devastate

ˈdɛvəˌsteɪt
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Translation of devastate into Swedish

Verb

tr.
1.

general destruction

destroy or ruin something
  • The hurricane devastated the coastal town..Orkanen förstörde kuststaden
2.

emotional impact

cause intense grief or dismay
  • The news of the accident will devastate her family.Nyheten om olyckan kommer att förkrossa hennes familj.
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Synonyms and analogies of devastate in English

Examples of devastate in a sentence

  • The news of his passing devastated her.
  • The sudden loss will devastate the community.
  • Hearing the truth might devastate him.

Translations of "devastate" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Verb
ödeläggav.

We are facing an enemy that can devastate a city.

Vi står inför en fiende som kan ödelägga en stad.

förstörav.

Heavy rains could devastate crops and lead to food shortages.

Kraftiga regn kan förstöra skördarna och leda till matbrist.

krossav.

War can devastate families by breaking apart homes and lives.

Krig kan krossa familjer genom att slå sönder hem och hela tillvaron.

skövlav.

They get a violent response from the company that is in place to devastate the rainforest but it's not just the company that creates problems for the group.

De får ett våldsamt bemötande från företaget som är på plats för att skövla regnskog men det är inte bara företaget som skapar problem för gruppen.

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Other translations for devastate:

  • förödav.

devastate: Examples and translations in context

The hurricane is expected to devastate coastal towns with strong winds.

Orkanen väntas slå hårt mot kuststäderna och ödelägga dem med kraftiga vindar.

These extreme trucks would devastate anything that comes their way.

Dessa extrema lastbilar skulle ödelägga allt som kommer deras väg.

Floods devastate farmland, washing away seeds and fertile soil.

Översvämningar kan ödelägga jordbruksmark genom att skölja bort både utsäde och bördig jord.

The tornado managed to devastate several houses on the northern street.

Tornadon lyckades ödelägga flera hus på den norra gatan.

The earthquake will devastate entire neighborhoods in the coastal city.

Jordbävningen kommer att ödelägga hela kvarter i kuststaden.

With the right compounding, he could devastate a city with these agents.

Han kan ödelägga en hel stad med de ämnena.

Guards tried to stop vandals who wanted to devastate the park.

Vakter försökte stoppa vandaler som ville förstöra parken.

From those positions, they could devastate the entire surface of the planet.

Från de positionerna kan de förstöra hela jordytan.

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