zertrümmern

v/t

1. smash (up); (Fenster, Glas) smash; (demolieren) wreck, smash up; (Gebäude) demolish; jemandem den Schädel zertrümmern smash s.o.’s skull (in umg.)

2. PHYS. (Atom) split

3. MED. (Nierenstein etc.) break up

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zer|trụ̈m|mern [tsɛɐ'trʏmɐn] ptp zertrü\#mmert

vt

to smash; Gebäude auch to wreck, to destroy; Einrichtung to smash up; Hoffnungen, Ordnung to wreck, to destroy

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((sometimes with up) to (cause to) break in pieces or be ruined: The plate dropped on the floor and smashed into little pieces; This unexpected news had smashed all his hopes; He had an accident and smashed up his car.) smash

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zer·trüm·mern *

[tsɛɐ̯ˈtrʏmɐn]

vt to smash

ein Gebäude/die Ordnung \zertrümmern to wreck [or destroy] a building/the order

während der Sturmflut wurden viele Boote am Strand zertrümmert at the height of the storm many boats were dashed against the shore

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transitives Verb smash; smash, shatter <glass>; smash up <furniture>; wreck <car, boat>; reduce <building, city> to ruins

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zertrümmern v/t

1. smash (up); (Fenster, Glas) smash; (demolieren) wreck, smash up; (Gebäude) demolish;

jemandem den Schädel zertrümmern smash sb’s skull (in umg)

2. PHYS (Atom) split

3. MED (Nierenstein etc) break up

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transitives Verb smash; smash, shatter <glass>; smash up <furniture>; wreck <car, boat>; reduce <building, city> to ruins

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v.

to smash v.