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distrus
destroyed /disˈtrus/
adjective#4698 most common
Also: devastated, wrecked, exhausted
Example sentences
Orașul a fost distrus în război.
The city was destroyed in the war.
Mașina mea este distrusă după accident.
My car is wrecked after the accident.
Sunt distrus, nu am dormit deloc azi noapte.
I'm wrecked, I didn't sleep at all last night.
Multe păduri au fost distruse de incendii anul acesta.
Many forests were destroyed by fires this year.
A fost distrus emoțional după despărțire.
He was emotionally devastated after the breakup.
Sistemul bancar ar fi putut fi distrus complet dacă statul nu intervenea.
The banking system could have been completely destroyed if the state hadn't intervened.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | distrus | distruși |
| Genitive | distrus | distruși |
| Accusative | distrus | distruși |
| Vocative | distrus | distruși |
Word family
a distrugeto destroy
distrugeredestructiondistructivdestructive
distrugătordevastating, destroyer
autodistrugereself-destruction
Etymology
Distrus is the past participle of a distruge, meaning to destroy. The verb comes from Latin destruere, built from dis- (apart, undoing) and struere (to build, to pile up). So the word literally traces back to the idea of un-building something.
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