| Traduções principais |
WordReference English-Portuguese Dictionary © 2026:
| nuke sth vtr | informal (attack or destroy with nuclear weapons) | destruir com armas nucleares loc v |
| | | aniquilar, detonar vt |
| | They nuked a Pacific island as a test. |
| annihilate sth vtr | (destroy completely) | aniquilar vt |
| | An overnight bombing attack annihilated the city. |
| scupper sth vtr | UK, figurative, informal (wreck, ruin) | destruir, aniquilar vt |
| | These new developments could scupper any chance of the two nations reaching an agreement. |
| strike sb dead vtr + adj | (kill instantly) (matar alguém instantaneamente) | matar vt |
| | | fulminar vt |
| | | aniquilar vt |
| kill sth off vtr phrasal sep | (exterminate) | exterminar, aniquilar vt |
| | I have finally killed off all the bugs on my tomato plants. |
wipe sth out,
wipe out sth vtr phrasal sep | (eradicate, eliminate) | aniquilar vt |
| | | eliminar vt |
| | | extirpar vt |
| | | erradicar vt |
| | With this new weapon we'll be able to wipe out our enemies. |
| | Com esta nova arma, vamos conseguir aniquilar nossos inimigos. |
| eradicate sth vtr | (destroy totally) | erradicar, aniquilar vt |
| | | acabar com v int + prep |
| | They moved the inhabitants and eradicated the village. |
| unmake sth vtr | (destroy) | destruir, aniquilar vt |
| exterminate sth vtr | figurative (eliminate, wipe out) | exterminar vt |
| | | aniquilar vt |
| | The chemical spill may exterminate this plant species. |
finish sth off,
finish off sth vtr phrasal sep | slang (destroy, kill) (gíria, matar) | acabar com expres v |
| | (figurado) | aniquilar, matar, destruir vt |
| | The hitman was hired to finish off the mafia boss. |
| crush sth vtr | figurative (defeat thoroughly) (figurado) | esmagar, aniquilar vt |
| | Our army completely crushed the enemy. |
| | The away team crushed the home players, beating them 33 to 12. |
| | Nosso exército esmagou completamente o inimigo. O time visitante aniquilou os jogadores da casa, vencendo por 33 a 12. |
| wreck sth vtr | (ruin) | arruinar vt |
| | | destruir vt |
| | | minar vt |
| | | aniquilar vt |
| | The rain wrecked Melanie's plans to go on a picnic. |
| | A chuva arruinou os planos de Melanie de ir ao piquenique. |