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distrugere
destruction /disˈtrudʒere/
noun#2502 most common
Also: devastation, demolition, ruin
Example sentences
Distrugerea este mare.
The destruction is great.
Filmul arată distrugerea orașului.
The movie shows the destruction of the city.
Distrugerea pădurilor afectează clima.
The destruction of forests affects the climate.
Guvernul a promis să oprească distrugerea mediului înconjurător.
The government promised to stop the destruction of the environment.
Distrugerea sistematică a ecosistemelor marine reprezintă o amenințare gravă pentru biodiversitate.
The systematic destruction of marine ecosystems is a serious threat to biodiversity.
Istoricii dezbat dacă distrugerea Cartaginei a fost o necesitate strategică sau un act de cruzime gratuită.
Historians debate whether the destruction of Carthage was a strategic necessity or an act of gratuitous cruelty.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | distrugere | distrugeri |
| Genitive | distrugerii | distrugerilor |
| Accusative | distrugere | distrugeri |
| Vocative | distrugere | distrugeri |
Word family
a distrugeto destroy
distructivdestructive
distrugătordevastating, destroying
autodistrugereself-destruction
indestructibilindestructible
Etymology
Distrugere is the deverbal noun of a distruge, "to destroy," formed with the native -ere suffix that turns verbs into action nouns. The verb itself is a 19th-century relatinization, drawn from Latin destruere (de- "apart" plus struere "to build, pile up"), likely reinforced by French détruire. This makes it a learned counterpart to older, more native Romanian words for ruin, such as stricăciune or nimicire.
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