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cause of ruin

  • 1 Ruin

    m; -s, kein Pl. ruin; eines Menschen: auch undoing; vor dem Ruin stehen be on the verge ( oder brink) of ruin; das ist noch sein Ruin this will be the ruin of him, this will ruin him; du bist noch mein Ruin! umg. you’ll be the end of me!
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    der Ruin
    ruin; downfall; bane
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    Ru|in [ru'iːn]
    m -s, no pl
    ruin

    vor dem Ruín stehen — to be on the brink or verge of ruin

    jdn in den Ruín treiben — to ruin sb

    seinem/dem Ruín entgegengehen — to be on the way to ruin

    das ist mein Ruín! — that will be my ruin or the ruin of me

    du bist noch mein Ruín! (hum inf) — you'll be the ruin of me

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    der
    1) (a cause of collapse, decay etc: Drink was his ruin.) ruin
    2) (financial disaster; complete loss of money: The company is facing ruin.) ruin
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    Ru·in
    <-s>
    [ruˈi:n]
    ▶ jdn in den \Ruin treiben (lit u fig fam) to be the ruin of sth/sb, to drive sth/sb into the ground
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    der; Ruins ruin
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    Ruin m; -s, kein pl ruin; eines Menschen: auch undoing;
    vor dem Ruin stehen be on the verge ( oder brink) of ruin;
    das ist noch sein Ruin this will be the ruin of him, this will ruin him;
    du bist noch mein Ruin! umg you’ll be the end of me!
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    der; Ruins ruin
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    nur sing. m.
    bane n.
    decline n.
    downfall n.
    ruin n.

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  • 2 ruin

    [ˈruːɪn]
    1. noun
    1) a broken, collapsed or decayed state:

    the ruin of a city.

    خَراب، دَمار
    2) a cause of collapse, decay etc:

    Drink was his ruin.

    هَلاك، إنْهِيار
    3) financial disaster; complete loss of money:

    The company is facing ruin.

    إنْهِيار مالي
    2. verb
    1) to cause ruin to:

    The scandal ruined his career.

    يُخَرِّب، يُدَمِّر
    2) to spoil; to treat too indulgently:

    You are ruining that child!

    يُتْلِف، يُفْسِد

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  • 3 ruin

    دَمَّرَ \ blow up: to destroy by an explosion to force air into sth.: Please blow up my football. demolish: to destroy; knock down (old buildings). destroy: to break to pieces; ruin. devastate: to ruin (a place, a crop, etc.) by fire, war, storms, etc.. lay waste: (of wars or storms) to destroy (crops, villages, etc.). ruin: to destroy; damage seriously: You’ve ruined my plans by your carelessness. Storms ruined the crops, cause (sb.) to lose all his money, position, etc. He was ruined by the loss of his cattle. wipe out: destroy completely: The town was wiped out by enemy aircraft. wreck: to destroy; ruin: The ship was wrecked in a storm. Illness wrecked his chances of winning the election. \ See Also نسف (نَسَفَ)، هدم (هَدَمَ)‏

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  • 4 ruin

    هَلاك \ doom: bad fate; death; ruin. ruin: destruction; serious damage or loss; the cause of this: Strong drink was the ruin of their health. \ See Also سَبَب هَلاك

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  • 5 ruin

    خَرَاب \ decay: going bad; falling into a lower or worse state: The city had fallen into decay. havoc: widespread destruction (of crops, buildings, etc.); serious confusion: The storms caused havoc on the farms and on the roads. ruin: destruction; serious damage or loss; the cause of this: Strong drink was the ruin of their health. \ See Also سَبَب خَراب

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  • 6 ruin

    دَمَار \ havoc: widespread destruction (of crops, buildings, etc.); serious confusion: The storms caused havoc on the farms and on the roads. ruin: destruction; serious damage or loss; the cause of this: Strong drink was the ruin of their health.

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  • 7 ruin

    أَفْلَسَ \ go bankrupt: to become unable to pay one’s debts: The company went bankrupt because it couldn’t sell its products. ruin: to cause (sb.) to lose all his money, position, etc.: He was ruined by the loss of his cattle.

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  • 8 причина разорения

    cause of ruin имя существительное:

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  • 9 Verderben

    (unreg.)
    I v/t (hat verdorben)
    1. spoil; sich (Dat) die Augen verderben ruin one’s eyes; ich habe mir den Magen verdorben I’ve got an upset stomach; jemandem etw. verderben (Urlaub etc.) spoil s.th. for s.o.; jemandem die Freude verderben spoil s.o.’s fun; jemandem die Laune oder Stimmung verderben put s.o. in a bad mood; die Preise verderben umg. (von Händlern: sie durch zu billige Waren niedrig werden lassen) force prices down; (von Verbrauchern: sie durch mangelndes Preisbewusstsein in die Höhe treiben) force prices up; daran ist nichts mehr zu verderben umg. it couldn’t be any worse; damit hat er sich alles verdorben as a result he ruined everything; es ( sich) mit jemandem verderben fall out with s.o., get into s.o.’s bad books; er will es ( sich) mit niemandem verderben he tries to please everybody
    2. sittlich: corrupt; Appetit, Koch
    II v/i (ist)
    1. Lebensmittel: go bad; Brit., bes. Fleisch, Milchprodukte: auch go off; (faulen) rot
    2. altm., geh. (zugrunde gehen) perish
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    das Verderben
    ruin; bane; vitiation; perdition
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    Ver|dẹr|ben [fEɐ'dɛrbn]
    nt -s,
    no pl
    1) (= Untergang, Unglück) undoing, ruin
    2) (von Material) spoiling, ruining; (von Nahrungsmittel) going off (Brit) or bad; (von Luft, Wasser) pollution
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    1) (to make or become evil or bad: He was corrupted by the bad influence of two friends.) corrupt
    2) (to (cause to) become rotten or ruined: Sugar makes your teeth decay.) decay
    3) (fate, especially something terrible and final which is about to happen (to one): The whole place had an atmosphere of doom; His doom was inevitable.) doom
    4) (to spoil or damage (enjoyment, beauty etc): Her beauty was marred by a scar on her cheek.) mar
    5) (to spoil; to treat too indulgently: You are ruining that child!) ruin
    6) (to damage or ruin; to make bad or useless: If you touch that drawing you'll spoil it.) spoil
    7) (to spoil (something) by touching it or bringing it into contact with something bad or rotten: The meat has been tainted.) taint
    8) (to affect (someone or something) with something evil or immoral; to corrupt: He has been tainted by his contact with criminals.) taint
    9) ((the cause of) ruin or disaster: Gambling was his undoing.) undoing
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    Ver·der·ben
    <-s>
    [fɛɐ̯ˈdɛrbn̩]
    nt kein pl (geh) doom
    jds \Verderben sein to be sb's undoing [or ruin]
    in sein \Verderben rennen to be heading for the rocks
    jdn ins \Verderben stürzen to bring ruin upon sb
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    das; Verderbens undoing; ruin

    in sein od. ins Verderben rennen — rush headlong towards ruin

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    Verderben n; -s, kein pl; (Untergang) ruin(ation), downfall;
    Drogen etc
    waren ihr Verderben auch drugs etc were her undoing;
    (offenen Auges) in sein Verderben rennen head straight for disaster;
    jemanden ins Verderben stürzen bring disaster on sb;
    Verderben bringend fatal, ruinous; → blindlings
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    das; Verderbens undoing; ruin

    in sein od. ins Verderben rennen — rush headlong towards ruin

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    n.
    bane n.
    perdition n.
    ruin n.
    vitiation n.

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  • 10 verderben

    (unreg.)
    I v/t (hat verdorben)
    1. spoil; sich (Dat) die Augen verderben ruin one’s eyes; ich habe mir den Magen verdorben I’ve got an upset stomach; jemandem etw. verderben (Urlaub etc.) spoil s.th. for s.o.; jemandem die Freude verderben spoil s.o.’s fun; jemandem die Laune oder Stimmung verderben put s.o. in a bad mood; die Preise verderben umg. (von Händlern: sie durch zu billige Waren niedrig werden lassen) force prices down; (von Verbrauchern: sie durch mangelndes Preisbewusstsein in die Höhe treiben) force prices up; daran ist nichts mehr zu verderben umg. it couldn’t be any worse; damit hat er sich alles verdorben as a result he ruined everything; es ( sich) mit jemandem verderben fall out with s.o., get into s.o.’s bad books; er will es ( sich) mit niemandem verderben he tries to please everybody
    2. sittlich: corrupt; Appetit, Koch
    II v/i (ist)
    1. Lebensmittel: go bad; Brit., bes. Fleisch, Milchprodukte: auch go off; (faulen) rot
    2. altm., geh. (zugrunde gehen) perish
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    das Verderben
    ruin; bane; vitiation; perdition
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    Ver|dẹr|ben [fEɐ'dɛrbn]
    nt -s,
    no pl
    1) (= Untergang, Unglück) undoing, ruin
    2) (von Material) spoiling, ruining; (von Nahrungsmittel) going off (Brit) or bad; (von Luft, Wasser) pollution
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    1) (to make or become evil or bad: He was corrupted by the bad influence of two friends.) corrupt
    2) (to (cause to) become rotten or ruined: Sugar makes your teeth decay.) decay
    3) (fate, especially something terrible and final which is about to happen (to one): The whole place had an atmosphere of doom; His doom was inevitable.) doom
    4) (to spoil or damage (enjoyment, beauty etc): Her beauty was marred by a scar on her cheek.) mar
    5) (to spoil; to treat too indulgently: You are ruining that child!) ruin
    6) (to damage or ruin; to make bad or useless: If you touch that drawing you'll spoil it.) spoil
    7) (to spoil (something) by touching it or bringing it into contact with something bad or rotten: The meat has been tainted.) taint
    8) (to affect (someone or something) with something evil or immoral; to corrupt: He has been tainted by his contact with criminals.) taint
    9) ((the cause of) ruin or disaster: Gambling was his undoing.) undoing
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    Ver·der·ben
    <-s>
    [fɛɐ̯ˈdɛrbn̩]
    nt kein pl (geh) doom
    jds \Verderben sein to be sb's undoing [or ruin]
    in sein \Verderben rennen to be heading for the rocks
    jdn ins \Verderben stürzen to bring ruin upon sb
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    das; Verderbens undoing; ruin

    in sein od. ins Verderben rennen — rush headlong towards ruin

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    verderben (irr)
    A. v/t (hat verdorben)
    1. spoil;
    sich (dat)
    die Augen verderben ruin one’s eyes;
    ich habe mir den Magen verdorben I’ve got an upset stomach;
    jemandem etwas verderben (Urlaub etc) spoil sth for sb;
    Stimmung verderben put sb in a bad mood;
    die Preise verderben umg (von Händlern: sie durch zu billige Waren niedrig werden) force prices down; (von Verbrauchern: sie durch mangelndes Preisbewusstsein in die Höhe treiben) force prices up;
    daran ist nichts mehr zu verderben umg it couldn’t be any worse;
    damit hat er sich alles verdorben as a result he ruined everything;
    es (sich) mit jemandem verderben fall out with sb, get into sb’s bad books;
    er will es (sich) mit niemandem verderben he tries to please everybody
    2. sittlich: corrupt; → Appetit, Koch
    B. v/i (ist)
    1. Lebensmittel: go bad; Br, besonders Fleisch, Milchprodukte: auch go off; (faulen) rot
    2. obs, geh (zugrunde gehen) perish
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    das; Verderbens undoing; ruin

    in sein od. ins Verderben rennen — rush headlong towards ruin

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    n.
    bane n.
    perdition n.
    ruin n.
    vitiation n.

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  • 11 ruiner

    ruiner [ʀyine]
    ➭ TABLE 1
    1. transitive verb
    • ça ne va pas te ruiner ! (inf) it won't ruin you!
    2. reflexive verb
    ► se ruiner ( = dépenser tout son argent) to ruin o.s. ; ( = dépenser trop) to spend a fortune
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    ʀɥine
    1.
    1) ( financièrement) to ruin [pays, personne, entreprise, économie]

    ça ne va pas le ruiner — (colloq) that's not going to break the bank

    2) ( physiquement) to destroy, to wreck [santé, forces]; [bombardement] to reduce [something] to rubble [ville, bâtiment]; [éléments] to ruin [culture]
    3) fig to ruin [vie, réputation]; to destroy [argument, théorie, bonheur]; to shatter [espérances, rêve]

    2.
    se ruiner verbe pronominal ( perdre ses biens) to be ruined, to lose everything; ( dépenser excessivement) to ruin oneself ( en faisant doing)
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    ʀɥine vt
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    ruiner verb table: aimer
    A vtr
    1 ( provoquer la banqueroute de) to ruin [pays, personne, entreprise, économie];
    2 ( coûter cher à) ruiner qn to be a drain on sb's resources; ça ne va pas le ruiner iron that's not going to break the bank;
    3 ( détruire) to destroy, to wreck [santé, forces]; l'alcool a ruiné ses forces alcohol has turned him/her into a wreck;
    4 ( dévaster) [bombardement] to reduce [sth] to rubble [ville, bâtiment]; [pluie, incendie, inondation, cyclone] to ruin [culture];
    5 ( causer la perte de) to ruin [vie, réputation]; to destroy [argument, théorie, bonheur]; to shatter [espérances, rêve].
    B se ruiner vpr ( perdre ses biens) to be ruined, to lose everything; ( dépenser excessivement) to ruin oneself (en faisant doing); se ruiner à la Bourse to lose everything on the stock exchange; se ruiner pour une femme to spend everything one has on a woman; se ruiner au jeu/en livres to spend all one's money gambling/on books; se ruiner la santé to ruin one's health.
    [rɥine] verbe transitif
    1. [financièrement] to ruin, to cause the ruin of, to bring ruin upon (soutenu)
    2. (littéraire) [endommager - architecture, cultures] to ruin, to destroy ; [ - espérances] to ruin, to dash ; [ - carrière, santé] to ruin, to wreck
    ————————
    se ruiner verbe pronominal intransitif
    [perdre sa fortune] to ruin ou to bankrupt oneself
    [dépenser beaucoup] to spend a fortune
    elle se ruine en vêtements/disques she spends a fortune on clothes/records
    ————————
    se ruiner verbe pronominal transitif

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  • 12 ruīna

        ruīna ae, f    [RV-], a rushing down, tumbling, falling down, fall: iumentorum, L.: primique ruinam Dant sonitu ingenti, fall upon each other, V.: graves aulaea ruinas In patinam fecere, fell down, H.—Of buildings, a tumbling, falling down, downfall, ruin (only sing.): repentinā ruinā pars eius turris concidit, Cs.: ferunt eā ruinā ipsum cum cognatis suis oppressum interiisse: iam Deiphobi dedit ampla ruinam domus, i. e. fell in, V. —Fig., a downfall, fall, ruin, catastrophe, calamity, disaster, overthrow, destruction: vis illa fuit et ruina quaedam, a catastrophe: incendium meum ruinā restinguam, with the fall (of the State), S.: patriae, L.: strage ac ruinā fudere Gallos, utter defeat, L.: ille dies utramque Ducet ruinam, i. e. death, H.: ruinae fortunarum tuarum: pectora Quantis fatigaret ruinis, H.: ruinas videres: caeli, i. e. a storm, V.— Plur, a fallen building, ruin, ruins: veteres tantummodo Troia ruinas ostendit, O.: Sagunti ruinae nostris capitibus incident, L.: fumantes Thebarum, L.: Si fractus inlabatur orbis, Impavidum ferient ruinae, H.— A cause of ruin, destroyer: rei p.: publicanorum.
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    fall; catastrophe; collapse, destruction

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  • 13 καταλύω

    καταλύω (s. prec. entry for mngs. 1–3, and κατάλυμα for mng. 4) fut. καταλύσω; 1 aor. κατέλυσα; pf. inf. καταλελυκέναι (Just., D. 41, 1). Pass.: 1 fut. καταλυθήσομαι; 1 aor. κατελύθην (Hom.+).
    ① to detach someth. in a demolition process, throw down, detach of a stone fr. a building Mt 24:2; Mk 13:2; Lk 21:6.
    ② to cause the ruin of someth., destroy, demolish, dismantle
    ⓐ lit. of buildings (Hom. et al.; 2 Esdr 5:12; Jos., Ant. 9, 161 τ. ναοῦ [τ. θεοῦ] καταλυθέντος; SibOr 3, 459) τ. ναὸν τοῦ θεοῦ Mt 26:61; cp. 27:40; Mk 14:58; 15:29. τὸν τόπον τοῦτον this place Ac 6:14.
    ⓑ fig. (opp. οἰκοδομεῖν) tear down, demolish Gal 2:18. Of the body as an earthly tent ἐὰν ἡ ἐπίγειος ἡμῶν οἰκία τοῦ σκήνους καταλυθῇ if the earthly tent we live in is destroyed or taken down 2 Cor 5:1. τὸ ἔργον τοῦ θεοῦ tear down the work (i.e. the Christian congregation which, because of vs. 19, is prob. thought of as a building of God) Ro 14:20. On the contrary, the figure of the building is not present, and the gener. mng. destroy, annihilate (Strabo 13, 2, 3 p. 617; Ael. Aristid. 29 p. 570 D.: ἐλπίδας; TestBenj 3:8) is found in τὰ ἔργα τῆς θηλείας (s. ἔργον 3 end) GEg 252, 55.
    ③ to end the effect or validity of someth., put an end to
    ⓐ to cause to be no longer in force abolish, annul, make invalid (Hdt.+) κ. τὸν νόμον do away with, annul or repeal the law Mt 5:17a (cp. X., Mem. 4, 4, 14; Isocr. 4, 55; Diod S 34+35 Fgm. 3 and 40, 2 [of the intention of the Seleucids against the Jews: καταλύειν τοὺς πατρίους νόμους]; Philostrat., Vi. Apoll. 4, 40; 2 Macc 2:22; Philo, Somn. 2, 123; Jos., Ant. 16, 35; 20, 81; Ath., R. 19 p. 72, 28). τ. νόμον κ. τ. προφήτας (sim. Mt 5:17a) Lk 23:2 v.l. τὰς θυσίας abolish sacrifices GEb 54, 20. Abs. Mt 5:17b (opp. πληροῦν); D 11:2.
    ⓑ to bring to an end, ruin, (Appian, Prooem. C. 10 §42 ἀρχάς=empires; Arrian, Anab. 4, 10, 3 τυραννίδα; 4 Macc 4:24 τὰς ἀπειλάς; Jos., Ant. 12, 1 τὴν Περσῶν ἡγεμονίαν) ἡ βουλὴ καταλυθήσεται the plan will fail Ac 5:38. Also of pers. (TestJob 34:5; Just., D. 100, 6 al.; Diod S 16, 47, 2 τοὺς μάγους; Appian, Bell. Civ. 1, 48 §210) suppress, stop vs. 39. Of rulers who are deposed (Diod S 1, 66, 6; 9, 4, 2 [a tyrant]; 14, 14, 7 al.; Polyaenus 7, 3 and 10; 8, 29; IAndrosIsis, Kyme 25) καταλύεται ὁ ἄρχων τοῦ αἰῶνος τούτου the ruler of this age is deposed ITr 4:2.
    ④ to cease what one is doing, halt (lit. ‘unharness the pack animals’), rest, find lodging (Thu. et al.; SIG 978, 8; UPZ 12, 37 [158 B.C.]; 62, 34; BGU 1097, 5; Gen 19:2; 24:23, 25; Sir 14:25, 27; 36:27; JosAs 3:3; Jos., Vi. 248; Just., D. 78, 5 [ref. Lk 2:7]; cp. En 5:6) Lk 9:12. W. εἰσέρχεσθαι 19:7.—B. 758. M-M. EDNT. TW.

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  • 14 سبب

    سَبَب \ cause: sth. which produces an effect: The cause of his death is unknown, a reason I never complain without cause. explanation: explaining; meaning; reason. grounds: reason (for saying or doing sth.): You have no grounds for complaint. need: a reason for doing sth.: There’s no need to be afraid. occasion: a need or reason to do sth.: I have now got a telephone, but have not had the occasion to use it yet. reason: cause: I have no reason to doubt him. What was the reason for your failure?. \ See Also علة (عِلَّة)، داع (دَاعٍ)، تفسير (تَفسير)، مبرر (مُبَرِّر)‏ \ بِسَبَب \ at: (showing cause): I was pleased at the news. because of: as a result of: Because of his illness, he could not travel. due to: owing to; caused by; because of: His illness was due to eating poisonous fruit. for: because of: He jumped for joy. She was sent to prison for stealing. in view of: because of: In view of your age, you may travel free. of: (after a verb) showing a cause: He died of hunger, on account of, because of: He was absent on account of illness. over: about; concerning: They quarrelled over the result of the race. You need not hurry over your dinner. owing to: because of: Owing to illness, she was unable to travel. thanks to: because of: Thanks to you, his life was saved (as a result of your help). through: by means of; as a result of: I heard the news through a friend. He lost his way through having no map. \ سَبَبُ الهَلاك \ undoing: the cause of ruin, failure, etc.: Strong drink was his undoing (it ruined his life). \ لِسَبَبٍ أو لاِخَر \ somehow: for some reason or other: He may be honest, but somehow I don’t trust him. \ لِسَبَب ما \ somehow: for some reason or other: He may be honest, but somehow I don’t trust him.

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  • 15 exitium

        exitium ī （ gen plur. exitiūm, Enn. ap. C.), n    [ex + 1 I-], destruction, ruin, hurt, mischief: dignum factis (tuis), T.: urbis: vitae, end, S.: Unius miseri, V.: omnibus meis exitio fuero, the cause of ruin, O.: Exitio dedi Thoona, O.: Exitium superabat opem, destructive power, O.: Exitium est avidum mare nautis, H.: civitatum adflictarum extremi exitiorum exitūs: res Exitiis positura modum, V.
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    destruction, ruin; death; mischief

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  • 16 arruinar

    • bring ruin upon
    • bring to ruin
    • cause the ruin of
    • destroy
    • gum succory
    • gumboil
    • impair
    • louse up
    • render useless
    • vandalize

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  • 17 lābēs

        lābēs is, f    [2 LAB-], a falling, sinking in, subsidence: ut multis locis labes factae sint: terrae, L.— A fall, stroke, ruin, destruction: innocentiae: prima mali, first stroke of misfortune, V. — A spot, blot, stain, blemish, defect (poet.): tractata notam labemque remittunt Atramenta, H.: Victima labe carens, spotless, O.—Fig., a stain, blot, stigma, disgrace, discredit: domestica: labem integris inferre: domus sine labe, Iu.: vita sine labe peracta, O.: conscientiae labīs in animo habere.— A cause of ruin, disgrace, scandal, reproach: (Verres) provinciae, scourge: civitatis (of a bad law): labes illa atque caenum, filthy wretch.
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    landslip/subsidence; disaster/debacle; fault/defect/blot/stain/blemish/dishonor

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  • 18 destruir

    • break down
    • bring to ruin
    • cause the ruin of
    • destroy
    • destruct
    • shatter
    • tear away
    • tear drop

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  • 19 fax

        fax facis, f    [1 FAC-], a torch, firebrand, flambeau, link: faces de muro eminus iaciebant, Cs.: faces undique ex agris conlectae, L.: ambulare cum facibus, H.: faces iam accensas ad urbis incendium exstinxi: ardens: faces ferro inspicare, V.: dilapsa in cineres fax, H.: arcana, i. e. carried in the Eleusinian mysteries, Iu.— A nuptial-torch (carried in the wedding procession): novas incide faces, tibi ducitur uxor, V.: face nuptiali digna, i. e. of marriage, H.: nuptiales: maritae, O.— A funeral-torch (with which the pyre was kindled): Funereas rapuere faces, V.—As an attribute of Cupid, the torch of love, O., Tb., Pr.—As an attribute of the Furies, the torch of wrath: madefacta sanguine, O.—Of the heavenly bodies, a light, orb: Phoebi fax, C. poët.— A fiery meteor, fire-ball, shooling-star, comet: visae nocturno tempore faces: Stella facem ducens, i. e. a torch-like train, V.: stellae, a comet, L.: faces visae ardere sub astris, meteors, O.—Fig., a torch, light: facem praeferre pudendis, i. e. make deeds of shame conspicuous, Iu.: studii mei, guide, O.: adulescentulo ad libidinem facem praeferre.— A torch, fire, flame, incitement, stimulus, cause of ruin, destruction: corporis facibus inflammari ad cupiditates: me torret face mutuā Calais, flame of love, H.: dicendi faces, flaming eloquence: subicere faces invidiae alicuius: inde faces ardent (a dote), Iu.: Antonius incendiorum, instigator: belli, L.
    * * *
    torch, firebrand, fire; flame of love; torment

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    fax, făcis (also in the nom. sing. ‡ faces, acc. to Paul. ex Fest. p. 87, 9 Müll.; gen. plur.: facum, acc. to Charis. p. 113 P., but without example), f. [root bhā, to shine; cf. favilla], a torch, firebrand, flambeau, link, orig. of pine or other resinous wood.
    I.
    Lit. (syn.: taeda, funale, cerĕus, candela, lucerna, laterna): alii faces atque aridam materiem de muro in aggerem eminus jaciebant, * Caes. B. G. 7, 24, 4; Liv. 22, 16, 7:

    ambulare cum facibus,

    Hor. S. 1, 4, 52:

    malleolos et faces ad inflammandam urbem comparare,

    Cic. Cat. 1, 13, 32; cf.:

    ego faces jam accensas ad hujus urbis incendium exstinxi,

    id. Pis. 2, 5:

    servi in tecta nostra cum facibus immissi,

    id. Att. 14, 10, 1; cf.:

    faces incendere,

    id. Phil. 2, 36, 91:

    si te in Capitolium faces ferre vellet,

    id. Lael. 11, 37:

    ardentem facem praeferre,

    id. Verr. 2, 4, 34, § 74:

    castris inicere,

    Tac. H. 4, 60;

    subdere urbi,

    Curt. 5, 7, 4:

    faces ferro inspicare,

    Verg. G. 1, 292; cf.:

    facis incidere,

    Plin. 18, 26, 63, § 233:

    dilapsam in cineres facem,

    Hor. C. 4, 13, 28.—At weddings, the torch carried before the bride on the way to her home, usually made of white-thorn (Spina alba) or pine, the nuptial torch: spina, nuptiarum facibus auspicatissima, Masur. ap. Plin. 16, 18, 30, § 75; Fest. s. v. patrimi, p. 245; s. v. rapi, p. 289 Müll.; Varr. ap. Non. 112, 27; id. ap. Serv. Verg. E. 8, 29; Plaut. Cas. 1, 30; Cat. 61, 98 sq.; Verg. E. 8, 29; Ov. M. 10, 6; Stat. Th. 2, 259 al.;

    hence, nuptiales,

    Cic. Clu. 6, 15; Liv. 30, 13, 12:

    maritae,

    Ov. H. 11, 101:

    legitimae,

    Luc. 2, 356.—Cf. Anthon's Dict. of Antiq. p. 434, and v. infra. Torches were also carried in funeral processions, Verg. A. 11, 142; Prop. 3, 13 (4, 12), 17; Ov. F. 2, 561; id. H. 21, 172; Sen. Tranq. 11; id. Vit. Beat. fin.; id. Ep. 222;

    and in the Eleusinian mysteries,

    Juv. 15, 140.—An attribute of Cupid, Tib. 2, 1, 82; Prop. 3, 16 (4, 15), 16; Ov. M. 1, 461; 10, 312 al.;

    of the Furies,

    Verg. A. 7, 337; Ov. M. 4, 482; 508; 6, 430; Quint. 9, 3, 47 al.—
    B.
    Transf.
    1.
    On account of the use of torches at weddings ( poet.), a wedding, marriage:

    face nuptiali digna,

    Hor. C. 3, 11, 33; cf.:

    te face sollemni junget sibi,

    Ov. M. 7, 49.—And referring at the same time to the funeral torch:

    viximus insignes inter utramque facem,

    i. e. between marriage and death, Prop. 4 (5), 11, 46.—
    2.
    The light of the heavenly bodies ( poet.):

    dum roseā face sol inferret lumina caelo,

    Lucr. 5, 976; cf.:

    Phoebi fax, Cic. poët. Div. 1, 11, 18: canentes Rite crescentem face Noctilucam,

    Hor. C. 4, 6, 38:

    aeterna fax,

    i. e. the sun, Sen. Thyest. 835.—
    3.
    A fiery meteor, fire-ball, shooting-star, comet:

    noctivagaeque faces caeli flammaeque volantes,

    Lucr. 5, 1191; cf.:

    nocturnasque faces caeli, sublime volantes,

    id. 2, 206:

    emicant et faces non nisi cum decidunt visae, etc.,

    Plin. 2, 26, 25, § 96:

    tum facibus visis caelestibus, tum stellis iis, quas Graeci cometas, nostri cincinnatas vocant,

    Cic. N. D. 2, 5, 14; id. Cat. 3, 8, 18; Liv. 41, 21, 13; 29, 14, 3; Verg. A. 2, 694; Ov. M. 15, 787; Luc. 1, 528; Petr. 122; Sen. Oet. 232.—
    b.
    Of lightning:

    facem flammantem dirigere,

    Val. Fl. 1, 569; id. 4, 671. —
    4.
    Of the eyes:

    oculi, geminae, sidera nostra, faces,

    Prop. 2, 3, 14:

    has ego credo faces, haec virginis ora Dianae,

    Val. Fl. 5, 380; cf.:

    tranquillaeque faces oculis et plurima vultu materinest,

    Stat. Ach. 1, 164.—
    5.
    Prima fax (noctis), early torchlight, immediately after dark (post-class.); cf.:

    luminibus accensis, Auct. B. Afr. 89: tempus diei occiduum, mox suprema tempestas, hoc est diei novissimum tempus: deinde vespera: ab hoc tempore prima fax dicitur, deinde concubia, etc.,

    Macr. S, 1, 3 fin.; Gell. 3, 2, 11; 18, 1 fin.; App. M. 2, p. 119, 20.
    II.
    Trop.
    A.
    That which illuminates, makes conspicuous ( poet.):

    incipit parentum nobilitas facem praeferre pudendis,

    Juv. 8, 139; cf. Sall. J. 80.—
    B.
    That which inflames or incites, incitement, stimulus, cause of ruin, destruction (freq. and class.):

    cum corporis facibus inflammari soleamus ad omnes fere cupiditates eoque magis incendi, quod, etc.,

    Cic. Tusc. 1, 19, 44:

    me torret face mutua Calais,

    flame of love, Hor. C. 3, 9, 13; cf.:

    iraï fax,

    Lucr. 3, 303:

    dicendi faces,

    flames, fires of eloquence, Cic. de Or. 2, 51, 205; cf.:

    alicui quasi quasdam verborum faces admovere,

    id. ib. 3, 1, 4:

    alicui acriores ad studia dicendi faces subdere,

    Quint. 1, 2, 25 Spald.:

    hortator studii causaque faxque mei,

    guide, leader, Ov. Pont. 1, 7, 28; and: incitator et fax omnium, Prud. steph. 10, 67:

    subicere faces invidiae alicujus,

    Cic. Mil. 35, 98; cf.:

    flagrantibus jam militum animis velut faces addere,

    Tac. H. 1, 24:

    acerrimam bello facem praetulit,

    id. ib. 2, 86:

    (rogationes promulgavit) duas faces novantibus res ad plebem in optimates accendendam,

    Liv. 32, 38, 9:

    inde faces ardent, a dote,

    Juv. 6, 139: adolescentulo ad libidinem facem praeferre, i. e. to be a leader or guide, Cic. Cat. 1, 6, 13:

    Antonius omnium Clodi incendiorum fax,

    instigator, id. Phil. 2, 19, 48; cf.:

    fax accusationis et origo,

    Plin. Ep. 4, 9, 3:

    fax hujus belli (Hannibal),

    Liv. 21, 10, 11; Vell. 2, 25, 3:

    dolorum cum admoventur faces,

    Cic. Off. 2, 10, 37; cf. id. Tusc. 2, 25, 61:

    (dolor) ardentes faces intentat,

    id. ib. 5, 27, 76:

    quae (Agrippinae) Gaium et Domitium Neronem principes genuere totidem facis generis humani,

    destroyers, Plin. 7, 8, 6, § 45.— Absol.:

    cum his furiis et facibus, cum his exitiosis prodigiis (i e. Gabinio et Pisone),

    Cic. Har. Resp. 2, 4.

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