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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesdemolizione
Pronunciation / Transliteration: de-mo-li-t͡sjoˈne
"La demolizione della vecchia fabbrica è quasi completata."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The act or process of deliberately destroying or demolishing buildings, structures, or vehicles.
"The wrecking of the old stadium took three weeks of intensive heavy machinery work."
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Present participle of wreck; causing the ruin, destruction, or severe damage of something.
"A sudden frost was wrecking the spring crops across the entire valley."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English 'wrecken', from Old Norse 'reka' (to drive, cast up) and Old English 'wrecan' (to drive, persecute, punish), closely tied historically to the plundering of shipwrecks. Over centuries, the semantic field expanded from maritime disasters to general deliberate destruction and demolition.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Wrecking" is said worldwide
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démolition
Transliteration: dé-mo-li-sjɔ̃
"La démolition du vieux pont a commencé ce matin."
Abbruch
Transliteration: ˈapˌbʁʊx
"Der Abbruch des Gebäudes dauerte mehrere Tage."
demolizione
Transliteration: de-mo-li-t͡sjoˈne
"La demolizione della vecchia fabbrica è quasi completata."
demolición
Transliteration: de-mo-li-ˈsjon
"La demolición del edificio viejo causó mucho ruido."
demolição
Transliteration: de-mo-li-ˈsɐ̃w
"A demolição da antiga estrutura começou ontem."
ध्वंस
Transliteration: dhvansa
"पुरानी इमारत का ध्वंस तेजी से हो रहा है।"
拆除
Transliteration: chāichú
"旧厂房的拆除工作已经开始。"
철거
Transliteration: cheolgeo
"낡은 건물의 철거 작업이 진행 중이다."
取り壊し
Transliteration: torikowashi
"古いビルの取り壊しが来週始まります。"
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