What does destrozo in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word destrozo in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use destrozo in Spanish.

The word destrozo in Spanish means damage, heavy damage, destroy, devastate, shatter, disintegrate, smash, explode, work yourself into the ground, ruin, destroy, annihilate, slaughter. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word destrozo

damage, heavy damage

nombre masculino (daño muy grande)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La granizada causó un destrozo en la cosecha.
The hail storm caused damage (or: heavy damage) to the crops.

destroy

verbo transitivo (destruir)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
El huracán destrozó las casas de la costa.
The hurricane destroyed the houses on the shore.

devastate, shatter

verbo transitivo (atribular)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
La muerte de Elsa destrozó a su familia.
Elsa's death devastated (or: shattered) her family.

disintegrate, smash, explode

verbo pronominal (destruirse)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
El helicóptero se desplomó y se destrozó al chocar contra el suelo.
The helicopter plummeted and then disintegrated when it hit the ground.

work yourself into the ground

verbo pronominal (cansarse) (Informal: work, labor)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Se destrozaron cosechando algodón con las manos.
They worked themselves into the ground picking cotton by hand.

ruin

verbo transitivo (estropear)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Destrozó la computadora por el uso excesivo.
He ruined the computer by overuse.

destroy, annihilate, slaughter

verbo transitivo (vencer, derrotar) (figurative: defeat)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
El equipo visitante destrozó a los dueños de casa.
The visiting team destroyed (or: annihilated) the home team.

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