No. 12,665 in Spanish
naufragio
"Shipwreck" or "the act of a ship being destroyed or sinking."
In a sentence
El naufragio del barco ocurrió cerca de la costa.
The shipwreck occurred near the coast.
Referring to a maritime disaster.
Después del naufragio, los tripulantes fueron rescatados.
After the shipwreck, the crew members were rescued.
Used to discuss the event of the shipwreck and its consequences.
La obra trata de un náufrago después de un naufragio.
The play is about a castaway after a shipwreck.
Describing a fiction or story setting involving the event of a shipwreck.
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