wreck

restos, naufragio

Lo que queda de un vehículo, barco u otra cosa que ha sufrido daños graves.

En inglés sencillo: The remains of a vehicle, ship, or other thing that has been badly damaged.

• Divers found a wreck.
• The wreck of the ship lies near the coast.
• They removed two wrecks from the road.

Sinónimos: wreckage, ruins

Expresiones frecuentes: ship wreck, car wreck, wreck of something

desastre, ruina

Persona o cosa en muy mal estado físico o emocional.

En inglés sencillo: A person or thing in a very bad physical or emotional condition.

• I was a nervous wreck.
• The old house is a complete wreck.
• After three sleepless nights, she looked a wreck.

Sinónimos: mess

Expresiones frecuentes: emotional wreck, nervous wreck, complete wreck

destrozar, destruir

Dañar algo tanto que ya no pueda repararse ni utilizarse.

En inglés sencillo: To damage something so badly that it cannot be repaired or used.

• He wrecked his car.
• The storm wrecked several boats in the harbor.
• A falling tree wrecked our garage.

Sinónimos: destroy, demolish

Expresiones frecuentes: wreck a car, wreck a ship, wreck something completely, wreck a building

arruinar, estropear

Estropear gravemente algo o hacer que fracase.

En inglés sencillo: To spoil something badly or make it fail.

• The rain wrecked our plans.
• That decision wrecked his career.
• Constant arguments can wreck a friendship.

Sinónimos: ruin, spoil, destroy

Expresiones frecuentes: wreck your plans, wreck a marriage, wreck your chances