dévaster
French → English
(destruction) To devastate: to cause severe damage or total destruction to a place or region; to ravage
L'ouragan a dévasté toute la côte, laissant des milliers de familles sans abri.
(English) The hurricane devastated the entire coast, leaving thousands of families homeless.
L'incendie a dévasté plus de mille hectares de forêt méditerranéenne en deux jours.
(English) The fire ravaged more than a thousand hectares of Mediterranean forest in two days.
(emotion) To shatter: to cause someone severe emotional pain or distress; to crush
La perte brutale de ses parents l'a dévasté au point de ne plus pouvoir travailler.
(English) The sudden loss of his parents devastated him to the point of being unable to work.
Elle avait le cœur dévasté par les passions et les regrets de sa jeunesse.
(English) Her heart was shattered by the passions and regrets of her youth.
Entry ID: fr:en:dévaster · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary