English-Spanish translations for devastate

destrozarAdemás, en los últimos años, todos hemos visto cómo la preocupación de los consumidores por la integridad de la cadena alimenticia puede destrozar un mercado que parecía seguro. Furthermore in recent years, we have all seen how consumer concern about the integrity of the food chain can devastate a once seemingly secure market.
destruir

devastarEspaña fue la primera gran batalla de la Segunda Guerra Mundial, banco de pruebas de una guerra futura que devastaría Europa. Spain was the first great battle of the Second World War, the test bench for a war to come that would devastate Europe. Esa propuesta devastaría la industria y las comunidades en que residen los pescadores, pues no disponen de ninguna otra alternativa. Such a proposal would devastate the industry and the communities in which they are situated for they have no alternatives.

To ruin many or all things over a large area, such as most or all buildings of a city, or cities of a region, or trees of a forest
To break beyond recovery or repair so that the only options are abandonment or the clearing away of useless remains and starting over

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