| Principal Translations |
| destrozar⇒ vtr | (destruir, despedazar) | destroy⇒ vtr |
| | (into pieces) | smash⇒ vtr |
| | | wreck⇒ vtr |
| | El huracán destrozó las casas de la costa. |
| | The hurricane destroyed the houses on the shore. |
| destrozar vtr | (abatir moralmente) | devastate⇒, shatter⇒ vtr |
| | (heart) | break⇒ vtr |
| | La muerte de Elsa destrozó a su familia. |
| | Elsa's death devastated (or: shattered) her family. |
| destrozar vtr | coloquial (estropear, dañar) | ruin⇒ vtr |
| | | destroy⇒, wreck⇒ vtr |
| | | damage⇒ vtr |
| | Destrozó la computadora por el uso excesivo. |
| | He ruined the computer by overuse. |
| destrozar vtr | coloquial (vencer, derrotar) (figurative: defeat) | destroy⇒, annihilate⇒, slaughter⇒ vtr |
| | | trample⇒, rout⇒ vtr |
| | (informal) | walk all over v expr |
| | | crush⇒ vtr |
| | El equipo visitante destrozó a los dueños de casa. |
| | The visiting team destroyed (or: annihilated) the home team. |
| destrozarse⇒ v prnl | (destruirse, despedazarse) | disintegrate⇒, smash⇒, explode⇒ vi |
| | | be destroyed, be ruined vi + adj |
| | El helicóptero se desplomó y se destrozó al chocar contra el suelo. |
| | The helicopter plummeted and then disintegrated when it hit the ground. |
| destrozarse v prnl | (cansarse, fatigarse) (Informal: work, labor) | work yourself into the ground v expr |
| | | destroy yourself, damage yourself, ruin yourself vtr + refl |
| | Se destrozaron cosechando algodón con las manos. |
| | They worked themselves into the ground picking cotton by hand. |