wreck

Bedeutung (Englisch)

Noun

1. Something or someone that has been ruined.
2. The remains of something that has been severely damaged or worn down.
3. An event in which something is damaged through collision.
4. (specifically) An event in which something is damaged through collision.
5. (uncountable) Goods, etc. cast ashore by the sea after a shipwreck.
6. A large number of birds that have been brought to the ground, injured or dead, by extremely adverse weather.

Verb

1. (transitive) To destroy violently; to cause severe damage to something, to a point where it no longer works, or is useless.
2. (transitive) To ruin or dilapidate.
3. (obsolete, transitive) To plunder goods from wrecked ships.
4. (Australia, transitive) To dismantle wrecked vehicles or other objects, to reclaim any useful parts.
5. (transitive) To involve in a wreck; hence, to cause to suffer ruin; to balk of success, and bring disaster on.
6. (intransitive) To be involved in a wreck; to be damaged or destroyed.

Konzepte

Wrack

zerstören

Schiffbruch

Ruine

Untergang

verheeren

verderben

Verderbnis

Trümmer

Schrott

Schiffsunglück

vernichten

Schrotthaufen

Zusammenstoß

💥

Schrottkiste

Unglück

zugrunde richten

Gerippe

Gerüst

herablassen

in Verruf bringen

kaputt machen

Karre

löschen

niederreißen

niedrigsetzen

Panne

reduzieren

ruinieren

Schiffswrack

senken

sinken

Skelett

streichen

Tod

💀

Tohuwabohu

umbringen

🔪🩸👤

umreißen

Unfall

untergraben

Verlust

vermasseln

verwüsten

zerrütten

zerschlagen

zugründe richten

zunichte machen

in Mißkredit bringen

Verschwinden

Wagen

Synonyme

ruin

destroy

demolish

spoil

crash

shipwreck

damage

destruction

collapse

devastate

disrupt

break

wreckage

smash

sabotage

accident

ravage

pull down

wrack

fall

shatter

perdition

mar

overthrow

doom

mess up

downfall

remains

destruct

subvert

confuse

sink

tear down

blight

bust up

ruination

ruins

total

perish

quash

kill

🔪🩸👤

bring down

lay waste

break up

disassemble

degrade

breakdown

disaster

crush

crock

Übersetzungen

épave

distruggere

arruinar

relitto

ruiner

καταστρέφω

rovinare

wrak

naufrage

naufragio

ερείπιο

ναυάγιο

ruïneren

détruire

Ausgesprochen als (IPA)

/ˈɹɛk/

Etymologie (Englisch)

Geerbt von Mittelenglisch: wrek

Verwandt mit Altenglisch: wrecan

Verwandt mit Englisch: wreak

Verwandt mit Althochdeutsch: rehhan

Verwandt mit Old Saxon: wrekan

Verwandt mit Gotisch: 𐍅𐍂𐌹𐌺𐌰𐌽

In summary

From Middle English wrek, from Anglo-Norman wrek, from Old Norse *wrek (Norwegian and Icelandic rek, Swedish vrak, Danish vrag), from Proto-Germanic *wrekaną, whence also Old English wrecan (English wreak), Old High German rehhan, Old Saxon wrekan, Gothic 𐍅𐍂𐌹𐌺𐌰𐌽 (wrikan).

Sätze

The wreck occurred by the bank on Main Street .

Das Wrack ereignete sich von der Bank in der Main Street.