wreck

rek 1. noun

1) (a very badly damaged ship: The divers found a wreck on the sea-bed.) skipsvrak

2) (something in a very bad condition: an old wreck of a car; I feel a wreck after cleaning the house.) (bil)vrak, ruinhaug

3) (the destruction of a ship at sea: The wreck of the Royal George.) forlis, skipbrudd

2. verb

(to destroy or damage very badly: The ship was wrecked on rocks in a storm; My son has wrecked my car; You have wrecked my plans.) smadre, slå til vrak, forlise

- wreckage

skipsvrak

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strande

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vrak

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subst. \/rek\/

1) vrakgods

2) (om fartøy e.l.) forlis, skibbrudd, havari

3) ødeleggelse, tilintetgjøring

• this meant the wreck of his hopes

dette betydde at hans håp ble lagt i grus

4) (om fartøy e.l.) vrak, skipsvrak, bilvrak

5) undergang, sammenbrudd, fall

• the 1980's witnessed the wreck of the iron curtain

åttitallet var vitne til jernteppets sammenbrudd

6) (om personer) vrak

• he is but a wreck of his former self

han er bare en skygge av sitt tidligere jeg

7) (om bygning) ruin

8) (amer.) sammenstøt, kræsj

save something\/somebody from the wreck redde noe\/noen fra å gå under

the wreck of time tidens tann

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verb \/rek\/

1) (få til å) forlise, (få til å) havarere

2) krasje

3) ødelegge, forderve, tilintetgjøre

4) (amer.) hugge opp, kondemnere, rive

• they are wrecking old houses

de river ned gamle hus

5) berge vrak

6) plyndre vrak, lete etter vrakgods