ravages

See also: ravagés

English

Noun

ravages

1. plural of ravage

Noun

ravages pl (plural only)

1. Harsh damage.

   The ravages of war decimated the country: death, destruction and pestilence resulted from the bombings.

Translations

harsh damages

• Dutch: verwoesting (nl) c
• Spanish: estragos (es)

Verb

ravages

1. third-person singular simple present indicative of ravage

Anagrams

• savager

Dutch

Pronunciation

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Noun

ravages

1. plural of ravage

French

Noun

ravages m pl (plural only)

1. damages, destruction caused by man or nature
2. deteriorations caused by natural processes such as time or disease
3. (archaic) great damages caused by man through violence; pillage or sacking

Derived terms

• faire des ravages

Verb

ravages

1. second-person singular present indicative/subjunctive of ravager

Further reading

• “ravages”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• gaveras