demolish

demolish
transitive verb
1) (pull down) abreißen; (break to pieces) zerstören; demolieren
2) abschaffen [System, Privilegien]; widerlegen, umstoßen [Theorie]; entkräften [Einwand]; zerstören [Legende, Mythos]
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[di'moliʃ]
verb
(to pull or tear down: They're demolishing the old buildings in the centre of town.) abreißen
- academic.ru/19488/demolition">demolition
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de·mol·ish
[dɪˈmɒlɪʃ, AM -mɑ:-]
vt
▪ to \demolish sth
1. (destroy) building etw abreißen; (car in accident) etw demolieren; (in scrapyard) etw verschrotten
to \demolish a wall eine Wand einreißen
2. (refute, defeat) etw zunichtemachen
to \demolish an argument ein Argument widerlegen
▪ to \demolish sb jdn niedermachen [o SCHWEIZ heruntermachen] fam
3. (fam: eat up) etw verdrücken fam
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[dI'mɒlɪʃ]
vt
building ab- or einreißen, abbrechen; fortifications niederreißen; (fig) opponent, theory zunichtemachen, vernichten; myth zerstören; (hum) cake etc vertilgen
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demolish [dıˈmɒlıʃ; US -ˈmɑ-] v/t
1. demolieren, ab-, ein-, niederreißen, abbrechen
2. besonders HIST eine Festung schleifen
3. fig
a) jemandes Hoffnungen, eine Legende etc vernichten, zerstören
b) auch jemanden ruinieren
4. umg verdrücken (aufessen)
5. SPORT umg auseinandernehmen (vernichtend schlagen)
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transitive verb
1) (pull down) abreißen; (break to pieces) zerstören; demolieren
2) abschaffen [System, Privilegien]; widerlegen, umstoßen [Theorie]; entkräften [Einwand]; zerstören [Legende, Mythos]
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v.
demolieren v.
vernichten v.
zerstören v.

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