No. 9,580 in French
démoli
Destroyed; demolished.
In a sentence
Ce bâtiment a été démoli en raison de sa vétusté.
This building was demolished due to its decrepitude.
In this sentence, 'démoli' is used to describe the physical action of demolishing a structure.
Après l'accident, il était complètement démoli émotionnellement.
After the accident, he was completely emotionally shattered.
Here, 'démoli' is used metaphorically to describe an emotional state resulting from a distressing event.
Les théories obsolètes ont été démolies par les nouvelles recherches.
The obsolete theories were demolished by new research findings.
In this case, 'démoli' is used figuratively to indicate the refutation or invalidation of ideas through evidence.
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