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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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