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Pronunciation / Transliteration: abreissen
"Das alte Haus wurde gestern abgerissen."
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To pull down or destroy a building or other structure completely.
"The old factory was demolished to make way for a new shopping mall."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Late Middle English: from Old French demoliss-, stem of demolir, from Latin demoliri, from de- 'down, away' + moliri 'build, construct' (from moles 'mass').
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10 Global Lexicons: How "demolish" is said worldwide
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démolir
Transliteration: demolir
"Ils vont démolir le vieux bâtiment la semaine prochaine."
abreißen
Transliteration: abreissen
"Das alte Haus wurde gestern abgerissen."
demolire
Transliteration: demolire
"Hanno deciso di demolire il vecchio ponte."
demoler
Transliteration: demoler
"Van a demoler el edificio antiguo mañana."
demolir
Transliteration: demolir
"A prefeitura mandou demolir a casa abandonada."
ध्वस्त करना
Transliteration: dhvast karna
"पुरानी इमारत को गिराने के लिए बुलडोजर बुलाया गया।"
拆除
Transliteration: chāichú
"市政府决定拆除那座旧体育馆。"
철거하다
Transliteration: cheolgeohada
"그들은 안전하지 않은 건물을 철거하기로 했다."
取り壊す
Transliteration: torikowasu
"古い映画館が取り壊されることになった。"
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