No. 4,900 in Spanish
destruyó
"Destroyed."
In a sentence
El terremoto destruyó varios edificios antiguos en el centro de la ciudad.
The earthquake destroyed several old buildings in the city center.
In this sentence, 'destruyó' is used in a literal sense to describe physical destruction or damage caused by a natural disaster.
La noticia de la corrupción destruyó la confianza del pueblo en el gobierno.
The news of corruption destroyed the people's trust in the government.
Here, 'destruyó' refers to the metaphorical impact on intangible concepts, namely trust or confidence between entities.
El tiempo destruyó los recuerdos de su infancia.
Time destroyed the memories of their childhood.
'Destruyó' is used metaphorically, describing the fading or erasing of memories over time as if they were 'destroyed'.
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