English-Portuguese translations for destroy

• destruir
  Estão a destruir o nosso ambiente. You will destroy our environment.
  Não se pode destruir este mercado.This market must not be destroyed.
  Os homens podem destruir muito mais rapidamente do que construir. Man can destroy much faster than build.
• acabar com
  Isto constitui uma tentativa para acabar com toda e qualquer presença palestiniana em Jerusalém Oriental. It is an attempt to destroy any Palestinian presence whatsoever in East Jerusalem.
  Por conseguinte, há que fazer todos os esforços possíveis para acabar com ela e também com o crime do branqueamento de capitais que lhe está associado.Therefore, every possible effort must be made to destroy it and also the related crime of money-laundering.
  O projecto financiado pela Comissão Europeia irá, portanto, acabar com qualquer eventual entusiasmo relativamente à separação de resíduos, porque tudo será combustível. The project financed by the European Commission will thereby destroy any enthusiasm for segregation, as everything will be combustible.
• arrasar
  Há dois anos, quando começámos a debater esta directiva, sofremos inundações em toda a Europa, com a água a arrasar casas e a destruir diques por toda a parte. Two years ago, when we began debating this directive, we experienced flooding throughout Europe, water sweeping away houses and destroying dams everywhere.
• arruinar
  Ao destruir o mercado aos produtores, vai arruinar a confiança dos consumidores, situação que devemos procurar evitar. It will destroy the market for producers, it will ruin consumer confidence and it is something we should seek to avoid.
  A aplicação destas normas está a arruinar a diversidade produtiva e cultural de países como Portugal. The application of these standards is destroying the diversity, in terms of production and of culture, of countries like Portugal.
• destroçar
• detonar
• estraçalhar
• sacrificar

Definition of destroy

• To damage beyond use or repair
• To neutralize, undo a property or condition
• To put down or euthanize
• To severely disrupt the well-being of ; ruin
• To defeat soundly
• To sing a song poorly
• To exhaust duly and thus recreate or build up
• To penetrate sexually in an aggressive way

Examples

• The earthquake destroyed several apartment complexes
• Hooligans destroy unprovoked
• Smoking destroys the natural subtlety of the palate
• Destroying a rabid dog is required by law
• Her divorce destroyed her; she had a nervous breakdown and was severely depressed for more than a year
• The memory leak happened because we forgot to destroy the temporary lists
• This exercise is going to destroy all parts of your shoulders
• She got destroyed by her lover on the carpet

Related words

• destroyer
• destroyed
• destroyable
• undestroyable
• undestroyed
• destroy oneself
• destroying angel
• to destroy
• European) destroying angel