Usage examples of "destroy" in English with translation to German

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The soldiers' mission was to destroy the bridge. Die Mission der Soldaten war es, die Brücke zu zerstören.

If you want to be free, destroy your television set. Wenn du frei sein willst, dann zerstöre deinen Fernseher.

Denying she was an anarchist, Katja maintained she wished only to make changes in our government, not to destroy it. Katja leugnete, dass sie eine Anarchistin war, indem sie behauptete, dass sie nur wünschte, Veränderung in unserer Regierung zu machen, nicht, sie zu zerstören.

The building was completely destroyed. Das Gebäude wurde total zerstört.

The Japanese destroyed Pearl Harbor. Die Japaner zerstörten Pearl Harbor.

They destroyed stores and factories. Sie zerstörten Läden und Fabriken.

An earthquake destroyed the building. Ein Erdbeben zerstörte das Gebäude.

Termites are destroying the houses. Termiten zerstören die Häuser.

We've destroyed the enemy flagship! Wir haben das Flaggschiff des Feindes zerstört!

The devil destroyed Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Der Teufel zerstörte Hiroshima und Nagasaki.

The tornado destroyed the whole village. Der Tornado zerstörte das ganze Dorf.

Many cities were destroyed by bombs. Viele Städte wurden durch Bomben zerstört.

The city was destroyed by fire. Die Stadt wurde durch Feuer zerstört.

The fire destroyed the tall building. Das Feuer zerstörte das hohe Gebäude.

Cold weather and insects destroyed their crops. Kaltes Wetter und Insekten zerstörten ihre Ernte.

The town was destroyed during the war. Die Stadt wurde während des Krieges zerstört.

Tom's house was destroyed by a hurricane. Toms Haus wurde durch einen Orkan zerstört.

The building was totally destroyed by the earthquake. Das Gebäude wurde durch das Erdbeben völlig zerstört.

Tom's house was destroyed by a tornado. Toms Haus wurde von einem Tornado zerstört.

There are many houses destroyed by the earthquake. Dort wurden viele Häuser durch das Erdbeben zerstört.

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