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3 Translation results for ruin in Spanish

verb | noun | adjetivo

ruin verb

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ruined, has ruined, is ruining, ruins
destruir, arruinar; hacer quebrar

Example sentences of
ruin verb

  • The bad weather ruined the party.
  • I ruined the sauce by adding too much garlic.
  • His low test scores ruined his chances of getting into a good school.
  • Poor customer service ruined the company's reputation.
  • He was ruined by debt.
  • The scandal ruined the mayor.

Detailed synonyms for ruin verb

Ruin, wreck, destroy, shatter, devastate, demolish significan someter a fuerzas que destruyen la solidez, el valor o la utilidad.
  • Ruin suele connotar la acción de agencias destructoras y el final del valor, la belleza o el bienestar de algo o alguien, o la pérdida de algo vital <endured having his reputation ruined by ugly rumors>.
  • Wreck indica el arruinar como efecto de estrellar o hacer añicos o una acción similar, y suele connotar un daño irreparable <his health had been wrecked by drinking and smoking>.
  • Destroy connota arruinar o aniquilar algo, bien sea físicamente <the files were deliberately destroyed> o no físicamente <the scandal destroyed his reputation>.
  • Shatter sugiere romper en muchos pedazos más pequeños <the window had been shattered by a rock>, o dañar malamente algo no físico <his dreams were shattered by the rejection>.
  • Devastate connota causar gran daño a algo, frecuentemente a un área grande <the flood devastated the town>, o causar que alguien sienta dolor emocional extremo <she was devastated by the breakup of her marriage>.
  • Demolish indica la destrucción o el desmontaje forzado de una estructura <explosives were used to demolish the building>, o dañar algo de manera que no se pueda reemplazar <the car was demolished in the accident>, y a veces se usa en un sentido no físico <the accusations were intended to demolish her public image>.

ruin noun

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ruins
ruina; perdición

Example sentences of
ruin noun

  • The incident led to the ruin of their relationship.
  • The abandoned town had gone to ruin.
  • Don't let the house your grandfather built fall into ruin.
  • The castle is now a ruin.
  • The drought brought economic ruin to local farmers.
  • Her drug addiction brought her to the brink of ruin.

Detailed synonyms for ruin noun

Ruin, havoc, devastation, destruction, downfall, collapse significan la producción o los resultados de un desastre.
  • Ruin connota un derrumbe y puede aplicarse a cualquier cosa que ha dado de sí o se ha desbaratado por causa del deterioro, la corrupción, la negligencia o la pérdida <the old house had fallen into ruin>.
  • Havoc connota un agente que saquea, destruye o hace estragos, y el desorden y confusión resultante <the sound of gunfire caused havoc in the crowded restaurant>.
  • Devastation indica un extenso arrasamiento, causado por algo como una guerra o una catástrofe natural, pero puede aplicarse también a algo que abruma a un individuo de una manera comparable <the devastation of losing her husband>.
  • Destruction connota el deshacer completamente como efecto de un derribo o una aniquilación, o una acción semejante <the destruction of his entire life's work in a fire>.
  • Downfall connota una caída súbita, especialmente del poder <the company's downfall was the result of several bad decisions>.
  • Collapse sugiere un fallo estructural súbito <the collapse of the roof> o más ampliamente, un fallo o colapso repentino de un sistema u organización <the collapse of the Soviet Union>.

ruin adjetivo

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base, despicable; mean, stingy

Reverse translation for ruin

destruir  - to destroy 
arruinar  - to ruin, to wreck 
ruina  - ruin, destruction, downfall, collapse 
perdición  - perdition, damnation 
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