distruzione
destruction
noun dee-stroo-TSYOH-neh Less Common
Origin: from Latin 'destruere', to pull down
Usage Note
Distruzione is destruction, plural distruzioni, and pairs with the verb distruggere. The cold-war phrase armi di distruzione di massa means 'weapons of mass destruction'. Note the z is pronounced as a sharp 'ts'.
Examples
"La guerra portò solo distruzione."
Natural Translation
The war brought only destruction.
Literal Translation
The war brought only destruction.
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