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wreck

UK
/rɛk/
US
/rɛk/

Translations

wrecknoun
wrecks
pl
UK
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US
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carambolageSurtout pour un accident de la route avec de gros dégâts.
The highway was closed due to a major wreck.
L’autoroute a été fermée à cause d’un grave carambolage.
Divers explored the wreck of the sunken ship.
Des plongeurs ont exploré l’épave du navire coulé.
Additional translations
loqueSe dit d’une personne physiquement ou moralement épuisée.
Synonyms
debris
ruin
shambles
collapse
destruction
wreckage
wreckverb
wrecked
Past Simple
wrecked
Past Participle
wrecking
Gerund
UK
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US
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His careless remarks wrecked the negotiations.
Ses remarques imprudentes ont ruiné les négociations.
faire naufrageS’emploie pour un navire qui coule ou se brise en mer.
The captain feared the ship would wreck on the rocky shore.
Le capitaine craignait que le navire ne fasse naufrage sur la côte rocheuse.
The storm wrecked the small fishing village.
La tempête a détruit le petit village de pêcheurs.
Additional translations
compromettreDans le sens de gâcher ou de faire échouer complètement.
Synonyms
destroy
ruin
smash
shatter
demolish
devastate
wreckage
Antonyms
build
construct
create
wreckadjective
more wreck
Comp.
most wreck
Super.
Used attributively to modify another noun, e.g., "wreck diving", "wreck site".
d’épaveEmployé surtout dans le domaine de la plongée ou des véhicules/vaisseaux engloutis ou détruits.
The team offers specialized wreck diving courses.
L’équipe propose des cours spécialisés de plongée d’épave.
Synonyms
broken
shattered
distraught
overwhelmed
traumatized
wrecked
ruined
destroyed
devastated
dilapidated
derelict
smashed
battered

Definitions

wrecknoun
The remains of something that has been badly damaged or destroyed, especially a vehicle or ship.
Divers explored the wreck of the sunken ship.
A person who is in a very bad physical or mental condition.
After the marathon, he was a complete wreck.
An accident involving destruction or serious damage to a vehicle.
The highway was closed due to a major wreck.
wreckverb
To destroy or severely damage something.
The storm wrecked the small fishing village.
To cause a ship to sink or be destroyed at sea.
The captain feared the ship would wreck on the rocky shore.
To ruin or spoil something completely.
His careless remarks wrecked the negotiations.
wreckadjective
Relating to or involved with wrecks (especially sunken or ruined vehicles or vessels).
The team offers specialized wreck diving courses.
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