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Dictionary English → German: destroy

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edit	VERB	to destroy \| destroyed \| destroyed ... destroying \| destroys
	SYNO	to demolish \| to destroy \| to destroy ...
	to demolish \| to destroy to destroy \| to ruin to destroy \| to destruct to destroy \| to put down © Princeton University

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to destroy

3184

zerstören

to destroy sth.

958

etw. abbauen [zerstören]

to destroy sb./sth.

582

jdn./etw. vernichten

to destroy

121

vertilgen

to destroy

löschen

to destroy [an animal]

töten

to destroy sb./sth.

jdn./etw. kaputtmachen [ugs.]

fin. to destroy

entwerten [unbrauchbar machen]

to destroy

zerrütten

to destroy

destruieren [geh.]

to destroy sth. [an animal] [slaughter out of necessity]

etw.^Akk. notschlachten

to destroy sth. [willfully]

etw.^Akk. zerdreschen [ugs.]

2 Words

law to destroy evidence

Beweise vernichten

econ. jobs to destroy jobs

Arbeitsplätze vernichten

mil. to destroy sb. utterly

jdn. vernichtend schlagen

to destroy sb.'s morale

jdn. entmutigen

to destroy sb.'s reputation

jds. guten Ruf zerstören

to destroy utterly

austilgen

3 Words

mil. search-and-destroy {adj}

Vernichtungs-

to destroy by oxidation

durch Oxidation zerstören

mil. to destroy sth. by bombing

etw.^Akk. zerbomben

impulse to destroy

Zerstörungstrieb {m}

4 Words

with intent to destroy {adv}

in der Absicht zu zerstören

hist. to destroy a city completely [rare] [archaic] [by warlike means]

magdeburgisieren [veraltet]

to destroy sth. root and branch [idiom]

etw. mit Stumpf und Stiel ausrotten [Redewendung]

mil. search-and-destroy mission

Vernichtungsmission {f}

5+ Words

quote It is an army bred for a single purpose, to destroy the world of men. [The Lord of the Rings]

Eine Armee, gezüchtet zu einem einzigen Zweck: Die Welt der Menschen zu vernichten.

quote What does not destroy me, makes me stronger.

Was mich nicht umbringt, macht mich stärker. [Friedrich Nietzsche]

mil. to destroy sth. by a direct hit

etw. durch (einen) Volltreffer zerstören

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A 2019-10-19: no, it doesn't necessarily destroy the object, but it might do so ....
Q 2015-02-04: whom the God’s would destroy
A 2014-12-15: Destroy yourself if it destroys you.
A 2013-09-20: Destruction - +des+ the same as destroy :-)
A 2012-07-12: Prevent them from mining altogether or destroy their equipment and mines i...
A 2012-05-17: "Let's kick some tail" is a euphemism for "let's kick some ass," which mea...
A 2012-02-11: destroy sth. by refusing to fund it appropriately
A 2011-10-12: as far as I know aushebung means destroy in that context. Aufklärung (to f...
A 2009-05-02: like, as you could say "destroy hip-hop", innit?
A 2009-04-10: How about Trends indicate that highly topical theatre productions are lik...
A 2008-04-03: why not, to destroy him for good? Not sure, if distroy him would not
A 2008-01-02: ... taken out of circulation, rather. To +take out+ > kill, destroy (sl.)
A 2007-11-28: Good thing +populate+ has not retained the meanings of Latin +populor, pop...
A 2006-02-11: well, young allan, much tho I hate to destroy my image...
A 2004-01-09: If miniscule robots that can enter the bloodstream and destroy diseased ce...
Q 2004-01-08: If miniscule robots that can enter the bloodstream and destroy diseased ce...

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