wreck

wreck  (rk)

n.

1. The act of wrecking or the state of being wrecked; destruction.

2. Accidental destruction of a ship; a shipwreck.

3.

a. The stranded hulk of a severely damaged ship.

b. Fragments of a ship or its cargo cast ashore by the sea after a shipwreck; wreckage.

4. The remains of something that has been wrecked or ruined.

5. Something shattered or dilapidated.

6. A person who is physically or mentally broken down or worn out.

v. wrecked, wreck·ing, wrecks

v.tr.

1. To cause the destruction of in or as if in a collision.

2. To dismantle or raze; tear down.

3. To cause to undergo ruin or disaster. See Synonyms at blast, ruin. See Usage Note at wreak.

v.intr.

1. To suffer destruction or ruin; become wrecked.

2. To work as a wrecker.

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[Middle English wrek, from Anglo-Norman wrec, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse rec, wreckage.]

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wreck [rɛk]

vb

1. to involve in or suffer disaster or destruction

2. (Transport / Nautical Terms) (tr) to cause the wreck of (a ship)

n

1. (Transport / Nautical Terms)

a.  the accidental destruction of a ship at sea

b.  the ship so destroyed

2. (Law) Maritime law goods cast ashore from a wrecked vessel

3. a person or thing that has suffered ruin or dilapidation

4. Also called wreckage the remains of something that has been destroyed

5. Also called wreckage the act of wrecking or the state of being wrecked; ruin or destruction

[from Scandinavian; compare Icelandic rek. See wrack², wreak]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	wreck - something or someone that has suffered ruin or dilapidation; "the house was a wreck when they bought it"; "thanks to that quack I am a human wreck" declination, decline - a condition inferior to an earlier condition; a gradual falling off from a better state
	2.	wreck - an accident that destroys a ship at sea shipwreck accident - an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury capsizing - (nautical) the event of a boat accidentally turning over in the water
	3.	wreck - a serious accident (usually involving one or more vehicles); "they are still investigating the crash of the TWA plane" crash accident - an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury prang - a crash involving a car or plane
	4.	wreck - a ship that has been destroyed at sea ship - a vessel that carries passengers or freight
Verb	1.	wreck - smash or break forcefully; "The kid busted up the car" bust up, wrack ruin, destroy - destroy completely; damage irreparably; "You have ruined my car by pouring sugar in the tank!"; "The tears ruined her make-up"

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wreck

verb

1. destroy, break, total (slang), smash, ruin, devastate, mar, shatter, spoil, demolish, sabotage, trash (slang), ravage, dash to pieces Vandals wrecked the garden.
destroy build, create, save, preserve, salvage, reconstruct, conserve

2. spoil, blow (slang), ruin, devastate, shatter, undo, screw up (informal), cock up (Brit. slang), fuck up (offensive taboo slang), play havoc with His life has been wrecked by the tragedy.
spoil save, fulfil, make possible

3. run aground, strand, shipwreck, run onto the rocks His ship was wrecked off the coast of Ireland.

noun

1. shipwreck, derelict, hulk, sunken vessel the wreck of a sailing ship

2. ruin, mess, destruction, overthrow, undoing, disruption, devastation, desolation a broken man contemplating the wreck of his life
ruin saving, creation, formation, conservation, restoration, salvage, preservation, fulfilment

3. accident, smash, pile-up He was killed in a car wreck.

Translations

wreck [rek]

A. N

1. (= destruction) [of ship] → naufragio m (fig) [of hopes, plans] → fracaso m, frustración f

2. (= wrecked ship) → restos mpl de un naufragio, buque m hundido

3. (= old car) → tartana f; (= old boat, plane) → cacharro m
that car is a wreck! → ¡ese coche es una tartana!
the car was a complete wreck → el coche estaba hecho polvo
I'm a wreck; I feel a wreck → estoy hecho polvo
he's an old wreck → es un carcamal
she's a nervous wreck → tiene los nervios destrozados
she looks a wreck → está hecha una pena

B. VT

1. (Naut) [+ ship] → hundir, hacer naufragar
to be wrecked → naufragar
the ship was wrecked on those rocks → el buque naufragó en aquellas rocas

2. (= break) → estropear, destrozar; (into pieces) → destruir, hacer pedazos
the explosion wrecked the whole house → la explosión destruyó toda la casa
he wrecked his Dad's car → dejó el coche de su padre destrozado

3. (= ruin) [+ health, happiness] → arruinar, hundir; [+ marriage] → destrozar
it wrecked my life → me arruinó la vida
the bad weather wrecked our plans → el mal tiempo echó por tierra nuestros planes

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wreck [ˈrɛk]

n

(= sea disaster) → naufrage m

(= wrecked ship) → épave f

(= wrecked car, plane) → épave f
The car was a total wreck → La voiture n'était plus qu'une épave.

(pejorative) (= old car) → tas m de ferraille
That car is a wreck! → Cette voiture est un tas de ferraille!

(pejorative) (= person) → loque f
to be a complete wreck → n'être plus qu'une loque

vt

[+ building, machinery, car, plane] → démolir; [garden, city] → dévaster
The explosion wrecked the whole house → L'explosion a démoli toute la maison.

[+ ship] → provoquer le naufrage de
to be wrecked → faire naufrage

[+ hopes, life, career, marriage] → briser; [+ chances, plans] → anéantir
the injuries which nearly wrecked his career → les blessures qui ont failli briser sa carrière
wrecked hopes → des espoirs brisés
a wrecked life → une vie brisée
a wrecked marriage → un mariage brisé
The trip was wrecked by bad weather → Le voyage a été gâché par le mauvais temps.

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wreck

n

(Naut) → Schiffbruch m; (= wrecked ship, car, train) → Wrack nt; lost in the wreck → beim Schiffbruch verloren; he was killed in a car wreck (US) → er kam bei einem Autounfall ums Leben

(fig inf) (= old bicycle, furniture etc) → Trümmerhaufen m; (= person) → Wrack nt; (of hopes, life, marriage etc) → Trümmer pl, → Ruinen pl; I’m a wreck, I feel a wreck → ich bin ein (völliges) Wrack; (= exhausted) → ich bin vollkommen fertig or erledigt; (in appearance) → ich sehe verheerend or unmöglich aus ? nervous wreck

vt

ship, train, plane → zum Wrack machen, einen Totalschaden verursachen an (+dat); car → kaputt fahren (inf), → zu Schrott fahren (inf); machine, mechanism → zerstören, kaputt machen (inf); furniture, house → zerstören; (person) → zertrümmern, kurz und klein schlagen (inf); to be wrecked (Naut) → Schiffbruch erleiden; (sl: = drunk) → zu (inf) → or dicht (sl) → sein; wrecked ship → wrackes or havariertes Schiff; wrecked car → zu Schrott gefahrenes Auto

(fig) hopes, plans, chances → zunichtemachen; marriage → zerrütten; career, health, sb’s life → zerstören, ruinieren; person → kaputtmachen (inf); party, holiday → verderben

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wreck [rɛk]

1. n (of ship, scheme) → naufragio; (ship itself) → relitto (fig) (old car) → rottame m; (building) → rudere m
I'm a wreck, I feel a wreck → sono distrutto/a

2. vt (gen) → distruggere, rovinare; (ship) → far naufragare; (train) → far deragliare; (house) → demolire; (health) → rovinare
to be wrecked (Naut) → fare naufragio

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wreck [rɛk]

1. n (of ship, scheme) → naufragio; (ship itself) → relitto (fig) (old car) → rottame m; (building) → rudere m
I'm a wreck, I feel a wreck → sono distrutto/a

2. vt (gen) → distruggere, rovinare; (ship) → far naufragare; (train) → far deragliare; (house) → demolire; (health) → rovinare
to be wrecked (Naut) → fare naufragio

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wreck

n wreck [rek]

1 a very badly damaged ship The divers found a wreck on the sea-bed. wrak حُطام سَفينَه (останки от) разбит кораб vrak vrag das Wrack ναυάγιο restos vrakk لاشه hylky épave אוֹנייָה טְרופָה बुरी तरह नष्ट पोत olupina roncs rongsokan kapal (skips)flak relitto 難破船 난파선 sudužęs laivas vraks kapal yang ranap wrak skipsvrak wrak navio naufragado epavă обломки корабля vrak razbitine ladje olupina vrak เสียหาย gemi enkazı 船的殘骸 кістяк розбитого судна; уламки تباہ شدہ جہاز tàu chìm （失事船的）残骸

2 something in a very bad condition an old wreck of a car; I feel a wreck after cleaning the house. wrak دَمار، حُطام، حالَه سَيِّئَه جِدا развалина troska vrag das Wrack ερείπιο, σαράβαλο ruina, cacharro, restos rusu, häving اعصاب خراب romu ruine חוּרבָה किसी चीज का बुरी स्थिति में होना olupina roncs rongsokan skrjóður relitto, carcassa 残がい 망가진 것 laužas, griuvena lūznis; grausts ranap wrak (bil)vrak, ruinhaug wrak ruína ruină развалина troska razvalina olupina []vrak, []spillra สิ่งที่เสียหาย enkaz 受損嚴重，心情或健康不好 уламок; руїна کوءی چیز جو بہت شکستہ حالت میں ہو hư hỏng; suy nhược （人或物）受到严重损害

3 the destruction of a ship at sea The wreck of the Royal George. vergaan تَحَطُّم السَّفينَه في البَحْر корабокрушение ztroskotání forlis der Schiffbruch ναυάγιο, καταστροφή naufragio laevahukk غرق؛ کشتی شکستگی haaksirikko naufrage אוֹנייָה טְרופָה मलबा olupina hajótörés penghancuran eyðilegging naufragio 難破 난파 sudužimas (kuģa) avārija; bojāeja keranapan ondergang forlis, skipbrudd rozbicie się, katastrofa naufrágio naufragiu кораблекрушение stroskotanie brodolom potonuće skeppsbrott, förlisning การอับปาง gemi kazası 船在海上損毀 катастрофа; аварія سمندر میں جہاز کی تباہی xác tàu 失事的船

v

to destroy or damage very badly The ship was wrecked on rocks in a storm; My son has wrecked my car; You have wrecked my plans. verwoes يُحَطِّم، يُدَمِّر разрушавам zničit; rozbít forlise; ødelægge zerstören καταστρέφω, ναυαγώ destruir, hacer pedazos, hundir hukkuma, purustama نابود کردن tuhoutua détruire, démolir לַהֲרוֹס बुरी तरह नष्ट करना uništiti, razoriti hajótörést szenved; összetör (kocsit); romba dönt (terveket) menghancurkan eyðileggja distruggere 大破する 파괴하다 sudaužyti, sugriauti satriekt; sadauzīt; sagraut meranapkan schipbreuk (doen) lijden smadre, slå til vrak, forlise rozbić, zniszczyć, zniweczyć destruir a distruge, a demola потерпеть крушение, аварию; разрушать zničiť; rozbiť razbiti, uničiti upropastiti lida skeppsbrott, förlisa, krascha, haverera, spoliera ทำให้เสียหาย enkaza çevirmek, hasara uğratmak 損毀，嚴重損壞 спричинити аварію; потопити تباہ کر دینا یا برباد کر دینا làm hư hại 破坏

n wreckage [-kidʒ]

the remains of something wrecked After the accident, the wreckage (of the cars) was removed from the motorway. wrak حُطام سَفينَه أو طائِرَه останки trosky vrag das Wrack συντρίμμια restos rusu, riismed لاشه و romu débris שְׂרִידִים मलबा olupina (hajó)roncs rongsokan flak rottame 残がい 잔해 nuolaužos, liekanos vraks; lūžņi; atliekas (pēc avārijas) bangkai wrakstukken vrakrester; murbrokker wrak destroços dărâmături; resturi обломки trosky razbitine ostaci vrakspillror, -delar, -gods ซากปรักหักพัง yıkıntı, enkaz 殘骸 уламки корабля чи літака ٹوٹے پھوٹے سامان đống đổ nát 残骸

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wreck → تَحَطٌّم, خراب, يتَحَطَم, يُحطِم narazit, srážka, vrak, zdemolovat forulykke, ødelægge, sammenstød, vrag einen Unfall haben mit, Wrack, zerstören, Zusammenstoß ερείπιο, σύγκρουση αυτοκινήτων, τορπιλίζω, τσακίζω choque, demoler, estrellar, ruinas kolari, romu, romuttaa, törmätä accident, avoir un accident, dévaster, épave olupina, prasnuti, sudar, uništiti avere un incidente con, demolire, rottame, scontro 大破, 大破する, 衝突, 衝突させる ...을 무너뜨리다, 충돌, 파괴하다, 파손 botsing, schipbreuk lijden, te pletter slaan, wrak kollidere, krasj, vrak, vrake katastrofa, rozbić, wrak, zdewastować acidente de carro, acidente de viação, bater, destroço, destruir авария, катастрофа, с грохотом разрушать, терпеть катастрофу brak, förstöra, krascha, vrak การชน, ชนอย่างแรง, ทำให้เสียหายยับเยิน, สิ่งที่ถูกทำลายอย่างเสียหายยับเยิน araba kazası, berbat etmek, çarpmak, enkaz đâm mạnh, làm hỏng, tàu xe bị hỏng, va chạm mạnh 坠毁, 拆毁, 残骸