demoler

v.

1 to demolish, to pull down (edificio).

Los arquitectos demolieron la casa The architects demolished the house.

2 to rout, to demolish.

Los Vaqueros demolieron a los Delfines The Cowboys routed the Dolphins.

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demoler

Conjugation model [MOVER], like {{link=mover}}mover

► verbo transitivo

1 to demolish, pull down, tear down

2 figurado to demolish, tear to pieces

■ demolieron su argumentación they tore her argument to pieces

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verb

to demolish

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VT [+ edificio] to demolish, pull down; [+ argumento, teoría] to demolish

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verbo transitivo

a) <edificio> to demolish, pull down

b) <mito/teoría> (fam) to debunk, demolish

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= demolish, tear down, bulldoze, wreck, knock out, raze.

Ex. Having just demolished enumerative classification to some extent in the previous section, it is reasonable to ask how effective menu-based information retrieval systems might be.

Ex. A group opposing the incumbent alderman decided that the board's feasibility study amounted to a covert plan to tear down the house that served as the library and erect an ugly building.

Ex. Nothing is left except debris and there remains nothing to salvage: only to bulldoze, clear and throw into rubbish dumps.

Ex. They had made a secret deal with Otto Reich to wreck Cuba's economy.

Ex. Two years ago Hurricane Hugo nearly knocked out Charleston.

Ex. The motel, which was built in 1953, will be razed to make way for a parking lot.

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* demoler aparatosamente = bring + crashing down.

* demoler completamente = raze + Nombre + to the ground.

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verbo transitivo

a) <edificio> to demolish, pull down

b) <mito/teoría> (fam) to debunk, demolish

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= demolish, tear down, bulldoze, wreck, knock out, raze.

Ex: Having just demolished enumerative classification to some extent in the previous section, it is reasonable to ask how effective menu-based information retrieval systems might be.

Ex: A group opposing the incumbent alderman decided that the board's feasibility study amounted to a covert plan to tear down the house that served as the library and erect an ugly building.

Ex: Nothing is left except debris and there remains nothing to salvage: only to bulldoze, clear and throw into rubbish dumps.

Ex: They had made a secret deal with Otto Reich to wreck Cuba's economy.

Ex: Two years ago Hurricane Hugo nearly knocked out Charleston.

Ex: The motel, which was built in 1953, will be razed to make way for a parking lot.

* demoler aparatosamente = bring + crashing down.

* demoler completamente = raze + Nombre + to the ground.

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demoler [E9 ]

vt

1 ‹edificio› to demolish, pull down

2 ‹organización/sistema› to do away with, destroy

3 ‹mito/teoría› (fam); to debunk, demolish

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demoler (conjugate demoler) verbo transitivo

a) ‹edificio› to demolish, pull down

b) ‹mito/teoría› (fam) to debunk, demolish

demoler verbo transitivo to demolish
'demoler' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
tirar
English:
demolish
- level
- bull
- devastate
- wreck

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demoler vt

1. [edificio] to demolish, to pull down

2. [organización, sistema] to destroy

3. [argumentos, teorías] to demolish

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demoler

v/t demolish

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demoler {47} vt

derribar, derrumbar: to demolish, to destroy