"destroy" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

destroy verbo

destroy + sustantivo
Kolokacji: 214
destroy evidence • destroy documents • destroy property • destroy buildings • destroy cells • destroy part • destroy crops • ...
collocations grouped by meanings
Grup znaczeniowych: 40
(2) document, copy, paper, note
Kolokacji: 4
(8) life, wildlife
Kolokacji: 2
(9) weapon, missile, warhead
Kolokacji: 3
(13) record, book, page, content
Kolokacji: 4
(16) reputation, stock, flower
Kolokacji: 3
(19) car, machine, machinery, train
Kolokacji: 4
(22) habitat, Yugoslavia, Carthage
Kolokacji: 3
(24) thousands, hundreds
Kolokacji: 2
(27) credibility, nature
Kolokacji: 2
(28) others, future
Kolokacji: 2
(29) work, mine, farm, shop
Kolokacji: 4
(33) file, furniture
Kolokacji: 2
(34) morale, tumor, health, nerve
Kolokacji: 4
1. destroy morale = zniszcz morale destroy morale
  • But the affairs destroyed morale and trust among those under his command.
  • They destroyed camp discipline, morale and hygiene (disease often kills more than does the enemy in war).
  • Most superweapons are used to destroy civilian morale on the opposing side.
  • I do not wish that figure to be spread about, for fear of further destroying morale.
  • Some top generals fear that open acceptance of homosexuals will destroy morale and discipline.
  • In an effort to destroy German morale, many sorties were intentionally given civilian targets.
  • Rather than destroying morale, the company's trials appear to have had just the opposite effect.
  • "At the same time they're trying to destroy mujahedeen and civilian morale."
  • Strategic air warfare is the use of bombers to destroy an enemy's industry, cities, and morale.
2. destroy tumors = zniszcz guzy destroy tumors
3. destroy one's health = niszczyć czyjś zdrowie destroy one's health
4. destroy nerves = zniszcz nerwy destroy nerves
(35) bunker, fortification, art
Kolokacji: 3
(36) democracy, Communism
Kolokacji: 2
(38) economy, capitalism
Kolokacji: 2
(39) time, store, memory
Kolokacji: 3
(40) dream, freedom, happiness
Kolokacji: 3
verbo + destroy
Kolokacji: 45
threaten to destroy • attempt to destroy • seek to destroy • try to destroy • intend to destroy • manage to destroy • want to destroy • ...
destroy + preposición
Kolokacji: 43
destroyed by • destroyed during • destroyed before • destroyed after • destroyed in • ...
destroy + adjetivo/adverbio
Kolokacji: 86
completely destroyed • totally destroyed • largely destroyed • utterly destroyed • partially destroyed • eventually destroy • ...

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