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DEVASTAR [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2023-08-01
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- General Vocabulary
- Emergency Management
- Risks and Threats (Security)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- devastate
1, record 1, English, devastate
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... cause great damage or suffering to something or someone, or to violently destroy a place ... 1, record 1, English, - devastate
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The town was devastated by a hurricane in 1928. 1, record 1, English, - devastate
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Vocabulaire général
- Gestion des urgences
- Risques et menaces (Sécurité)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- dévaster
1, record 1, French, d%C3%A9vaster
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Exercer sur quelque chose ou sur quelqu'un une action matérielle qui aboutit à une destruction complète, à un anéantissement. 1, record 1, French, - d%C3%A9vaster
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Vocabulario general
- Gestión de emergencias
- Riesgos y amenazas (Seguridad)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- devastar
1, record 1, Spanish, devastar
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- asolar 2, record 1, Spanish, asolar
correct
- arrasar 2, record 1, Spanish, arrasar
correct
- destruir 2, record 1, Spanish, destruir
correct
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
asolar; arrasar; destruir: La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, indica que "asolar", con el significado de "arrasar" o "destruir" un lugar, admite dos conjugaciones, una regular y otra irregular (asola y asuela). [...] Sin embargo, tal y como señala la Academia, hoy es habitual, incluso en la lengua culta, que se conjugue también como regular (yo asolo, tú asolas, él asola y ellos asolan) [...] Por el contrario, cuando el verbo "asolar" significa "secar" (de sol), solo tiene la conjugación regular: El extremo calor asola los campos. 3, record 1, Spanish, - devastar
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