wreck
verb
1 verb vehicle, building, etc TRANSITIVEscrios verb loit verb the building was wrecked in the explosion scriosadh an foirgneamh sa phléasche wrecked his father's car scrios sé gluaisteán a athar 2 verb NAUT ship TRANSITIVEcuir go tóin poill raiceáil verb bris verb the storm wrecked half of his fleet chuir an stoirm leath a loingis go tóin poill, chaill sé leath a loingis sa stoirmthe ship was wrecked off the coast chuaigh an long go tóin poill amach ón gcóstaShow full entry
3 verb ruin plans, event, etc TRANSITIVEloit verb scrios verb it wrecked all our plans loit sé ár gcuid pleananna go léirdrink has wrecked the lives of many is iomaí duine ar scrios an t-ól an saol orthu, is iomaí duine ar cuireadh a saol ó rath de bharr an óil
noun
4 noun damaged vehicle, building etcthe car was a wreck bhí an carr scriostawe walked through the wreck of the town shiúlamar trí smionagar an bhailethe building is a wreck tá an foirgneamh ina fhothrach, tá an foirgneamh ina chiseach 5 noun (US) crashtimpiste fem4 taisme fem4 tionóisc fem2 she survived the wreck tháinig sí slán as an timpistecar wreck timpiste ghluaisteáin, taisme chairr 6 noun NAUT damaged shipbád briste bád báite raic fem2 there are a number of wrecks around the coast tá roinnt báid bhriste timpeall an chóstathe wreck of the Aud raic an Aud 7 noun NAUT sinkingbriseadh masc raiceáil fem3 after the wreck of the Wasp i ndiaidh bhriseadh an Wasp 8 noun ruined life, nation etcher life is a wreck tá a saol scriosta, tá an saol ó rath uirthinew nations emerged from the wreck of the old empire d'fhás náisiúin nua as smionagar na seanimpireachta 9 noun devastated personshe was a wreck after the cycle bhí sí ar an dé deiridh tar éis na rothaíochta, bhí sí spíonta i ndiaidh na rothaíochtaI was a wreck with nerves bhí drochbhail orm le neirbhís