havoc
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havoc(
hah
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vihk
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. los estragos (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Last week's earthquake wreaked havoc on the small seaside town.El terremoto de la semana pasada causó estragos en la pequeña ciudad costera.
We're tired of these punks wreaking havoc in our streets.Estamos hartos de que estos vándalos hagan estragos en nuestras calles.
c. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
New technologies are wreaking havoc with our old notions of knowledge.Las nuevas tecnologías están desbaratando nuestras viejas nociones del conocimiento.
The rain played havoc on our picnic plans.La lluvia arruinó nuestros planes de hacer un pícnic.
2. (disorder)
a. la confusión (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
There was a wave of havoc after the explosion.Hubo una ola de confusión tras la explosión.
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