Destroyed vs Killed

Cuándo usar cada una en inglés, con significado, registro y ejemplos.

Destroyed

Top 1000 (muy común)

Killed

Top 1000 (muy común)

	Destroyed	Killed
Pronunciación	🇬🇧 //dɪˈstrɔɪəd// 🇺🇸 //dɪˈstrɔɪərd//	🇬🇧 //kɪld// 🇺🇸 //kɪld//
Significado	roto o arruinado por completo broken or ruined completely	Hacer que alguien o algo muera. To cause someone or something to die.
Ejemplo	The fire completely __________ the ancient library.	He killed the spider that was crawling on the wall.
Registro	Neutral	Neutral
Qué tan común	Top 1000 (muy común)	Top 1000 (muy común)
Colocaciones	destroyed building, destroyed dreams, destroyed evidence	killed in action, killed by, killed off
Antónimos	built, created, preserved	saved, rescued
Errores comunes	Confusing with 'destroying' as a noun., Using it in a non-past tense context incorrectly., Mixing with 'damaged,' which implies less total loss.	Confused with 'killing' as a noun rather than a verb., Using 'killed' without specifying an object (e.g., who or what was killed).
Notas de uso	Se usa cuando algo está completamente arruinado. Evita usarlo para daños menores. Used when something is completely ruined. Avoid using it for minor damage.	Se usa tanto en contextos formales como informales. Puede describir la muerte real o contextos figurados, como terminar algo. Used in both formal and informal contexts. Can describe actual death or figurative contexts, like ending something.

Míralo en clips reales

Once Zion is destroyed, there is no need for me to be here.

House Of Dragons › S1 E1

My family has just been destroyed.

Top Gear › S1 E1

Destroyed!

Once Zion is destroyed, there is no need for me to be here.

House Of Dragons › S1 E1

My family has just been destroyed.

Destroyed

Peaky Blinders › S1 E1

Danny, as you know, the man you killed was Italian.

Agent Carter › S1 E1

I get them killed.

Band Of Brothers › S1 E1

Not some draftee who's going to get him killed.

Peaky Blinders › S1 E1

Danny, as you know, the man you killed was Italian.

Agent Carter › S1 E1

I get them killed.

Killed

Preguntas frecuentes: Destroyed vs Killed

¿Cuál es la diferencia entre Destroyed y Killed?

Destroyed: broken or ruined completely Killed: To cause someone or something to die.

¿Puedes mostrar un ejemplo de cada una?

Destroyed: The fire completely __________ the ancient library. Killed: He killed the spider that was crawling on the wall.

¿Puedo usar Destroyed y Killed indistintamente?

No siempre. Destroyed y Killed están relacionadas y a veces se solapan, pero difieren en registro, frecuencia y uso, así que cambiar una por otra puede alterar el significado o el tono. Revisa las diferencias de arriba antes de sustituir.