vandalizar

Senses

1. 1.

   to vandalize

   to deliberately damage or destroy public or private property

Examples

• "Los adolescentes vandalizaron la fachada del edificio con pintadas."

  The teenagers vandalized the building's facade with graffiti.

• "No tolereremos que se vandalice el mobiliario urbano."

  We will not tolerate vandalism of urban furniture.

• "La estación de tren fue vandalizada durante la noche."

  The train station was vandalized during the night.

Usage

A formal, transitive verb commonly used in official or legal contexts. Often used in the passive voice (ser vandalizado/a). The noun form is "vandalismo."