| Principal Translations |
| wrecked adj | (destroyed, badly damaged) | destrozado/a adj |
| | | roto/a adj |
| | (formal, vehículos) | siniestrado/a adj |
| | The emergency services removed the wrecked vehicles from the motorway. |
| | Los servicios de emergencias retiraron de la autopista los vehículos destrozados. |
| wrecked adj | figurative (plans: ruined, spoiled) | arruinado adj |
| | | malgastado adj |
| | | perdido/a adj |
| | Richard was unhappy because of his wrecked plans. |
| | Richard estaba triste porque sus planes estaban arruinados. |
| wrecked adj | slang, figurative (extremely drunk) (coloquial) | pedo adj |
| | | mamado/a adj |
| | (AR) | en pedo loc adj |
| | (MX) | ahogado/a adj |
| | Rob got completely wrecked at the party. |
| | Rob se puso completamente pedo en la fiesta. |
| Principal Translations |
| 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. |