wreck

wreck
[rek]
sustantivo
1restos mpl del naufragio (ship); restos mpl del accidente (car, train, plane)
  • to be a physical wreck (sentido figurado) -> estar destrozado(a) físicamente
  • to be a nervous wreck (sentido figurado) -> tener los nervios destrozados
verbo transitivo
2hundir (ship); destrozar (car, room, house); dar al traste con (sentido figurado) (plans, hopes, happiness); destruir, arruinar (sentido figurado) (marriage, career)
  • to wreck one's health -> destrozarse la salud

wreck [rek]
sustantivo
1Naufragio, pérdida de un buque; ruina, destrucción.
  • The wreck of the Titanic -> el naufragio del Titanic
2Buque naufragado, barco perdido.
3Destrozos de bajel, objetos arrojados a la costa después de un naufragio.
4Fuco, ova.
verbo neutro (intransitivo)
1Naufragar, padecer naufragio; quebrarse o quebrantarse el buque, irse a pique. (n)
2Naufragar, perderse o salir mal de algún intento o negocio. (n)
3Hacer naufragar, causar naufragio. (n)
4Arruinar (ruin), perder a uno. (n)
  • To go to -> ir a su ruina, a su pérdida; perderse
  • To suffer -> naufragar
  • Wrecking-car -> coche, carro de auxilio (ferrocarril); surtido de herramientas para despejar de obstáculos en una vía férrea

wreck [rek]
noun
1 (destruction) [of ship] naufragio; (m) [of hopes, plans] fracaso; (m) frustración; (f)
2 (wrecked ship) restos de un naufragio; (m) buque hundido; (m)
3 (informal) (old car) tartana; (informal) (f) (old boat, plane) cacharro; (informal) (m)
that car is a wreck! ¡ese coche es una tartana!; (informal) the car was a complete wreck el coche estaba hecho polvo; (informal)
I'm a wreck I feel a wreck estoy hecho polvo; (informal)
he's an old wreck es un carcamal; (informal) she's a nervous wreck tiene los nervios destrozados; she looks a wreck está hecha una pena; (informal)
verb:transitive
1 (Náut) [+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; destruir; hacer pedazos
car, plane, mechanism (into pieces)
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
in his fury he wrecked the whole house
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
this wrecked his chances of success

Verb Conjugation for "wreck"

Imperative
  • wreck
  • you wreck
  • he/she wrecks
  • we wreck
  • you wreck
  • they wreck
Preterite
  • I wrecked
  • you wrecked
  • he/she wrecked
  • we wrecked
  • you wrecked
  • they wrecked
Present Continuous
  • I am wrecking
  • you are wrecking
  • he/she is wrecking
  • we are wrecking
  • you are wrecking
  • they are wrecking
Present Perfect
  • I have wrecked
  • you have wrecked
  • he/she has wrecked
  • we have wrecked
  • you have wrecked
  • they have wrecked
Past Continuous
  • I was wrecking
  • you were wrecking
  • he/she was wrecking
  • we were wrecking
  • you were wrecking
  • they were wrecking
Past Perfect
  • I had wrecked
  • you had wrecked
  • he/she had wrecked
  • we had wrecked
  • you had wrecked
  • they had wrecked
Future
  • I will wreck
  • you will wreck
  • he/she will wreck
  • we will wreck
  • you will wreck
  • they will wreck
Future Perfect
  • I will have wrecked
  • you will have wrecked
  • he/she will have wrecked
  • we will have wrecked
  • you will have wrecked
  • they will have wrecked
Future Continuous
  • I will be wrecking
  • you will be wrecking
  • he/she will be wrecking
  • we will be wrecking
  • you will be wrecking
  • they will be wrecking
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been wrecking
  • you have been wrecking
  • he/she has been wrecking
  • we have been wrecking
  • you have been wrecking
  • they have been wrecking
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been wrecking
  • you will have been wrecking
  • he/she will have been wrecking
  • we will have been wrecking
  • you will have been wrecking
  • they will have been wrecking
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been wrecking
  • you had been wrecking
  • he/she had been wrecking
  • we had been wrecking
  • you had been wrecking
  • they had been wrecking
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