destrozado

adj.

shattered, in pieces, destroyed, battered.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: destrozar.

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destrozado

► participio pasado

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► adjetivo

1 (objeto) smashed, broken, ruined

■ el coche quedó destrozado the car was a write-off

2 (persona - moralmente) devastated, shattered; (- físicamente) exhausted, done in, worn out

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ADJ

1) [cristal, cerámica] smashed, shattered

quedó destrozado — [traje, alfombra, zapato] it was ruined; [coche, jardín] it was wrecked

2) [persona] (=abatido) shattered, devastated; (=cansado) * knackered *, pooped (EEUU) *, shattered *; [corazón] broken

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-da adjetivo

a) (roto, deteriorado) <zapatos> ruined

el coche quedó destrozado — the car was a total wreck

éstos sillones están destrozados — these armchairs are falling apart

tenía los nervios destrozados — her nerves were in tatters

tengo los pies destrozados — (fam) my feet are killing me

el conductor tenía la cara destrozada — the driver's face was a real mess

b) <persona> (físicamente) exhausted; (moralmente) devastated, shattered

c) <corazón> broken

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= tattered, shattered, wrecked, vandalised [vandalized, -USA], dog tired, ruined, broken-hearted, in tatters, in shambles, upside down.

Ex. He inherited a deplorable 'library' with a randomly-chosen collection of tattered, torn, defaced books.

Ex. It is clear that it will take a considerable period to fully assess the damage and loss and even longer to begin to rebuild damaged infrastructure and shattered communities.

Ex. The movie novel is about a trio of small-town guys who come across a wrecked plane containing a bag full of what they presume to be 'dirty money' and decide to hold onto it, with predictably hellish consequences.

Ex. He helped to hose down graffiti from a vandalised wall while waxing lyrical about an era before antisocial behaviour.

Ex. After all, who has not felt dog-tired and drained, sometimes for long stretches, at one time or another?.

Ex. The beach is a ruined landscape, eerily quiet, save for the hum of mechanical diggers searching for yet more corpses.

Ex. When we feel broken-hearted it is all too easy to wallow in the emptiness and pain and forget that as with everything in life this too shall pass.

Ex. Israeli bombardment leaves telecom infrastructure in tatters.

Ex. He warns today in his annual letter to shareholders that the economy 'will be in shambles throughout 2009'.

Ex. Now, she just sat on the floor amidst the chaos feeling as if everything was upside down.

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* con el corazón destrozado = broken-hearted.

* destrozado por la guerra = war-ravaged.

* destrozado por un huracán = hurricane-ravaged.

* estar destrozado = be + wreck, be a shambles.

* quedar destrozado = go to + pieces.

* sentirse destrozado = be gutted, feel + gutted.

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-da adjetivo

a) (roto, deteriorado) <zapatos> ruined

el coche quedó destrozado — the car was a total wreck

éstos sillones están destrozados — these armchairs are falling apart

tenía los nervios destrozados — her nerves were in tatters

tengo los pies destrozados — (fam) my feet are killing me

el conductor tenía la cara destrozada — the driver's face was a real mess

b) <persona> (físicamente) exhausted; (moralmente) devastated, shattered

c) <corazón> broken

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= tattered, shattered, wrecked, vandalised [vandalized, -USA], dog tired, ruined, broken-hearted, in tatters, in shambles, upside down.

Ex: He inherited a deplorable 'library' with a randomly-chosen collection of tattered, torn, defaced books.

Ex: It is clear that it will take a considerable period to fully assess the damage and loss and even longer to begin to rebuild damaged infrastructure and shattered communities.

Ex: The movie novel is about a trio of small-town guys who come across a wrecked plane containing a bag full of what they presume to be 'dirty money' and decide to hold onto it, with predictably hellish consequences.

Ex: He helped to hose down graffiti from a vandalised wall while waxing lyrical about an era before antisocial behaviour.

Ex: After all, who has not felt dog-tired and drained, sometimes for long stretches, at one time or another?.

Ex: The beach is a ruined landscape, eerily quiet, save for the hum of mechanical diggers searching for yet more corpses.

Ex: When we feel broken-hearted it is all too easy to wallow in the emptiness and pain and forget that as with everything in life this too shall pass.

Ex: Israeli bombardment leaves telecom infrastructure in tatters.

Ex: He warns today in his annual letter to shareholders that the economy 'will be in shambles throughout 2009'.

Ex: Now, she just sat on the floor amidst the chaos feeling as if everything was upside down.

* con el corazón destrozado = broken-hearted.

* destrozado por la guerra = war-ravaged.

* destrozado por un huracán = hurricane-ravaged.

* estar destrozado = be + wreck, be a shambles.

* quedar destrozado = go to + pieces.

* sentirse destrozado = be gutted, feel + gutted.

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destrozado -da

adjective

1 (roto, deteriorado) ‹zapatos› ruined

a él no le pasó nada, pero el coche quedó destrozado he was all right, but the car was a total wreck

tengo que comprar sillones nuevos, éstos ya están destrozados I've got to buy some new armchairs, these are falling apart

este diccionario está destrozado this dictionary is falling to pieces

tenía los nervios destrozados she was a nervous wreck, her nerves were in shreds o tatters

tengo los pies destrozados (fam); my feet are killing me

el conductor tenía la cara destrozada the driver's face was a real mess

2 ‹persona› (físicamente) exhausted; (moralmente) devastated, shattered

3 ‹corazón› broken

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Del verbo destrozar: (conjugate destrozar)

destrozado es:

el participio

Multiple Entries:
destrozado    
destrozar
destrozar (conjugate destrozar) verbo transitivo

a) (romper, deteriorar) ‹zapatos› to ruin;

‹cristal/jarrón› to smash;
‹juguete› to pull … apart;
‹coche› to wreck;
‹libro› to pull apart

b) ‹felicidad/matrimonio/vida› to wreck, destroy;

‹corazón› to break;

◊ tiene los nervios destrozados he's a nervous wreck

destrozarse verbo pronominal

a) (romperse) [zapatos] to be ruined;

[jarrón/cristal] to smash

b) ‹estómago/hígado› to ruin

destrozado,-a adjetivo
1 (un objeto) torn-up, ruined, smashed: estos pantalones están destrozados, these trousers are in shreds
2 (muy cansado, agotado) worn out, exhausted
3 (muy triste) shattered, devastated
destrozar verbo transitivo
1 (romper) to tear up, wreck, ruin
2 (una tela, un papel) to tear to shreds, rip up
3 (apenar, desgarrar) to shatter, devastate: me destroza verte así, it breaks my heart to see you this way
4 (los planes, la convivencia, etc) to ruin
'destrozado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acabada
- acabado
- destrozada
- deshecho
English:
bumper
- heart-broken
- shattered
- tatters
- war-torn
- broken
- shred
- tattered

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destrozado, -a adj

1. [vestido, zapatos] ruined;

[jarrón, cámara] smashed;

esta estantería está destrozada these shelves are falling apart;

la lavadora está destrozada the washing machine is only fit for the scrapheap;

el gato tiene los sillones destrozados the cat has clawed the chairs to shreds;

me devolvió el libro destrozado the book was falling to bits when he gave it back to me;

tengo las manos destrozadas de tanto fregar all that washing up has left my hands in a terrible state;

huyó dejándole el corazón destrozado she ran off leaving him heartbroken;

el autobús quedó destrozado the bus was wrecked

2. [persona] [emocionalmente] shattered, devastated;

[físicamente] shattered;

la noticia lo dejó destrozado he was devastated by the news

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destrozado, -da adj

1) : ruined, destroyed

2) : devastated, brokenhearted