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arrasar

to devastate

verb ah-rrah-SAHR Less Common

Also means

to sweep (a competition)

Usage Note

Arrasar literally means to raze to the ground or destroy completely. In sports and entertainment contexts it is used enthusiastically to mean 'to sweep' or 'to dominate', as in el equipo arrasó en el torneo ('the team swept the tournament'). The initial a- is unstressed and the double rr is rolled.

Examples

"El huracán arrasó el pueblo entero."

Natural Translation

The hurricane devastated the entire town.

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