añicos
smithereens.
It is hoped that the sisterhood that was forged in the latter part of the 20th century will not be fragmented into smithereens in the new millennium.
hacer añicos
shatter
blow + Nombre + to bits
smash + Nombre + to bits
tear + Nombre + to bits
blow + Nombre + out of the water
reduce + Nombre + to matchwood
smash + Nombre + to matchwood
Her feeling of well-being was soon rudely shattered.
Even the most stable of industries, the most focused of business models and strongest of brands can be blown to bits by new information technology.
In this caricature representation, the Jew is followed by the Jewess, who lays a huge Jew egg that the children of the village attack with gusto, smashing it to bits.
According to a myth about the phases of the moon, the wicked god Seth plucked out the eye of Horus and tore it to bits = Según un mito sobre las fases lunares, el malvado dios Seth le arrancó el ojo a Horus y lo rompió en pedazos.
Tall television towers and large skyscrapers blow the 'lightning never strikes twice' myth out of the water.
Cyclonic wind reduces whole towns to matchwood, killing and injuring thousands, and causing almost incalculable damage.
Boats were smashed to matchwood and the whole of the seafront was awash with shingle and broken glass.
hacer estallar en añicos
blow + Nombre + sky high
This is all that can be done at this point to prevent the current violence from blowing sky-high, destabilising the region, and sending oil prices into the stratosphere.
hecho añicos
shattered
smashed
It is clear that it will take a considerable period to fully assess the damage and loss and even longer to begin to rebuild damaged infrastructure and shattered communities.
Her friend came out of work after 5:30pm and walked up to her car to find an old lady standing next to it and her car had a smashed window.
que no se hace añicos
shatterproof
The article is entitled 'The Glass Ceiling in Social Work: Is It Shatterproof?'.