doom

BrE /duːm/ AmE /duːm/

noun / verb en → es

1 FATE [uncountable] B2

the fact that something bad will definitely happen in the future; a situation or event that is certain to have very bad results

destino, suerte, fatalidad

  • be/doomed to do something

Collocations doom someone/something to death · doom the world to destruction

  • The country is doomed to economic collapse.

    El país está condenado a un colapso económico.

2 DESTROY [transitive] B2

to cause something bad or unpleasant to happen; to make someone suffer

destruir, arruinar, condenar a alguien

  • doom somebody/something to do something

Collocations doom someone to failure · doom the company to bankruptcy

  • The decision will doom them to poverty.

    La decisión los condenará a la pobreza.

3 ANNOUNCE [transitive] C1

to announce that something bad or unpleasant is going to happen; to say that someone will suffer in the future

anunciar, proclamar, sentenciar a alguien

  • doom somebody/something

Collocations doom someone to death · doom the city to destruction

  • The judge dooms him to life in prison.

    El juez condena al hombre a pasar el resto de su vida en prisión.

1 FATE [uncountable] B2

the fact that something bad will definitely happen in the future; a situation or event that is certain to have very bad results

destino, suerte, fatalidad

  • be/doomed to do something

Collocations doom someone/something to death · doom the world to destruction

  • The country is doomed to economic collapse.

    El país está condenado a un colapso económico.

2 DESTROY [transitive] B2

to cause something bad or unpleasant to happen; to make someone suffer

destruir, arruinar, condenar a alguien

  • doom somebody/something to do something

Collocations doom someone to failure · doom the company to bankruptcy

  • The decision will doom them to poverty.

    La decisión los condenará a la pobreza.

3 ANNOUNCE [transitive] C1

to announce that something bad or unpleasant is going to happen; to say that someone will suffer in the future

anunciar, proclamar, sentenciar a alguien

  • doom somebody/something

Collocations doom someone to death · doom the city to destruction

  • The judge dooms him to life in prison.

    El juez condena al hombre a pasar el resto de su vida en prisión.