wreck

épave

Ce qui reste d’un véhicule, d’un bateau ou d’un autre objet gravement endommagé.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : wreckage, ruins

Expressions courantes : ship wreck, car wreck, wreck of something

épave, loque

Personne ou chose dans un très mauvais état physique ou émotionnel.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : mess

Expressions courantes : emotional wreck, nervous wreck, complete wreck

détruire, démolir

Endommager une chose au point qu’on ne puisse plus la réparer ou l’utiliser.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : destroy, demolish

Expressions courantes : wreck a car, wreck a ship, wreck something completely, wreck a building

ruiner, gâcher

Gâcher gravement quelque chose ou le faire échouer.

En anglais simple : To spoil something badly or make it fail.

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

Synonymes : ruin, spoil, destroy

Expressions courantes : wreck your plans, wreck a marriage, wreck your chances