ruin

ruin
'ru:in
1. noun
1) (a broken, collapsed or decayed state: the ruin of a city.) ruina
2) (a cause of collapse, decay etc: Drink was his ruin.) perdición, ruina
3) (financial disaster; complete loss of money: The company is facing ruin.) ruina

2. verb
1) (to cause ruin to: The scandal ruined his career.) arruinar
2) (to spoil; to treat too indulgently: You are ruining that child!) estropear
- ruined
- ruins
- in ruins

ruin1 n ruina
I visited the Roman ruins visité las ruinas romanas
ruin2 vb estropear / arruinar
she washed my jumper in hot water and ruined it lavó mi jersey en agua caliente y lo estropeó

ruin adjetivo (mezquino, vil) despicable, contemptible; (avaro) miserly, mean (BrE)
ruin adjetivo
1 (despreciable, vil) mean, despicable, stingy
2 (avariento, tacaño ) stingy, miserly: era ruin con su familia y generoso consigo mismo, he was stingy to his family but generous to himself 'ruin' also found in these entries: Spanish: abismo - abocada - abocado - arruinar - baja - bajo - cagar - cargarse - castigar - chafar - dar - desbaratar - deshacer - destrozar - dinamitar - ser - estropear - extemporánea - extemporáneo - fastidiar - jorobar - miserable - pasar - perder - perderse - polvo - ruina - salar - significar - tierra - acabar - chancho - consumir - destruir - echar - embromar - fregar - malograr - perdición - villano English: rack - ruin - ancient - break - destroy - doom - murder - wreck
ruin
tr['rʊːɪn]
noun
1 ruina
we saw the ruins of a monastery vimos un monasterio en ruinas
transitive verb
1 arruinar
2 (spoil) estropear
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
to fall into ruins caer en la ruina
ruin ['ru:ən] vt
1) destroy: destruir, arruinar
2) bankrupt: arruinar, hacer quebrar
ruin n
1) : ruina f
to fall into ruin: caer en ruinas
2) : ruina f, perdición f
to be the ruin of: ser la perdición de
3) ruins npl
: ruinas fpl , restos mpl
the ruins of the ancient temple: las ruinas del templo antiguo
ruin
n.
arruinamiento s.m.
desbarate s.m.
despeño s.m.
destrozo s.m.
perdición s.f.
ruina s.f.
v.
abismar v.
arruinar v.
derrotar v.
derrumbar v.
desbaratar v.
descalabrar v.
despedazar v.
destroncar v.
destruir v.
estropear v.
malgastar v.
minar v.
reventar v.
ruinar v.

I 'ruːən, 'ruːɪn
noun
a) (something ruined) (often pl) ruina f

the town lay in ruins — la ciudad estaba en ruinas

his life/career was in ruins — su vida/carrera estaba arruinada

b) (cause) (no pl) ruina f, perdición f

drink will be the ruin of her — la bebida será su ruina or perdición

c) u (state) ruina f

he's heading for financial ruin — va derecho a la ruina or a la bancarrota


II
transitive verb
1) (destroy) \<\<city/building\>\> destruir*; \<\<career/life\>\> arruinar, acabar con; \<\<hopes\>\> destruir*, echar por tierra; \<\<plans\>\> arruinar, echar por tierra

if they open a supermarket next to my store, I'll be ruined — si abren un supermercado al lado de mi tienda me van a hacer quebrar or me van a arruinar

2) (spoil) \<\<dress/carpet/toy\>\> estropear; \<\<party/surprise\>\> echar a perder, estropear, arruinar
['ruːɪn]
1. N
1) (=building) ruina f

the ruins of a castle — las ruinas or los restos de un castillo

to fall into ruin — convertirse en ruinas

the town lay or was in ruins — la ciudad estaba en ruinas

2) (fig) ruina f , perdición f

he faced the prospect of financial ruin — se enfrentaba a la posibilidad de la ruina económica or de acabar en la bancarrota

her hopes were in ruins — sus esperanzas estaban destruidas

my life/career is in ruins — mi vida/carrera está destruida or arruinada

drink will be his ruin or the ruin of him — el alcohol será su ruina or su perdición

the country has gone to ruin — el país se ha arruinado

rack II
2. VT
1) (=destroy) [+ reputation, career, life] arruinar, destruir; [+ hopes] destruir, echar por tierra; [+ plans] estropear, echar por tierra

it ruined his chances of playing in the final — dio al traste con sus posibilidades de jugar en la final

2) (=spoil) [+ clothes, car] estropear, destrozar; [+ meal, event, eyesight] estropear

look at my dress, it's ruined! — mira mi vestido, ¡está destrozado!

don't eat that now, you'll ruin your appetite — no te comas eso ahora, se te quitarán las ganas de comer

their chatter ruined my enjoyment of the concert — su charla no me dejó disfrutar del concierto

3) [+ person] (financially) arruinar; (morally) perder

what ruined him was gambling — lo que le perdió fue el juego, el juego fue su ruina

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I ['ruːən, 'ruːɪn]
noun
a) (something ruined) (often pl) ruina f

the town lay in ruins — la ciudad estaba en ruinas

his life/career was in ruins — su vida/carrera estaba arruinada

b) (cause) (no pl) ruina f, perdición f

drink will be the ruin of her — la bebida será su ruina or perdición

c) u (state) ruina f

he's heading for financial ruin — va derecho a la ruina or a la bancarrota


II
transitive verb
1) (destroy) \<\<city/building\>\> destruir*; \<\<career/life\>\> arruinar, acabar con; \<\<hopes\>\> destruir*, echar por tierra; \<\<plans\>\> arruinar, echar por tierra

if they open a supermarket next to my store, I'll be ruined — si abren un supermercado al lado de mi tienda me van a hacer quebrar or me van a arruinar

2) (spoil) \<\<dress/carpet/toy\>\> estropear; \<\<party/surprise\>\> echar a perder, estropear, arruinar

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