Usage examples of "détruire" in French with translation to English

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Nous devons détruire les preuves. We must destroy the evidence.
La drogue peut détruire ta vie. Drugs can ruin your life.
Je n'essaie pas de détruire. I'm not trying to destroy.
Je ne tente pas de détruire. I'm not trying to destroy.
Je ne cherche pas à détruire. I'm not trying to destroy.
Je les ai regardés détruire le vieil immeuble. I watched them destroy the old building.
La mission des soldats était de détruire le pont. The soldiers' mission was to destroy the bridge.
L'humanité est en train de rapidement détruire l'environnement de la Terre. Humanity is rapidly destroying the Earth's environment.
Que t'apporte de détruire des preuves ! ? La chose à faire serait de contacter la police, n'est-ce pas ? What does destroying evidence get you? The usual thing would be to contact the police, wouldn't it?
Déniant qu'elle était une anarchiste, Katja soutenait qu'elle souhaitait seulement faire des changements dans notre gouvernement, pas le détruire. Denying she was an anarchist, Katja maintained she wished only to make changes in our government, not to destroy it.
Malheur à qui est seul, mes amis, et il faut croire que l’isolement a vite fait de détruire la raison. Woe to who be alone, my friends. It seems that social isolation quickly destroys one's reason.
Supposer de la justice pour faire cela, c'est détruire le principe de son existence qui est la chose elle-même. To suppose justice to do this, is to destroy the principle of its existence, which is the thing itself.
Qu'est-ce que ça va t'apporter de détruire les preuves ! ?Le comportement normal ce serait de contacter la police non ? What does destroying evidence get you? The usual thing would be to contact the police, wouldn't it?
Je mange et je détruis. I eat and destroy.
La télévision détruit la vie de la famille. Television is ruining family life.
Le démon détruisit Hiroshima et Nagasaki. The devil destroyed Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
Le feu détruisit le haut bâtiment. The fire destroyed the tall building.
Ils ont détruit la civilisation autochtone. They destroyed the native civilization.
Les vieilles coutumes sont progressivement détruites. Old customs are gradually being destroyed.
Les tremblements de terre détruisent les bâtiments. Earthquakes destroy buildings.
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