Devastation - Английское значение и перевод слова Devastation на Русский язык

noun

Complete destruction or obliteration.

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The threat of global annihilation

noun

Complete destruction, so that nothing or no one is left

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During the cold war the threat of nuclear annihilation was always on people's minds., the candidate…

noun

The action or process of demolishing or being demolished.

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The monument was saved from demolition

noun

The act of destroying something, such as a building or other structure

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[ c ] they tried unsuccessfully to stop the demolition of the old hotel.

noun

An act of attacking or plundering.

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Protecting grain from the depredations of rats and mice

noun

(an act causing) damage or destruction

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The entire area has suffered the depredations of war., depredation of (= damage done to) the enviro…

noun

A state of complete emptiness or destruction.

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The stony desolation of the desert

noun

The action of despoiling or the condition of being despoiled; plunder.

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The despoliation of the resources of the natural world

noun

The act of despoiling something (= making a place less attractive by damaging it or taking things away)

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Mining provides local employment, but its despoliation of the landscape is no longer acceptable., t…

noun

The action or process of causing so much damage to something that it no longer exists or cannot be repaired.

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The destruction of the rainforest

noun

The action of destroying something, or the state of being destroyed

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Unusually high winds left widespread destruction over the area., the child needs help to control hi…

verb

Make or become flat or flatter.

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Her hair had been flattened by the storm

verb

Present participle of flatten

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Several trees were flattened (= knocked down) by the storm., the path flattens (out) (= does not go…

noun

Widespread destruction.

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The hurricane ripped through florida causing havoc

verb

Lay waste to; devastate.

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The lack of participants is associated to a large storm that havocked latvia in january 2005 and up…

noun

Confusion and lack of order that result in damage or trouble

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The storm created complete havoc in the park.

verb

Give a flat and even surface to.

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Contractors started levelling the ground for the new power station

noun

A horizontal plane or line with respect to the distance above or below a given point.

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The front garden is on a level with this floor

noun

A position on a scale of amount, quantity, extent, or quality.

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A high level of unemployment

verb

Go through (a place) stealing things and causing damage.

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Burglars ransacked her home

verb

Present participle of ransack

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The burglars ransacked the house but found nothing valuable., i ransacked the cupboard for my ski b…

verb

Cause severe and extensive damage to.

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The hurricane ravaged southern florida

noun

The destructive effects of something.

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His face had withstood the ravages of time

verb

Cause severe and extensive damage to.

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The hurricane ravaged southern florida

noun

The destructive effects of something.

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His face had withstood the ravages of time

verb

Completely destroy (a building, town, or other settlement).

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Villages were razed to the ground

verb

Present participle of raze

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The town was razed to the ground in the bombing raid - not a building was left standing.

noun

The physical destruction or disintegration of something or the state of disintegrating or being destroyed.

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A large white house falling into gentle ruin

verb

Reduce (a building or place) to a state of decay, collapse, or disintegration.

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The castle was ruined when dynamite was used to demolish one of the corner towers

verb

To spoil or destroy something

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It would be a shame to ruin such a beautiful place., that guy isn’t going to ruin my life.

noun

The action or fact of ruining someone or something or of being ruined.

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Commercial malpractice causes the ruination of thousands of people

noun

Destruction

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Alcohol was the ruination of him.

noun

The physical destruction or disintegration of something or the state of disintegrating or being destroyed.

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A large white house falling into gentle ruin

verb

Reduce (a building or place) to a state of decay, collapse, or disintegration.

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The castle was ruined when dynamite was used to demolish one of the corner towers

verb

To spoil or destroy something

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It would be a shame to ruin such a beautiful place., that guy isn’t going to ruin my life.

verb

Use or expend carelessly, extravagantly, or to no purpose.

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We can't afford to waste electricity

adjective

(of a material, substance, or by-product) eliminated or discarded as no longer useful or required after the completion of a process.

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Ensure that waste materials are disposed of responsibly

noun

An act or instance of using or expending something carelessly, extravagantly, or to no purpose.

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It's a waste of time trying to argue with him

noun

The remains of something that has been badly damaged or destroyed.

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Firemen had to cut him free from the wreckage of the car

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What is left of something badly damaged

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Safety experts were studying the wreckage to find out what caused the crash.

noun

A situation in which something has been badly damaged or destroyed

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The bank's directors should not be allowed to walk away from the financial wreckage they created., …

noun

The action of causing the destruction of a ship in order to steal the cargo.

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The locals reverted to the age-old practice of wrecking

verb

Destroy or severely damage (a structure, vehicle, or similar).

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The blast wrecked 100 houses

verb

Present participle of wreck

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The explosion shattered nearby windows and wrecked two cars., our greenhouse was wrecked in last ni…