distruggere
destroy
verb dee-STROOJ-jeh-reh Less Common
Origin: from Latin destruere
Also means
wreck
Usage Note
Distruggere is irregular, with the past participle distrutto, which colloquially also means 'exhausted' (sono distrutto, 'I'm wiped out'). Its opposite is costruire ('to build').
Examples
"Il fuoco ha distrutto la casa."
Natural Translation
The fire destroyed the house.
Literal Translation
The fire has destroyed the house.
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