RAVAGES

Meaning of RAVAGES in English

[plural] [noun]The ravages of something are the great damage caused by that thing.The ravages of war/the fire showed in the splintered woodwork and blistered paint of the houses.Their business plans were ruined by the ravages of inflation.Few of us manage to escape the ravages of time.

Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012

RAVAGES — the destructive effects of something. → ravage
Concise Oxford English vocab
RAVAGES — / ˈrævɪdʒɪz; NAmE / noun [ pl. ] the ~ of sth ( formal ) the destruction caused by sth …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RAVAGES — rav ‧ ag ‧ es /ˈrævɪdʒəz, ˈrævɪdʒɪz/ BrE AmE noun literary the ravages of something the damage caused by something: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
RAVAGES — The ravages of time, war, or the weather are the damaging effects that they have. ...a hi-tech grass pitch that …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RAVAGES — The ~ of time, war, or the weather are the damaging effects that they have. ...a hi-tech grass pitch that …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
RAVAGES — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Bureaucracy was also a necessary evil to cope with the ravages of war. ▪ Doubtless …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
RAVAGES — n. 25B6; plural noun the ravages of time : DAMAGING EFFECTS, ill effects. the ravages of man : (ACTS OF) …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
RAVAGES — n. destruction to repair the ~ (wrought by war)
The Bbi Combinatory Dictionary of English - A Guide to Word Combinations
RAVAGES — Разрушительные
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RAVAGES — Опустошения
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
RAVAGES — Опустошение
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RAVAGES — Разрушительные
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JOINVILLE, JEAN, SIRE DE — born с 1224, Joinville, Champagne died Dec. 24, 1317, Joinville French chronicler. A member of the lesser nobility of Champagne, …
Английский словарь Британика
RELATE — I. rə̇ˈlāt, rēˈ-, usu -ād.+V verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Latin relatus (suppletive past participle of referre to carry back, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
RAVAGE — I. ˈravij, -vēj noun ( -s ) Etymology: French, from Middle French, from ravir to ravish + -age — more …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
NEGLECT — I. nə̇ˈglekt, nēˈ- transitive verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Latin neglectus, past participle of neglegere, negligere, neclegere, from nec- not …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
RAVAGE — (n.) Desolation by violence; violent ruin or destruction; devastation; havoc; waste; as, the ravage of a lion; the ravages of …
Английский словарь Webster
GRASSHOPPER — (n.) Any jumping, orthopterous insect, of the families Acrididae and Locustidae. The species and genera are very numerous. The former …
Английский словарь Webster
RAVAGE — ( n. ) Desolation by violence; violent ruin or destruction; devastation; havoc; waste; as, the ravage of a lion; the …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
GRASSHOPPER — ( n. ) Any jumping, orthopterous insect, of the families Acrididae and Locustidae. The species and genera are very numerous. …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
RAVAGE — — ravagement , n. — ravager , n. /rav"ij/ , v. , ravaged, ravaging , n. v.t. 1. to work …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
RAVAGE — noun desolation by violence; violent ruin or destruction; devastation; havoc; waste; as, the ravage of a lion; the ravages of …
Webster English vocab
GRASSHOPPER — noun in ordinary square or upright pianos of london make, the escapement lever or jack, so made that it can …
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HEREDITY AND EVOLUTION
Britannica English vocabulary
TIME
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
RAVAGE — verb PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES the ravages of sth ▪ Benedict was near thirty, and yet his face and form …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
RAVAGE — v. 1 lay waste, devastate, ruin, destroy, demolish, raze, wreck, wreak havoc (up)on, damage The hurricane ravaged outlying areas but …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
LOCUST — a well-known insect, of the grasshopper family, which commits terrible ravages on vegetation in the countries which it visits. "The …
Smith's Bible English Dictionary
RAVAGE — ravage.ogg 1. ʹrævıdʒ n 1. опустошение, уничтожение ravage of weeds - уничтожение /искоренение/ сорняков the ravages of torrential rain - …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
RAVAGE — 1. ʹrævıdʒ n 1. опустошение, уничтожение ravage of weeds - уничтожение /искоренение/ сорняков the ravages of torrential rain - опустошения, …
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