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distruge
to destroy /disˈtrudʒe/
verb#492 most common
Also: to wreck, to ruin, to demolish
Example sentences
Copilul distruge jucăria.
The child destroys the toy.
Furtuna a distrus casa.
The storm destroyed the house.
Nu vreau să distrug prietenia noastră.
I don't want to destroy our friendship.
Războiul a distrus orașul complet.
The war destroyed the city completely.
Dacă nu avem grijă, vom distruge planeta.
If we are not careful, we will destroy the planet.
Criticii spun că reforma va distruge sistemul educațional pe termen lung.
Critics say the reform will destroy the education system in the long run.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | distrug | distrusei | voi distruge |
| 2sg | distrugi | distruseși | vei distruge |
| 3sg | distruge | distruse | va distruge |
| 1pl | distrugem | distruserăm | vom distruge |
| 2pl | distrugeți | distruserăți | veți distruge |
| 3pl | distrug | distruseră | vor distruge |
Word family
distrugeredestruction
distructivdestructive
distrugătordestroyer, devastating
autodistrugereself-destruction
nedistrusundestroyed, intact
Etymology
Romanian dictionaries trace "distruge" to French "détruire" and Italian "distruggere", part of the wave of Western Romance borrowings that reshaped Romanian vocabulary in the 19th century. Both source words go back to Latin "destruere", from "de-" plus "struere", to build or pile up. So the underlying sense is to unbuild, to tear down what was put together.
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