demolish

Εννοια (Αγγλικός)

1. To destroy (buildings, etc.), especially in a planned or intentional fashion.
2. To defeat, refute, discredit, or consume utterly (as a theory, belief or opponent).
3. To devour; to eat up

Προφέρεται ως (IPA)

/dəˈmɒl.ɪʃ/

Ετυμολογία (Αγγλικός)

Attested since the 16th century; from Middle French demoliss-, the stem of some conjugated forms of the verb demolir (“to destroy”, “to tear down”), from Latin dēmōlior (“I tear down”). Displaced native Old English tōweorpan (literally “to throw apart”).

Προτάσεις

So there was no pressure to demolish old buildings to put new ones at their place .

Έτσι, δεν υπήρχε πίεση να κατεδαφιστούν παλιά κτίρια για να βάλουν νέα στη θέση τους.