wreckage

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈrɛkɪdʒ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈrɛkɪdʒ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(rekij)

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'wreckage' tiene referencia cruzada con 'wreck'. Se encuentra en una o más de las líneas abajo.'wreckage' is cross-referenced with 'wreck'. It is in one or more of the lines below.

WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
wreckage n (remains of [sth] destroyed)restos nmpl
  ruinas nfpl
  (edificio)escombros nmpl
 After the crash on the motorway, a lot of cars slowed down to look at the wreckage.
 Tras la colisión en la autopista, muchos coches disminuyeron la velocidad para ver los restos.
wreckage n (remains of a ship or boat) (barco)pecio nm
  restos nmpl
 Divers are salvaging the wreckage of the ship.
 Los submarinistas están rescatando el pecio del barco.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
wreckage n figurative (damage caused)desastre nm
  daño nm
 Wendy looked around the wreckage in her living room, after she had been burgled.
 Wendy echó un vistazo al desastre que era su salón después de que le hubiesen entrado a robar.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
wreck n (remains of ship) (de naufragios)restos nmpl
  (formal)pecio nm
 There are a lot of wrecks in the waters around this coast.
 Hay muchos restos en el agua alrededor de la costa.
wreck n (ship: action of being wrecked)naufragio nm
 The wreck occurred in dreadful weather conditions.
 El naufragio sucedió en condiciones climáticas espantosas.
wreck,
wreckage
n
([sth] ruined)ruina nf
  despojos nmpl
 After the fire, Mary gazed at the wreck of her home; she had lost everything.
 Después del incendio María miró las ruinas de su casa; había perdido todo.
wreck n US (car crash)choque nm
 A wreck on Larry's route to work caused delays and made him late.
 Un choque camino al trabajo causó demoras e hizo que Larry llegara tarde al trabajo.
wreck,
old wreck
n
(old car) (coloquial)tartana nf
  (coloquial)trasto nm
  (coloquial)cacharro nm
  (coloquial)carcacha nf
 You're not driving that old wreck, are you? Why don't you get a new car?
 ¿No estás conduciendo esa vieja tartana, no? ¿Por qué no te compras un coche nuevo?
wreck n ([sb] devastated, exhausted) (persona)ruina nf
  vejestorio n común
  despojo n común
 Zoe was a wreck after working fourteen-hour days for six months.
 Zoe era una ruina después de trabajar catorce horas por día por seis meses.
wreck [sth] vtr (destroy: car, bike) (vehículo, accidente)destrozar vtr
  arruinar vtr
  destrozar vtr
 Harry wrecked his car when he drove it into a tree.
 Harry destrozó el auto cuando lo chocó contra un árbol.
wreck [sth] vtr (ruin)arruinar vtr
  destrozar vtr
 The rain wrecked Melanie's plans to go on a picnic.
 La lluvia arruinó los planes de Melanie de ir de picnic.
wreck [sth] vtr (reputation: destroy)arruinar vtr
  (reputación)manchar vtr
  destrozar vtr
 The scandal wrecked the politician's reputation; he never worked again.
 El escándalo arruinó la reputación del político, nunca volvió a trabajar.
wreck [sth] vtr (ship: destroy)hacer naufragar loc verb
 The storm wrecked the ship.
 La tormento hizo naufragar el barco.
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Compound Forms:
wreck | wreckage
InglésEspañol
nervous wreck n ([sb] anxious) (informal)manojo de nervios nm + loc adj
 Alison was a nervous wreck after going on the rollercoaster.
 Alison era un manojo de nervios después de la montaña rusa.
train wreck (US),
train crash (UK)
n
(railroad accident)accidente de tren nm + loc adj
train wreck,
trainwreck
n
mainly US, figurative, informal (thing: disaster, mess)desastre nm
 This report is a train wreck and I'll need to completely redo it.
train wreck,
trainwreck
n
mainly US, figurative, informal (person: with many problems) (figurado)desastre nm
 My brother was a train wreck all last year.
wreck diving n (scuba-diving to explore shipwrecks)buceo de barcos hundidos nm + loc adj
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Collocations: the [boat, car, plane, train] wreckage, the [house, property, building] wreckage, the wreckage of the [house], more...

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