See also: destruír

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Borrowed from Latin dēstruere, with normal change of conjugation to -ir.

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destruir (first-person singular present destrueixo, first-person singular preterite destruí, past participle destruït)

  1. to destroy

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Etymology edit

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese destruir, destroir, from Latin dēstruere (to destroy) (probably an early borrowing), from + struō (to put together).

Pronunciation edit

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /des.tɾuˈi(ʁ)/ [des.tɾʊˈi(h)], (faster pronunciation) /desˈtɾwi(ʁ)/ [desˈtɾwi(h)], /d͡ʒis.tɾuˈi(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒis.tɾʊˈi(h)], (faster pronunciation) /d͡ʒisˈtɾwi(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒisˈtɾwi(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /des.tɾuˈi(ɾ)/ [des.tɾʊˈi(ɾ)], (faster pronunciation) /desˈtɾwi(ɾ)/, /d͡ʒis.tɾuˈi(ɾ)/ [d͡ʒis.tɾʊˈi(ɾ)], (faster pronunciation) /d͡ʒisˈtɾwi(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /deʃ.tɾuˈi(ʁ)/ [deʃ.tɾʊˈi(χ)], (faster pronunciation) /deʃˈtɾwi(ʁ)/ [deʃˈtɾwi(χ)], /d͡ʒiʃ.tɾuˈi(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒiʃ.tɾʊˈi(χ)], (faster pronunciation) /d͡ʒiʃˈtɾwi(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒiʃˈtɾwi(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /des.tɾuˈi(ɻ)/ [des.tɾʊˈi(ɻ)], (faster pronunciation) /desˈtɾwi(ɻ)/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /dɨʃ.tɾuˈiɾ/, (faster pronunciation) /dɨʃˈtɾwiɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /dɨʃ.tɾuˈi.ɾi/, (faster pronunciation) /dɨʃˈtɾwi.ɾi/

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destruir (first-person singular present destruo, first-person singular preterite destruí, past participle destruído)

  1. (transitive) to ruin, devastate (proceed with the destruction of, cause the destruction of)
  2. (transitive) to undo
  3. (transitive) to break down
  4. (transitive) to annihilate, exterminate
  5. (transitive) to extinguish (make disappear)
  6. (transitive, figuratively) to upset, disturb
  7. (intransitive) to crush (reduce to nothing)

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Etymology edit

Borrowed from Latin dēstruere.[1]

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /desˈtɾwiɾ/ [d̪esˈt̪ɾwiɾ], /destɾuˈiɾ/ [d̪es.t̪ɾuˈiɾ]
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -iɾ
  • Syllabification: des‧truir, des‧tru‧ir

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destruir (first-person singular present destruyo, first-person singular preterite destruí, past participle destruido)

  1. to destroy
    Synonym: romper

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