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estrago
damage, devastation
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The ruin and destruction left behind by something disastrous
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Spanish prefix
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tragic
disastrous, ending in ruin
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Estrago means damage or devastation and sounds like a Spanish word formed from the English word tragic1, some tragic thing, since a tragedy leaves wreckage and devastation behind it.
estrago
damage, ruin
Serious harm done to something, the kind a disaster leaves behind. The singular form is far less common than the plural.
El terremoto dejó un estrago que nadie había imaginadoThe earthquake left damage that nobody had imagined
La sequía causó la ruina de los cultivos del valleThe drought caused the ruin of the crops in the valley
estragos
devastation, havoc, ravages
The wreckage left across a place after something disastrous passes through it.
Los estragos del huracán se veían desde el aireThe devastation of the hurricane could be seen from the air
La guerra hizo sus estragos en cada pueblo de la regiónThe war wreaked its havoc on every town in the region
hacer estragos
to wreak havoc, to devastate
When something tears through a place and leaves ruin behind it. Literally, to "make devastation."
La plaga hizo estragos en los campos de maízThe plague wreaked havoc in the corn fields
El frío causó estragos entre los animales del refugioThe cold devastated the animals at the shelter
to drive people wild, to be a huge hit (figurative)
When someone is so attractive or admired that they leave a crowd in pieces. Like how in English someone can be devastatingly beautiful. Literally, they "make devastation."
Ese cantante hace estragos entre las adolescentesThat singer drives teenage girls wild
Llegó con ese vestido rojo y causó estragos en la fiestaShe arrived in that red dress and was a huge hit at the party