rovine in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for rovine in the Italian»English Dictionary

I.rovina [roˈvina] N f

1. rovina (crollo):

rovina

collapse

rovina

fall

2. rovina (stato di distruzione):

rovina (di edificio)

ruin

rovina (di area)

decay

essere in rovina

to be in ruins, to be in a state of ruin

andare, cadere in rovina

to fall into ruin

3. rovina (di persona, azienda, paese, reputazione):

rovina

ruin

causare la rovina di qn, qc

to ruin sb, sth, to lead to sb's ruin, to lead to the ruin of sth

essere la rovina di qn

to be the ruin of sb

essere sull'orlo della rovina

to be on the brink of financial ruin

correre verso la propria rovina

to be heading for financial ruin

le donne saranno la sua rovina

women will be the ruin of him

il bere fu la causa della sua rovina

drink proved to be his downfall

II.rovine N fpl

rovine (ruderi)

ruins

rovine (macere)

ruins

rovine (macere)

debris

le rovine di Cartagine

the ruins of Carthage

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disseppellire rovine, vasellame

to unearth

dissotterrare tesoro, rovine

to unearth

Translations for rovine in the English»Italian Dictionary

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ruination

rovina f

you'll be the ruination of me! hum

sarai la mia rovina!

ruin (physical)

rovina f

ruin (financial)

rovina f

ruin (moral)

rovina f

in a state of ruin town, building:

in rovina

to fall into ruin

andare, cadere in rovina

ruin

rovine fpl

ruins

rovine f

to go to rack and ruin house etc.:

andare in rovina

dilapidated building

fatiscente, in rovina

bankruptcy fig

rovina f

tumbledown

cadente, fatiscente, in rovina

dilapidate

trascurare, mandare in rovina

dilapidate

rovinarsi, cadere in rovina

undoing

rovina f

it proved to be his undoing

si è dimostrato (essere) la sua rovina

rovine in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for rovine in the Italian»English Dictionary

rovina [ro·ˈvi:·na] N f

1. rovina (disfacimento):

rovina

collapse

2. rovina pl (macerie):

rovina

ruins pl

3. rovina fig (sfacelo):

rovina

ruin

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venerable ruins

rovine f pl millenarie

wreckage of building

rovine f pl

ruin

mandare in rovina

ruin

rovina f

drugs will be his ruin

la droga sarà la sua rovina

ruin

rovine f pl

undoing

rovina f

ruination

rovina f

blight

rovine f

tumbledown

in rovina

perdition

rovina f

to reduce sth to rubble/ashes

ridurre qc in rovine/cenere

rovine Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

acqua cheta rovina i ponti

still waters run deep prov

la droga sarà la sua rovina

drugs will be his ruin

rovine f pl millenarie

venerable ruins