havoc

devastazione, scompiglio

Gravi danni, problemi o confusione che coinvolgono molte persone o cose.

In inglese semplice: Serious damage, trouble, or confusion affecting many people or things.

• The storm caused havoc.
• Heavy snow wreaked havoc on the roads.
• His constant interruptions played havoc with our plans.

Come si usa: wreak havoc on something (The storm wreaked havoc on coastal towns.); play havoc with something (The roadworks played havoc with bus schedules.)

Sinonimi: chaos, devastation

Contrari: order

Espressioni comuni: wreak havoc, cause havoc, play havoc with

devastare

Danneggiare gravemente le cose o creare grande disordine.

In inglese semplice: To badly damage things or create great disorder.

• The army havocked the countryside.
• Storms havocked the fields before harvest.
• The invaders threatened to havoc every village along the river.

Sinonimi: devastate, ravage

Espressioni comuni: havoc the land, havoc a village