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ruine [ʀyin]feminine noun( = décombres, perte de fortune) ruin• courir or aller à sa ruine to be on the road to ruin* * *ʀɥin1) ( destruction) (de bâtiment, pays, réputation, personne, d'entreprise) ruin; ( de civilisation) collapse; ( d'espoir) deathen ruine(s) — ruined (épith)
être/tomber en ruine(s) — to be in ruins/to fall into ruin
c'est la ruine — (colloq) fig it's exorbitant
ce n'est pas la ruine — (colloq) fig it's not that expensive
les femmes seront sa ruine — women will be the ruin of him/her
courir or aller à la ruine — [personne, entreprise] to be heading for financial ruin; [civilisation] to be heading for collapse
* * *ʀɥin1. nf1) [bâtiment, ville] ruin2) (= déchéance) ruin3) fig (= personne) wreck2. ruines nfpl* * *A nf1 ( de bâtiment) ruin; en ruine(s) ruined ( épith); être/tomber en ruine(s) to be in ruins/to fall into ruin; menacer ruine to be threatening to collapse;2 ( bâtiment) ruin; ils ont acheté une ruine en France they bought a ruin in France; leur maison n'était plus qu'une ruine their house was nothing more than a ruin;3 (de personne, d'entreprise, de pays) ruin; causer la ruine de qn/qch to ruin sb/sth, to lead to sb's ruin/to the ruin of sth; être au bord de la ruine to be on the brink of financial ruin; aller or courir à la ruine to be heading for financial ruin; c'est la ruine fig it's exorbitant; ce n'est pas la ruine fig it's not that expensive; les femmes seront sa ruine women will be the ruin of him;4 ( de civilisation) collapse; (de réputation, d'avenir) ruin; ( d'espoir) death; être la ruine de (de civilisation, réputation, santé) to ruin; ( de crédit) to destroy; (d'avenir, espoir) to ruin, to wreck; courir or aller à la ruine [civilisation] to be heading for collapse;B ruines nfpl ruins; les ruines de Carthage the ruins of Carthage; les ruines d'un empire the ruins of an empire.[rɥin] nom féminin1. [faillite financière] ruin2. (familier) [dépense exorbitante] ruinous expense100 euros, ce n'est pas la ruine! 100 euros won't break ou ruin you!3. [bâtiment délabré] ruin4. [personne usée] wreckce fut la ruine de notre mariage it wrecked ou ruined our marriageil veut ma ruine he wants to ruin ou finish me————————ruines nom féminin pluriel————————en ruine locution adjectivale————————en ruine locution adverbiale
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