shipwreck

pecio, barco naufragado

Barco destruido o muy dañado en el mar, o los restos que quedan de él.

En inglés sencillo: A ship that has been destroyed or badly damaged at sea, or what remains of it.

• Divers found a shipwreck.
• Fish swam through the old shipwreck near the reef.
• Several shipwrecks lie beneath these cold waters.

Sinónimos: wreck

Expresiones frecuentes: an ancient shipwreck, explore a shipwreck, underwater shipwreck

naufragio

Accidente en que un barco se hunde o queda muy dañado tras chocar con tierra o rocas.

En inglés sencillo: An accident in which a ship sinks or is badly damaged after hitting land or rocks.

• They survived a shipwreck.
• The storm caused a shipwreck near the coast.
• Many passengers died in the shipwreck.

Sinónimos: wreck

Expresiones frecuentes: survive a shipwreck, a tragic shipwreck, after a shipwreck

hacer naufragar

Destruir un barco en un accidente marítimo, dejando a sus ocupantes sin poder continuar el viaje.

En inglés sencillo: To destroy a ship in a sea accident, leaving people unable to continue their journey.

• The storm shipwrecked their boat.
• The crew were shipwrecked on a small island.
• Hidden rocks had shipwrecked several vessels along that coast.

Cómo se usa: be shipwrecked on something (They were shipwrecked on a rocky island.)

Sinónimos: wreck

Expresiones frecuentes: shipwreck a vessel, shipwreck a ship