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smithereens [ˌsmɪðəˈriːnz] pl n
little shattered pieces or fragments [from Irish Gaelic smidirīn, from smiodar] ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Translations smithereens [ˌsmɪðəˈriːnz] NPL to smash sth to smithereens → hacer añicos or trizas algo it was in smithereens → estaba hecho añicos or trizas SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION La Smithsonian Institution, en Washington DC, es el complejo de museos más grande del mundo. Fue fundado por el Congreso en 1846 gracias a fondos donados por el científico inglés James Smithson (de ahí su nombre) y en la actualidad está patrocinado por el gobierno estadounidense como centro para la ciencia y el arte. Posee alrededor de cien millones de piezas y catorce museos, que incluyen el National Museum of American History, la National Gallery of Art y el National Portrait Gallery. También cuenta con un zoológico y lleva a cabo labores de investigación. A esta institución se la conoce como the nation's attic (la buhardilla de la nación). smithereens [ˌsmɪðəˈriːnz] npl (= small pieces) to smash sth to smithereens → briser qch en mille morceaux to get blown to smithereens (by a bomb) → être déchiqueté(e) dans une explosion smithereens [ˌsmɪðəˈriːnz] npl to be smashed to smithereens → andare in frantumi or in mille pezzi smithereens [ˌsmɪðəˈriːnz] npl to be smashed to smithereens → andare in frantumi or in mille pezzi How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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We take up their cause, but it turns out that 'the enemy of the human race' pays no heed to our fine speeches and in his rude and savage way throws himself on the Prussians without giving them time to finish the parade they had begun, and in two twists of the hand he breaks them to smithereens and installs himself in the palace at Potsdam. But if ever a sprinter broke into smithereens all world's records it was I that day when I fled before those hide-ous beasts along the narrow spit of rocky cliff between two narrow fiords toward the Sojar Az. Then she got out her old rifle an' shot the demijohn to smithereens, an' all she had to do was lap the whisky outa the tub. |
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