debris

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/deɪbriː/, /ˈdɛbriː/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/dəˈbri, ˈdeɪbri/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(də brē′, dā′brē or, esp. Brit., deb′rē)


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debris n (remains)restos nmpl
  escombros nmpl
  (geología)detritos nmpl
 The rescue team searched the debris of the bombed building for survivors.
 El equipo de rescate buscaba a supervivientes entre los restos del edificio bombardeado.
 El equipo de rescate buscaba a supervivientes entre los escombros del edificio bombardeado.
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'debris' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
brash - buried - bury - detritus - drumlin - floor sweepings - flotsam - moraine - mound - scraped - washed up
Spanish:
derrubio - detrito - escombro - escombros - desaterrar - desbrozo - porquería - reboso

Collocations: [struck, hit] by [flying, hurling, falling] debris, the debris from the [bomb, explosion, mortar fire, attack, impact], debris [resulting from, generated by] the bomb, more...

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