| Traduções principais |
| Inglês | Português |
| destroy sth vtr | (demolish physically) | destruir vt |
| The earthquake destroyed all the buildings on this block. |
| O terremoto destruiu todos os prédios deste quarteirão. |
| ruin sth vtr | (thing: destroy) | estragar, arruinar vt |
| destruir vt |
| He ruined his computer by spilling coffee on it. |
| Ele estragou (or: arruinou) o computador ao entornar café. |
| devastate sth vtr | (destroy) | devastar, destruir, arrasar vt |
| The tornado devastated an entire neighbourhood. |
| O tornado devastou (or: destruiu, or: arrasou) uma vizinhança inteira |
| destruct sth vtr | mainly US (destroy) | destruir vt |
| The tornado destructed much of the town. |
| ravage sth vtr | (damage, devastate) | assolar, devastar vt |
| destruir vt |
| arruinar vt |
| arrasar vt |
| The violent storm ravaged the coastline. |
| scupper sth vtr | UK, figurative, informal (wreck, ruin) | destruir, aniquilar vt |
| These new developments could scupper any chance of the two nations reaching an agreement. |
| smash sth in vtr phrasal sep | informal (destroy, break) | destruir vt |
| quebrar vt |
| A vandal smashed in my windshield. |
| The bully said he would smash her face in if she told anyone. |
smash sth up,
smash up sth vtr phrasal sep | (destroy, break into pieces) (destruir, quebrar em pedaços) | destruir vt |
| quebrar vt |
| avariar vt |
| He smashed up his car in an accident on the highway. |
tear sth down,
tear down sth vtr phrasal sep | (dismantle, demolish) | demolir vt |
| (informal) | derrubar vt |
| destruir vt |
| The government must tear down several houses to build the highway. |
| O governo precisa demolir várias casas para construir a rodovia. |
| destroy sth vtr | (ruin, spoil) | destruir vt |
| It destroyed any idea he had of going to college. |
| Isso destruiu qualquer ideia que ele tinha de ir à faculdade. |
| unmake sth vtr | (destroy) | destruir, aniquilar vt |
| destruct sb vtr | mainly US (destroy) (figurado) | destruir vt |
| The aggressive cancer destructed Alex. |
| deep-six sth vtr | US, informal (get rid of, destroy) | livrar-se de vp + prep |
| destruir vt |
| burn sth down vtr + adv | (destroy by fire) (com incêndio) | destruir vt |
| A fire burnt the hotel down. |
| Um incêndio destruiu o hotel. |
| wipe sb out vtr phrasal sep | figurative, often passive, informal (ruin financially) (financeiramente) | arruinar v int |
| (figurado) | arrasar v int |
| (figurado) | destruir v int |
| My great-grandfather was a rich man until the stock market crash of 1929 wiped him out. |
| Meu bisavô era um homem rico até que a queda da bolsa de valores de 1929 o arruinou. |
| destroy sth vtr | (confidence, reputation: wreck) | arruinar vt |
| destruir vt |
| The scandal destroyed the politician's reputation. |
| O escândalo arruinou a reputação do político. |
| massacre sth vtr | figurative, informal (song, tune: sing badly) (figurado) | destruir vt |
| massacrar vt |
| The band arrived drunk and massacred the performance. |
sweep sth away,
sweep away sth vtr + adv | (clear, destroy) | destruir vt |
| (figurado) | varrer vt |
| The floodwaters swept away several trees. |
| do for sb vtr phrasal insep | informal (kill, destroy) | destruir vt |
finish sb/sth off,
finish off sb/sth vtr phrasal sep | informal (kill) (figurado) | destruir vt |
| (figurado) | matar, destruir vt |
| That 30-mile walk has just about finished me off. |
| break sth apart vtr phrasal sep | figurative (destroy) | destruir vt |
| destroçar vt |
| This zoning issue will break apart the community. |
| rage vi | figurative (move violently) | assolar v int |
| devastar v int |
| destruir vt |
| It was a wild and stormy night and the wind raged about the house. |
| Era uma noite anormal e chuvosa e o vento assolava a casa. |
| ruin sth vtr | (cause downfall of) | destruir, arruinar vt |
| She ruined his political career when she told of their affair. |
| Ela destruiu sua carreira política quando contou sobre seu caso. |
tear sb and sb apart,
tear apart sb and sb vtr phrasal sep | figurative (divide) (figurado) | dilacerar vt |
| dividir, separar vt |
| destruir vt |
| Ryan's affair tore him and his fiancée apart. |
| destroy sb vtr | (devastate emotionally) (emocionalmente) | devastar vt |
| destruir vt |
| We can't tell him what's happened. It would destroy him. |
| Não podemos contar a ele o que houve. Isso iria devastá-lo. |
write sth off,
write off sth vtr phrasal sep | UK, informal (car, vehicle: completely wreck) | dar perda total em expres v |
| (totalmente) | destruir vt |
| Brian had an accident and he wrote his car off. |
| Brian teve um acidente e deu perda total no carro. |
| destroy vi | (act to destroy) | destruir |
| The soldiers' mission was to search and destroy. |
| A missão do soldado era buscar e destruir. |
| wreck sth vtr | (destroy: car, bike) (carro, bicicleta) | arruinar vt |
| destruir vt |
| Harry wrecked his car when he drove it into a tree. |
| Harry arruinou o carro dele quando bateu em uma árvore. |
| gut sth vtr | figurative, often passive (building: destroy interior) | destruir vt |
| The fire gutted the whole apartment building. |
| O fogo destruiu o prédio de apartamentos. |
| wreck sth vtr | (ruin) | arruinar vt |
| destruir vt |
| minar vt |
| aniquilar vt |
| The rain wrecked Melanie's plans to go on a picnic. |
| A chuva arruinou os planos de Melanie de ir ao piquenique. |
| wreck sth vtr | (reputation: destroy) (figurado: reputação) | destruir, afundar vt |
| The scandal wrecked the politician's reputation; he never worked again. |
| O escândalo destruiu a reputação do político. Ele nunca trabalhou novamente. |
| slate sth/sb vtr | UK, informal, often passive (give a bad review) (figurado, informal) | detonar, destruir vt |
| (figurado, informal) | acabar com vt + prep |
| criticar duramente vt + adv |
| The critics slated the author's latest novel. |
| Os críticos detonaram o mais recente romance do autor. |
