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destroyed

/dɪsˈtrɔɪd/

/dɪˈstrɔɪd/

destroyedverb

destroyed

Past Simple

destroyed

Past Participle

/dɪˈstrɔɪd/

Inflected form of the verb ‘destroy’: past simple and past participle.

Translations

détruireForme du verbe « destroy » au passé simple et au participe passé.

They destroyed the evidence before the police arrived.

Ils ont détruit les preuves avant l’arrivée de la police.

Definitions

Simple past tense of destroy.

They destroyed the evidence before the police arrived.

Past participle of destroy.

The city had been destroyed by the earthquake.

Synonyms

destroyedpast participle

/dɪˈstrɔɪd/

Functions as an adjective derived from the past participle of ‘destroy’.

Translations

détruitAu sens de « ruiné, rendu inutilisable ». Employé comme participe passé adjectival.

The destroyed building was cordoned off for safety reasons.

Le bâtiment détruit a été bouclé pour des raisons de sécurité.

Additional translations

anéantiAu sens figuré, pour un état émotionnel très fortement atteint.

Definitions

Having been ruined or rendered unusable.

The destroyed building was cordoned off for safety reasons.

Emotionally shattered or devastated.

After hearing the news, she felt completely destroyed.

Synonyms

destroyverb

destroyed

Past Simple

destroyed

Past Simple

destroyed

Past Participle

destroying

ing-form

/dɪsˈtrɔɪ/

/dɪˈstroɪ/

Translations

détruire

The hurricane destroyed the small coastal town.

L’ouragan a détruit la petite ville côtière.

Additional translations

écraserEmploi figuré, surtout pour une victoire très nette dans une compétition.

anéantirEmploi figuré, quand quelque chose fait perdre toute efficacité ou tout crédit.

abattreEmploi spécialisé, pour mettre un animal à mort, notamment par raison de souffrance ou de sécurité.

Definitions

To cause (something) to cease to exist; to ruin completely.

The hurricane destroyed the small coastal town.

To defeat someone utterly in a competition or contest.

The home team destroyed their rivals in the championship game.

To neutralize or make ineffective.

The new evidence destroyed the credibility of the witness.

To put (an animal) to death, especially to prevent further suffering or as a safety measure.

After the serious injury, the vet decided to destroy the horse humanely.

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