Difficulty Level
intermediate
Translations
🇩🇪 Ein ernstes und besorgniserregendes Problem.
, 🇪🇸 Un problema serio y preocupante.
, 🇮🇹 Un problema serio e preoccupante
, 🇵🇹 Um problema sério e preocupante.
, 🇨🇳 一个严重而令人担忧的问题
, 🇯🇵 破壊する
, 🇰🇷 심각하고 걱정스러운 문제
, 🇸🇦 مشكلة خطيرة ومقلقة
, 🇮🇳 एक गंभीर और चिंताजनक समस्या
Definition
🇫🇷 un problème grave et préoccupant
🇬🇧 A serious and worrying problem
Usage Examples
_context": "Le verbe 'détruire' peut être utilisé dans différents contextes, notamment pour parler de la fin de quelque chose, de sa destruction physique ou de son inutilité.
Etymology
*Détruire* comes from the Latin verb **destruere** “to bring down, demolish”, which is a compound of the prefix **de‑** “off, down” and **struere** “to build” (from the PIE root *stru-). Old French adopted the form *destruir* (later *destruir* → *détruire*), retaining the same sense of dismantling or obliterating structures. The modern verb has kept the basic meaning “to destroy” while its spelling was regularized with the French phonology and orthography.
Synonyms
anéantir
abîmer
ruiner
ravager
démolir
effondrer
exterminer
Antonyms
construire
reconstruire
préserver
sauvegarder
conserver