A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
transitive verb a. devastar Large areas of Brazil are being devastated by indiscriminate logging. La tala indiscriminada de árboles está devastando grandes extensiones del territorio brasileño.
b. asolar The earthquake devastated the city center. El terremoto asoló el centro de la ciudad.
a. aplastar They devastated us in that inter-college debate. Nos aplastaron en ese debate interuniversitario.
b. arrollar England devastated Australia in the third test match. Inglaterra arrolló a Australia en el tercer partido internacional.
a. desolar The news of his death left his family devastated. La noticia de su muerte dejó a su familia desolado.
b. destrozar When the doctor told him it was cancer, he was devastated. Cuando el doctor le dijo que era cáncer, quedó destrozado.
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