| Traduções principais |
| lay waste to sth v expr | (devastate) | devastar vt |
| | The earthquake laid waste to the already devastated country. |
| devastate sth vtr | (destroy) | devastar, destruir, arrasar vt |
| | The tornado devastated an entire neighbourhood. |
| | O tornado devastou (or: destruiu, or: arrasou) uma vizinhança inteira |
| ravage sth vtr | (damage, devastate) | assolar, devastar vt |
| | | destruir vt |
| | | arruinar vt |
| | | arrasar vt |
| | The violent storm ravaged the coastline. |
| devastate sb vtr | figurative (crush emotionally) | devastar, assolar, arrasar vt |
| | We were devastated by the news of his death. |
| | Nós fomos devastados (or: assolados, or: arrasados) pela notícia da morte dele. |
| ravage sb/sth vtr | often passive (devastate: sb's looks) | devastar vt |
| | Martha's face was ravaged by sun exposure. |
| tear sb apart vtr phrasal sep | figurative (devastate emotionally) (figurado) | devastar vt |
| | (figurado) | massacrar vt |
| | (figurado) | arrasar vt |
| | Getting a cancer diagnosis can tear you apart. |
| | Receber um diagnóstico de câncer pode devastar você. |
| rage vi | figurative (move violently) | assolar v int |
| | | devastar v int |
| | | destruir vt |
| | It was a wild and stormy night and the wind raged about the house. |
| | Era uma noite anormal e chuvosa e o vento assolava a casa. |
| raid sth vtr | informal (refrigerator, etc.: grab contents) (figurado) | atacar vt |
| | (figurado) | saquear vt |
| | (figurado) | devastar |
| | Brenda is fed up of her kids raiding the fridge; there's never any food left when she wants something. |
| | Brenda está cansada de suas crianças atacarem a geladeira: nunca há comida sobrando quando ela quer algo. |
| destroy sb vtr | (devastate emotionally) (emocionalmente) | devastar vt |
| | | destruir vt |
| | We can't tell him what's happened. It would destroy him. |
| | Não podemos contar a ele o que houve. Isso iria devastá-lo. |
| flatten sb vtr | figurative (subdue, humiliate) | assolar vt |
| | | devastar, humilhar vt |
| | The cutting remark flattened the young man. |
| | O comentário maldoso devastou o jovem rapaz. |
| Traduções complementares |
| rage vi | figurative (trouble: spread fast) | assolar v int |
| | | devastar v int |
| | In the mid 19th century, rebellion was raging in southern China. |
| waste sth vtr | (lay to waste, destroy) | assolar, devastar vt |
| | The soldiers wasted the enemy village. |
| | Os soldados assolaram a vila inimiga. |
| shatter sb vtr | figurative, often passive (shock, devastate) | chocar vt |
| | (figurado) | arrasar vt |
| | (figurado) | devastar vt |
| | Nancy was shattered by her dad's revelation that he was not her biological father. The shock would be enough to shatter the nerves of just about anyone. |
| | Nancy ficou chocada com a revelação do pai de que ele não era seu pai biológico. O choque seria suficiente para destruir os nervos de praticamente qualquer um. |