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['ru:in] 1. noun1) (a broken, collapsed or decayed state: the ruin of a city.) ruína2) (a cause of collapse, decay etc: Drink was his ruin.) ruína3) (financial disaster; complete loss of money: The company is facing ruin.) ruína2. verb1) (to cause ruin to: The scandal ruined his career.) arruinar2) (to spoil; to treat too indulgently: You are ruining that child!) estragar•- ruined
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- in ruins* * *ru.in[r'u:in] n 1 ruína, destruição, estrago, dano. they brought him to ruin / levaram-no à ruína. 2 decadência, queda, arruinamento. 3 aniquilamento, assolação. 4 bancarrota, falência, perda. 5 ruins ruínas, destroços, escombros. • vt 1 arruinar, estragar, decair, destruir. he ruined himself / ele arruinou-se. 2 falir, ir à falência ou bancarrota. 3 seduzir, desonrar, fazer perder. 4 desgraçar, empobrecer. to go to ruin arruinar-se, decair.
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