La Palabra del Día: "destruir"
destruir ( dehs-troo-eer' )
verb ( to destroy, to ruin )
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1. El edificio abandonado fue destruido para construir un cine.
The abandoned building was destroyed in order to build a movie theater.
2. La ciudad de Cartago fue destruida por los romanos en 146 a. C.
The city of Carthage was destroyed by the Romans in 146 BC.
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(I 've been waiting for this) Mi estrella de muerta puede destuir un planeta entero. My Death Star can destroy an entire planet.
Parecen tan inocentes, pero los conejitos secretamente son bastante destructivos. (I have no idea if I need "los" before "conejitos". Also, I hope "destructivos" is close enough to "destruir".)
They seem so innocent, but bunnies are secretly quite destructive.
Mi vecina tiene dos hijos ,ellos son muy destructivos,
yo los llamo,"busca, y destruye."
My neighbour has two boys, they are very destructive ,
I call them ," search , and destroy".
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Espero que, en los años que vienen, los hijos de nuestro hijos no piensen que hemos destruido este planeta.
I hope that, in years to come, our childrens children do not think we have destroyed this planet.
Antes de que Bob pudiera construir esta nueva casa de sueños de Duplo, tuvo que destruir su anterior obra maestra.
Before Bob could construct this new Duplo dreamhouse, he had to destruct his previous masterpiece.
Los dos candidatos presidenciales estadounidenses pasaron la noche destruyéndose mutuamente durante el debate.
During tonight's debate, both presidential candidates spent a good amount of time destroying one another.
In history, society has tried to destroy those who had different opinions.
En la historia, la sociedad ha tratado de destruir a aquellos que tenían opiniónes distintas.
La guerra civil de España en 1936-1939, destruyó a muchas familias y trastornó pueblos enteros como una onda de violencia expansiva.
The Spanish Civil War, 1936-1939,, destroyed many families and caused turmoil in entire populations, like a violent shock wave.
They have destroyed all pieces of infomation.
Ellos han destruido toda la información.
La falta de capacidades en español ha destruido muchas de mis oraciones. Afortunadamente los miembros de este foro son muy amables.
The lack of good Spanish abilities has destroyed many of my sentences. Fortunately the members of this forum are very friendly.
You can create, preserve and destroy;
Like the ancient Greeks sacked the city of Troy.
You have the silence of the eternal universe;
But you can also laugh, cry and curse.
Your power can take everything from the weak;
But your love can give them a new life they seek.
Your desire for vengeance can punish the sinner;
But your divinity can forgive; still, you'll be the winner.
Puedes crear, preservar y destruir;
Puedes odiar, pero también puedes amar.
Tienes el silencio del desierto en la noche;
Pero a veces ríes o lloras como un bebé.
Tu poder puede tomar todo cuando quieras;
Pero sólo tu caridad puede dar y compartir.
Tu deseo de venganza puede castigar al pecador;
Pero sólo tu divinidad puede amar y perdonar.
La debilidad de la economía ha destruido las esperanzas de muchas personas.
The weak economy has destroyed the hopes of many.
Unfortunately destroying is easier and faster than building.
Desafortunadamente destruir es más fácil y rápido que construir.
El escándolo de dopaje ha destruído la reputación, y la cuenta bancaria, de Lance Armstrong.
The doping scandal has destroyed the reputation, and the bank account, of Lance Armstrong.
to destroy one's heart or to destroy one soul
para destruir el corazón o destruir un alma
