wreck(
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)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (shipwreck)
(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).
The wreck of the Lusitania was a pivotal moment in the buildup to World War I.El naufragio del Lusitania fue un momento crucial en la escalada de tensión que llevó a la Primera Guerra Mundial.
b. los restos del naufragio (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).
They scuba-dived to look for gold in the wreck.Bucearon al interior de los restos del naufragio en busca de oro.
b. los restos (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).
The rescue party arrived at the plane wreck to look for survivors.El equipo de rescate fue hasta los restos del avión en busca de supervivientes.
b. no direct translation (emotionally)
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
She arrived at the hospital a nervous wreck after the accident.Llegó al hospital con los nervios destrozados después del accidente.
Someone broke into his house last week, and he's been a nervous wreck ever since.Alguien entró en su casa la semana pasada y, desde entonces, está hecho un manojo de nervios.
4. (colloquial) (old vehicle)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. el cacharro (M) (colloquial)
(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).
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Do you want a ride to school? - In that wreck? No way!¿Quieres que te lleve al colegio? - ¿En ese cacharro? ¡Ni muerta!
b. la tartana (F) (colloquial) (car)
(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).
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
I need to replace this car. It's such a wreck.Tengo que comprarme otro carro. Este es una tartana total.
a. el accidente (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).
There was a train wreck in Wisconsin today.Hoy se produjo un accidente de trenes en Wisconsin.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
6. (to destroy)
7. (to ruin)
a. arruinar (career, life, plans)
The movie was such a flop that it wrecked his career.La película fue un fracaso tal que arruinó su carrera.
b. echar por tierra (plans or hopes)
The outbreak of the war wrecked all our hopes.El estallido de la guerra echó por tierra todas nuestras esperanzas.
c. destrozar (a family or a marriage)
Greed over the inheritance wrecked their family.La codicia por la herencia destrozó a la familia.
a. hundir
Cannon fire hit the ship, wrecking it in minutes.Los cañonazos alcanzaron el barco, hundiéndolo en cuestión de minutos.
b. hacer naufragar
A storm wrecked the boat upon the shores of Madagascar.Una tempestad hizo que el barco naufragara en la costa de Madagascar.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
a. naufragar
The ship wrecked upon the reef.El barco naufragó al chocar contra el arrecife de coral.
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