coche estaba hecho polvo *

I'm a wreck, I feel a wreck — estoy hecho polvo *

he's an old wreck — es un carcamal *

she's a nervous wreck — tiene los nervios destrozados

she looks a wreck — está hecha una pena *

2. VT
1) (Naut) [+ ship] hundir, hacer naufragar

to be wrecked — naufragar

the ship was wrecked on those rocks — el buque naufragó en aquellas rocas

2) (=break) estropear, destrozar; (into pieces) destruir, hacer pedazos

the explosion wrecked the whole house — la explosión destruyó toda la casa

he wrecked his Dad's car — dejó el coche de su padre destrozado

3) (=ruin) [+ health, happiness] arruinar, hundir; [+ marriage] destrozar

it wrecked my life — me arruinó la vida

the bad weather wrecked our plans — el mal tiempo echó por tierra nuestros planes

* * *

I [rek]
noun
1) (ship) restos mpl del naufragio; (vehicle) restos mpl del avión (or tren etc) siniestrado
2) (something, somebody ruined)

are you still driving that old wreck? — (colloq) ¿todavía andas en ese cacharro? (fam)

the attack left him a physical wreck — el ataque lo dejó hecho una ruina

he's a nervous wreck — tiene los nervios destrozados

3) (destruction)

the wreck of the Titanic — el naufragio del Titanic


II
transitive verb
a) \<\<ship\>\> provocar* el naufragio de, hacer* naufragar; \<\<train\>\> hacer* descarrilar; \<\<car\>\> destrozar*

the ship was wrecked on the rocks — el barco naufragó al chocar contra las rocas

b) (damage) destrozar*
c) (demolish) (AmE) \<\<house/building\>\> demoler*, tirar abajo, derribar
d) (spoil, ruin) \<\<plans/chances\>\> echar por tierra; \<\<marriage/happiness\>\> destrozar*

drinking wrecked her health — la bebida le arruinó la salud


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