ruin in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for ruin in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.ruin [Am ˈruɪn, Brit ˈruːɪn] N

1. ruin (sth ruined):

ruin often pl

ruina f

we visited the ruin(s)

visitamos las ruinas

the town lay in ruins

la ciudad estaba en ruinas

his life/career was in ruins

su vida/carrera estaba arruinada

2. ruin (cause):

ruin no pl

ruina f

ruin no pl

perdición f

drink will be the ruin of her

la bebida será su ruina or perdición

drink will be the ruin of her

la bebida la va a perder

3. ruin U (state):

ruin

ruina f

he's heading for financial ruin

va derecho a la ruina or a la bancarrota

the venture ended in ruin

la empresa zozobró or fracasó

the castle has fallen into ruin

el castillo está en ruinas

II.ruin [Am ˈruɪn, Brit ˈruːɪn] VB trans

1. ruin (destroy):

ruin city/building

destruir

ruin career/life

arruinar

ruin career/life

acabar con

ruin health

acabar con

ruin hopes

destruir

ruin hopes

echar por tierra

ruin plans

arruinar

ruin plans

echar por tierra

the recession ruined the company

la compañía quebró debido a la recesión

he was ruined by the lengthy court case

los costos de un juicio tan largo lo arruinaron or lo dejaron en la bancarrota

2. ruin (spoil):

ruin dress/carpet/toy

estropear

ruin evening/surprise

echar a perder

ruin evening/surprise

estropear

ruin evening/surprise

arruinar

ruin child

echar a perder

mother's ruin N U inf

mother's ruin

ginebra f

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hoary ruin liter

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estragar

to ruin

cuatrapear

to ruin

perdición

ruin

el alcohol será su perdición

drink will be his ruin o downfall o undoing

arruinar

to ruin

arruinar vida/salud

to ruin

arruinar proyecto/cosecha

to ruin

arruinar velada/sorpresa

to ruin

arruinar reputación

to ruin

destripar

to ruin

económicamente, el país está al borde del precipicio

the country is on the verge of economic disaster o ruin

sancochar

to ruin

ruin in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for ruin in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.ruin [ˈru:ɪn] VB trans

1. ruin (bankrupt):

ruin

arruinar

2. ruin (destroy):

ruin city, building

destruir

3. ruin (spoil):

ruin dress, surprise

estropear

ruin child

malcriar

II.ruin [ˈru:ɪn] N

1. ruin (bankruptcy, downfall):

ruin

ruina f

drugs will be his ruin

las drogas serán su ruina

2. ruin pl (remains):

ruin

ruinas f pl

Translations for ruin in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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perdición (daño)

ruin

desgraciar

to ruin

poner la zancadilla a alguien fig

to ruin sb's chances

agostar

to ruin

zancadillear a alguien fig

to ruin sb's chances

desconcertar (desbaratar)

to ruin

escrachar

to ruin

destripar

to ruin

festinar

to ruin

ruin Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

drugs will be his ruin

las drogas serán su ruina

this woman will be my ruin

esta mujer me trae perdido

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

However, for the third year in a row, torrential rain ruined the event.

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The city was destroyed due to heavy floods and one can now visit the ruins.

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Brooks died in 1832 and the mill was abandoned; the ruins are still visible.

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They also noted that there were ruins on the south side of the village.

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The second theme, that of effort and ruin, occurs in the second, fourth, and sixth movement.

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Following its closer, security was maintained until the middle of the 1980s, when it was abandoned, scavenged by locals and left in ruins.

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The ruins of the castle tower only remains.

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Ruins of buildings associated with borax mining, which ended here in 1902, remain near the lake in the 21st century.

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By the 16th century the house was in ruins.

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Their plans for death in solitude, however, are ruined when they meet.

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