shatter

frantumarsi, frantumare

Rompersi improvvisamente in tanti piccoli pezzi, o rompere qualcosa in questo modo.

In inglese semplice: To break suddenly into many small pieces, or make something break this way.

• The glass shattered on the floor.
• A stone shattered the window.
• The frozen lake’s thin ice began to shatter.

Come si usa: shatter into something (The plate shattered into tiny pieces.)

Sinonimi: smash, break

Espressioni comuni: shatter a window, shatter into pieces

devastare, distruggere

Sconvolgere profondamente qualcuno o distruggerne la speranza, la fiducia o la felicità.

In inglese semplice: To make someone feel deeply upset or destroy their hope, confidence, or happiness.

• The news shattered her.
• Repeated failures shattered his confidence.
• Their defeat shattered the team’s hopes of reaching the final.

Sinonimi: devastate, crush

Espressioni comuni: shatter someone’s confidence, shatter someone’s hopes, shatter someone