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devastating

devastating

Meaning of devastating

causing great damage or shock

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British English/ˈdevəsteɪtɪŋ/
American English/ˈdɛvəˌsteɪtɪŋ/
Russian transcription[rəzrʊˈʂɨtʲɪlʲnɨj]
devastating
devastating - разрушительный
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devastating usage examples

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Пожар оставил старый мост в разрушительном состоянии.

The fire left the old bridge in devastating condition.

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Шторм нанёс разрушительный ущерб побережью.

The storm caused devastating damage to the coast.

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devastatingразрушительный
choppedрубленый
cookedприготовленный
frozenзамороженный
rawсырой
saltyсолёный
slicedнарезанный ломтиками

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How to pronounce devastating and what this word means

devastating translation: разрушительный. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce devastating

/ˈdevəsteɪtɪŋ/

devastating translation

разрушительный

devastating examples

The fire left the old bridge in devastating condition.

devastating transcription

/ˈdevəsteɪtɪŋ/, /ˈdɛvəˌsteɪtɪŋ/

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devastating meaning: what does it mean?

causing great damage or shock

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devastating is pronounced as /ˈdevəsteɪtɪŋ/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

devastating definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

The fire left the old bridge in devastating condition. Translation: Пожар оставил старый мост в разрушительном состоянии.

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