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he's on the brink of bankruptcy

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1 on the brink of bankruptcy

= on the verge of bankruptcy на грани банкротства

Politics english-russian dictionary > on the brink of bankruptcy
2 on the brink of bankruptcy

Экономика: на грани банкротства (англ. оборот взят из репортажа агентства Bloomberg)

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > on the brink of bankruptcy
3 this firm stays on the brink of bankruptcy

Общая лексика: эта фирма находится на грани банкротства

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > this firm stays on the brink of bankruptcy
4 on the brink of

on the brink of

a punto de, al borde de

■ he's on the brink of bankruptcy está al borde de la quiebra

English-spanish dictionary > on the brink of
5 on the verge of bankruptcy

= on the brink of bankruptcy

Politics english-russian dictionary > on the verge of bankruptcy
6 brink

сущ.

общ. грань

on [at\] the brink of bankruptcy — на грани банкротства

The Public Bank was on the brink of bankruptcy.

to bring smb to the brink of bankruptcy — привести кого-л. на грань банкротства

They concentrated their efforts on enlarging class struggle, and this brought the economy to the brink of bankruptcy.

Англо-русский экономический словарь > brink
7 brink

noun

(lit. or fig.) Rand, der

be on the brink of doing something — nahe daran sein, etwas zu tun

be on the brink of ruin/success — am Rand des Ruins sein od. stehen/dem Erfolg greifbar nahe sein

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[briŋk]
noun

(the edge or border of a steep, dangerous place or of a river.) der Rand

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brink

[brɪŋk]

n no pl

1. (edge) of a cliff, gorge, pond Rand m

2. ( fig: verge) Rand m, Grenze f

▪ to be on the \brink of sth kurz vor etw dat stehen

to be on the \brink of bankruptcy [or ruin] kurz vor dem Bankrott stehen

to drive sb to the \brink of a nervous breakdown jdn an den Rand eines Nervenzusammenbruchs bringen

to be on the \brink of extinction vom Aussterben bedroht sein

to be on the \brink of war kurz vor Kriegsausbruch stehen

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[brɪŋk]
n (lit, fig)
Rand m
on the brink of sth (lit, fig) — am Rande von etw

on the brink of doing sth (lit, fig) — nahe daran, etw zu tun

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brink [brıŋk] s

1. Rand m (auch fig):

be on the brink of doing sth nahe daran sein, etwas zu tun;

be on the brink of collapse vor dem Zusammenbruch stehen;

be on the brink of the grave mit einem Fuß im Grab stehen;

be on the brink of tears den Tränen nahe sein;

be on the brink of war am Rande eines Krieges stehen;

bring sb to the brink of ruin jemanden an den Rand des Ruins bringen

2. Ufer n

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noun

(lit. or fig.) Rand, der

be on the brink of doing something — nahe daran sein, etwas zu tun

be on the brink of ruin/success — am Rand des Ruins sein od. stehen/dem Erfolg greifbar nahe sein

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n.

Rand ¨-er m.

English-german dictionary > brink
8 brink

briŋk
noun

(the edge or border of a steep, dangerous place or of a river.) borde

brink

tr[brɪŋk]

noun

1 borde nombre masculino

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

on the brink of a punto de, al borde de

■ he's on the brink of bankruptcy está al borde de la quiebra

brink ['brɪŋk] n

: borde m

brink

n.

• borde s.m.

• margen s.m.

• orilla s.f.

brɪŋk
noun borde m

the country stood on the brink of war — el país estaba al borde de la guerra

to be on the brink of -ING — estar* a punto de +inf

[brɪŋk]
N (lit, fig) borde m
on the brink of sth — al borde de algo

to be on the brink of doing sth — estar a punto de hacer algo

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[brɪŋk]
noun borde m

the country stood on the brink of war — el país estaba al borde de la guerra

to be on the brink of -ING — estar* a punto de +inf

English-spanish dictionary > brink
9 brink

[brɪŋk] n

no pl

1) ( edge) of a cliff, gorge, pond Rand m;

2) (fig: verge) Rand m, Grenze f;

to be on the \brink of sth kurz vor etw dat stehen;

to be on the \brink of bankruptcy [or ruin] kurz vor dem Bankrott stehen;

to drive sb to the \brink of a nervous breakdown jdn an den Rand eines Nervenzusammenbruchs bringen;

to be on the \brink of extinction vom Aussterben bedroht sein;

to be on the \brink of war kurz vor Kriegsausbruch stehen

English-German students dictionary > brink
10 bankruptcy

n

банкротство, несостоятельность

to force a firm into bankruptcy — сделать фирму банкротом

- bankruptcy of a firm
- on the brink of bankruptcy
- on the verge of bankruptcy
- political bankruptcy

Politics english-russian dictionary > bankruptcy
11 bankruptcy

сущ.

1) эк., юр. банкротство, несостоятельность (состояние невозможности выполнить обязательства, подтвержденное судом)

adjudication of bankruptcy — судебное объявление банкротом [несостоятельным должником\]

bankruptcy law — закон о банкротстве [несостоятельности\]

court of bankruptcy — суд по делам о несостоятельности

bankruptcy petition — возбуждение дела о несостоятельности [банкротстве\]

on the verge [brink\] of bankruptcy — на грани банкротства

See:

involuntary bankruptcy, prepackaged bankruptcy, voluntary bankruptcy, act of bankruptcy, administration in bankruptcy, bankruptcy order, bankruptcy petition, trustee in bankruptcy, insolvency, failure, bankrupt, petition date, bar date, assessable stock, Altman's model, Argenti's failure model, absolute priority rule, antecedent debt, 341 meeting, debtor in possession, default 1. 1) б), administrative receiver, administrative receivership, automatic stay

2) общ. крах, провал, несостоятельность (политики и т. п.)

the bankruptcy of ability — неспособность к чему бы то ни было; полная несостоятельность

moral bankruptcy of terrorism — моральная несостоятельность терроризма

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банкротство: состояние неплатежеспособности (невозможности выполнить обязательства) физического или юридического лица; юридические действия суда в отношении юридического или физического лица, не способного выполнять свои обязательства перед кредиторами по урегулированию его долгов (т. е. неплатежеспособного); может включать добровольную или принудительную ликвидацию предприятия, реорганизацию; в США по Закону о банкротствах (законе о реформе системы банкротства) 1978 г. (глава 7) ликвидация предусматривает назначение судом попечителя, который управляет делами компании, ликвидирует активы и распределяет их между ее кредиторами; при реорганизация (глава 11) владелец компании-банкрота продолжает ее сам контролировать, сохраняет свои активы и пытается восстановить платежеспособность компании; при неудаче реорганизации применяется ликвидация; в главе 13 даются правила ликвидации активов неплатежеспособного физического лица; см. ability to pay;
Chapter 7;

Chapter 11;

Chapter 13;

default;

hammering;

insolvency;

involuntary bankruptcy/liquidation;

reorganization;

voluntary bankruptcy/liquidation;

winding-up.

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Банкротство
. Неспособность компании погасить задолженность. Таким образом, право владения активами компании переходит от акционеров к держателям долговых обязательств . Инвестиционная деятельность .
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Банки/Банковские операции

банкротство

разорение, отказ банка платить по своим долговым обязательствам

Англо-русский экономический словарь > bankruptcy
12 on the verge

на грани

on the verge of — быть на грани

on the verge of bankruptcy — на грани банкротства

Синонимический ряд:

at the point of (adj.) about to; almost; at the point of; not quite; on the brink of; on the verge of

English-Russian base dictionary > on the verge
13 on the verge of

1. быть на грани

on the verge — на грани

on the verge of bankruptcy — на грани банкротства

2. на грани; близкий к

3. близкий к

Синонимический ряд:

at the point of (adj.) about to; almost; at the point of; not quite; on the brink of; on the verge

English-Russian base dictionary > on the verge of
14 verge

noun

1) (grass edging) Rasensaum, der; (on road) Bankette, die

‘keep off the verge’ — "Bankette nicht befahrbar"

2) (brink, border, lit. or fig.) Rand, der; (fig.): (point at which something begins) Schwelle, die

be on the verge of economic collapse/of war — am Rand des wirtschaftlichen Zusammenbruchs/an der Schwelle des Krieges stehen

be on the verge of despair/tears/a breakthrough — der Verzweiflung/den Tränen/dem Durchbruch nahe sein

be on the verge of doing something — kurz davor stehen, etwas zu tun

bring somebody/something to the verge of something — jemanden/etwas an den Rand von etwas bringen

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/93448/verge_on">verge on

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[və:‹] 1. noun
(the (grass) edging of a garden bed, a road etc: It's illegal to drive on the grass verge.) der Rand
2. verb
(to be on the border (of): She is verging on insanity.) sich neigen

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verge

[vɜ:ʤ, AM vɜ:rʤ]

I. n

1. (physical edge) Rand m

on the \verge of the desert am Rand der Wüste

2. esp BRIT (ribbon next to road) [seitlicher] Grünstreifen

grass \verge [seitlicher] Grünstreifen

3. ( fig: brink)

▪ to be on the \verge of sth am Rande von etw dat stehen

to be on the \verge of collapse kurz vor dem Zusammenbruch stehen

to drive sb to the \verge of despair jdn an den Rand des Wahnsinns treiben

to be on the \verge of tears den Tränen nahe sein

II. vi

▪ to \verge on sth etw dat nahe sein

to \verge on the ridiculous ans Lächerliche grenzen

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[vɜːdZ]
n

1) (Brit lit) Rand m

"keep off the verge" — "Bankette or Seitenstreifen nicht befahrbar"

2) (fig)

to be on the verge of ruin/war — am Rande des Ruins/eines Krieges stehen

to be on the verge of a nervous breakdown — am Rande eines Nervenzusammenbruchs sein

to be on the verge of a discovery — kurz vor einer Entdeckung stehen

to be on the verge of tears — den Tränen nahe sein

to be on the verge of doing sth — im Begriff sein, etw zu tun

I was on the verge of giving away the secret (accidentally) — ich hätte das Geheimnis um ein Haar ausgeplaudert

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verge¹ [vɜːdʒ; US vɜrdʒ]

A s

1. meist fig Rand m, Grenze f:

on the verge of am Rande (gen), dicht vor (dat);

be on the verge of bankruptcy kurz vor dem Bankrott sein;

be on the verge of despair (tears) der Verzweiflung (den Tränen) nahe sein;

be on the verge of a new war am Rande eines neuen Krieges stehen;

be on the verge of doing sth nahe daran sein, etwas zu tun

2. a) (Beet) Einfassung f

b) AUTO (unbefestigter) Seitenstreifen, Bankett n

3. HIST Bereich m, Bannkreis m

4. JUR

a) Zuständigkeitsbereich m

b) Br HIST Gerichtsbezirk rund um den Königshof

5. fig Spielraum m

6. TECH

a) überstehende Dachkante

b) Säulenschaft m

c) Spindel f (der Uhrhemmung)

d) Zugstab m (einer Setzmaschine)

7. (Amts)Stab m (eines Bischofs, Richters etc)

8. HIST Belehnungsstab m

B v/i grenzen (on an akk) (auch fig):

verge on bankruptcy kurz vor dem Bankrott stehen;

that verges on madness das grenzt an Wahnsinn

verge² [vɜːdʒ; US vɜrdʒ] v/i

1. sich (hin)neigen, sich erstrecken ( beide:

to, toward[s] nach)

2. (on, into) sich nähern (dat), übergehen (in akk):

dark red verging on purple;

he is verging on sixty er geht auf die Sechzig zu

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noun

1) (grass edging) Rasensaum, der; (on road) Bankette, die

‘keep off the verge’ — "Bankette nicht befahrbar"

2) (brink, border, lit. or fig.) Rand, der; (fig.): (point at which something begins) Schwelle, die

be on the verge of economic collapse/of war — am Rand des wirtschaftlichen Zusammenbruchs/an der Schwelle des Krieges stehen

be on the verge of despair/tears/a breakthrough — der Verzweiflung/den Tränen/dem Durchbruch nahe sein

be on the verge of doing something — kurz davor stehen, etwas zu tun

bring somebody/something to the verge of something — jemanden/etwas an den Rand von etwas bringen

Phrasal Verbs:

- verge on

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n.

Rand ¨-er m.

English-german dictionary > verge
15 verge

1. n край

the verge of the stream — берег ручья

2. n грань, предел

on the verge of manhood — на пороге зрелости

to carry daring to the verge of rashness — довести отвагу до безрассудства

he was on the verge of telling all — он чуть было не рассказал всё

on the verge of bankruptcy — на грани банкротства

on the verge of — быть на грани

3. n предел, пределы, круг

to go beyond the verge of constitutional powers — выйти за пределы полномочий, предоставленных конституцией

verge plate — азимутальный круг

4. n пределы

within the verge of the Tower — в стенах Тауэра

5. n поэт. горизонт, край неба

6. n бордюр, кайма

7. n архит. край крыши у фронтона

verge course — верхний выступающий ряд кирпичей на фронтоне

8. n архит. стержень колонны

9. n архит. дор. берма, обочина

road verge — обочина

soft verge — грунтовая обочина

roadside verge — дорожная обочина

paved verge — мощеная обочина дороги

10. n архит. ист. жезл; булава

11. n архит. церк. посох

12. v граничить, примыкать

at that point the estate verges on the sea — в этом месте поместье граничит с морем

verge on — граничить

verge up — граничить

13. v приближаться

to verge to a close — подходить к концу

this verges on foolhardiness — это граничит с безрассудством

he is verging towards bankruptcy — он стоит на пороге банкротства

14. v переходить

verging into a state of monomania — переходящий в манию

15. v склоняться, уклоняться, клониться

16. v заходить, закатываться

the now verging sun — заходящее солнце

Синонимический ряд:

1. border (noun) border; borderline; brim; brink; edge; edging; fringe; hem; limit; margin; perimeter; periphery; point; rim; selvage; skirt; threshold

2. adjoin (verb) adjoin; butt against; butt on; communicate; join; line; march; neighbor

3. border (verb) border; bound; define; fringe; hem; margin; outline; rim; skirt; surround; trench

4. lean (verb) approach; edge; incline; lean; tend; verge on

5. meet (verb) abut; butt; juxtapose; meet; neighbour; touch

Антонимический ряд:

body; bulk; centre; decline; depart; deviate; inside; recede; retrocede; return; revert; whole

English-Russian base dictionary > verge
16 verge

verge [vɜ:dʒ]

1 noun

(a) (edge → of lawn) bord m; (→ of forest) orée f; British (→ by roadside) accotement m, bas-côté m;

∎ grass verge (round flowerbed) bordure f en gazon; (by roadside) herbe f au bord de la route; (in park, garden) bande f d'herbe;

∎ British Cars soft verges (road sign) accotement instable;

∎ the car skidded onto the verge la voiture a dérapé et est montée sur l'accotement ou sur le bas-côté

(b) figurative (brink) bord m; (threshold) seuil m;

∎ to be on the verge of tears être au bord des larmes;

∎ to be on the verge of bankruptcy/of a nervous breakdown être au bord de la faillite/de la dépression nerveuse;

∎ to be on the verge of adolescence/old age être au seuil de l'adolescence/de la vieillesse;

∎ to be on the verge of doing sth être sur le point de faire qch;

∎ I was on the verge of telling him j'étais sur le point de lui dire, j'étais à deux doigts de lui dire;

∎ he's on the verge of sixty il frôle ou frise la soixantaine;

∎ the country has been brought to the verge of civil war le pays a été amené au seuil de la guerre civile

2 transitive verb

(road, lawn) border

➲ verge on, verge upon inseparable transitive verb

(be close to) côtoyer, s'approcher de;

∎ they are verging on bankruptcy ils sont au bord de la faillite, la faillite les menace;

∎ his feeling was one of panic verging on hysteria il ressentait une sorte de panique proche de l'hystérie ou qui frôlait l'hystérie;

∎ she's verging on thirty elle frise la trentaine;

∎ green verging on blue du vert qui tire sur le bleu

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > verge
17 ruin

ruin ['ru:ɪn]

1 noun

(a) (usu pl) (remains) ruine f;

∎ the monastery is now a ruin le monastère n'est plus qu'une ruine;

∎ the ruins of an old castle les ruines fpl d'un vieux château;

∎ to be in ruins (building, economy) être en ruine(s); (career) être fini; (hopes) être anéanti

(b) (destruction) ruine f;

∎ this spelt the ruin of our hopes c'était la fin de nos espoirs;

∎ to fall into ruin tomber en ruine(s);

∎ to go to ruin (economy, country) tomber en ruine(s); (person) sombrer;

∎ he's on the road to ruin il va ou court à la ruine ou à sa perte;

∎ to be the ruin of sb être la perte de qn;

∎ it will be the ruin of him ça le perdra;

∎ gambling has led to his ruin le jeu l'a perdu ou l'a mené à sa perte

(c) (bankruptcy) ruine f;

∎ the business was on the brink of (financial) ruin l'affaire était au bord de la ruine

2 transitive verb

(a) (destroy → health, economy, country) ruiner; (→ person, career) détruire; (damage → clothes) abîmer; (spoil → event, meal, holiday) gâcher;

∎ that's ruined our chances ça nous a fait perdre toutes nos chances;

∎ you're ruining your eyesight tu es en train de t'abîmer la vue ou les yeux;

∎ to ruin one's health se ruiner la santé;

∎ the rain ruined our trip la pluie a gâché notre voyage;

∎ you've ruined my best dress tu as abîmé ma plus jolie robe;

∎ to ruin sb's plans faire échouer les projets de qn;

∎ the injury ruined his chances of playing in the World Cup sa blessure l'a empêché de participer à la Coupe du monde;

∎ the small villages along the coast have been ruined by mass tourism les petits villages de la côte ont perdu tout leur charme à cause du tourisme de masse

(b) (bankrupt) ruiner

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > ruin
18 verge

I [vɜːdʒ]
nome

1) BE (by road) ciglio m., bordo m.

soft verge — sponda franosa

2) (brink)

on the verge of adolescence — sulla soglia dell'adolescenza

on the verge of tears, success — sul punto di piangere, sfondare

on the verge of death — in punto di morte

on the verge of doing — sul punto di fare

to bring o drive sb. to the verge of portare qcn. sull'orlo di [bankruptcy, despair, suicide]; to bring o drive sb. to the verge of doing — portare qcn. sul punto di fare
II [vɜːdʒ]
verbo intransitivo

to verge on — rasentare [panic, stupidity]

to be verging on the ridiculous — sfiorare il ridicolo

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[və:‹] 1. noun
(the (grass) edging of a garden bed, a road etc: It's illegal to drive on the grass verge.) orlo
2. verb
(to be on the border (of): She is verging on insanity.) avvicinarsi

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verge /vɜ:dʒ/
n.

1 margine; limitare; orlo ( anche fig.): on the verge of the cliff, sull'orlo del precipizio; on the verge of despair, sull'orlo della disperazione; on the verge of tears, sul punto di scoppiare in lacrime; on the verge of sixty, sulla soglia dei sessant'anni; to be on the verge of collapse, essere sull'orlo di un collasso; I was on the verge of accepting, ero sul punto d'accettare

2 bordo; ciglio (erboso) ( di una strada): Do not park on the verge, vietato parcheggiare sul ciglio della strada; a grass verge, un bordo erboso lungo la strada

3 verga, mazza ( come simboli d'autorità)

4 ( un tempo) asse del bilanciere ( di un orologio)

5 (archit.) fusto; stele ( di colonna)

6 (edil.) parte (del tetto) che sporge sul frontone

7 ( sport: autom., ecc.) bordo pista.
(to) verge (1) /vɜ:dʒ/
v. t.

fare da confine (o da limite, da bordo) a; costeggiare: The road is verged with plane trees, la strada è costeggiata da platani.
(to) verge (2) /vɜ:dʒ/
v. i. (arc.)

1 tendere; volgere

2 ( del sole) declinare

3 (fig.) avvicinarsi (a)

● to verge into (o on), tendere a: a hue verging on green, una tinta che tende al verde; The dusk was verging into the night, il crepuscolo stava lasciando il posto alla notte.

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I [vɜːdʒ]
nome

1) BE (by road) ciglio m., bordo m.

soft verge — sponda franosa

2) (brink)

on the verge of adolescence — sulla soglia dell'adolescenza

on the verge of tears, success — sul punto di piangere, sfondare

on the verge of death — in punto di morte

on the verge of doing — sul punto di fare

to bring o drive sb. to the verge of portare qcn. sull'orlo di [bankruptcy, despair, suicide]; to bring o drive sb. to the verge of doing — portare qcn. sul punto di fare
II [vɜːdʒ]
verbo intransitivo

to verge on — rasentare [panic, stupidity]

to be verging on the ridiculous — sfiorare il ridicolo

English-Italian dictionary > verge
19 ruin

1. noun
1) no pl., no indef. art. (decay) Verfall, der

go to or fall into rack and ruin — [Gebäude:] völlig verfallen; [Garten:] völlig verwahrlosen

2) no pl., no indef. art. (downfall) Ruin, der

ruin stared her in the face — sie stand vor dem Ruin

3) in sing. or pl. (remains) Ruine, die

in ruins — in Trümmern

4) (cause of ruin) Ruin, der; Untergang, der

you'll be the ruin of me — du ruinierst mich [noch]
2. transitive verb
ruinieren; verderben [Urlaub, Abend]; zunichte machen [Aussichten, Möglichkeiten usw.]

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['ru:in] 1. noun
1) (a broken, collapsed or decayed state: the ruin of a city.) die Ruine

2) (a cause of collapse, decay etc: Drink was his ruin.) der Ruin

3) (financial disaster; complete loss of money: The company is facing ruin.) der Ruin
2. verb
1) (to cause ruin to: The scandal ruined his career.) ruinieren

2) (to spoil; to treat too indulgently: You are ruining that child!) verderben

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- ruined
- ruins
- in ruins
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ruin

[ˈru:ɪn]

I. vt (destroy)

▪ to \ruin sb/sth jdn/etw zerstören

cheap imported goods are \ruining many businesses durch billige Importware gehen viele Geschäfte zugrunde

to \ruin a child ein Kind verderben

to \ruin sb's day jdm den Tag vermiesen [o verderben]

to \ruin a dress ein Kleid ruinieren

to \ruin one's eyesight sich dat die Augen verderben

to \ruin one's future seine Zukunft ruinieren

to \ruin the harvest die Ernte kaputtmachen

to \ruin one's health seine Gesundheit ruinieren

to \ruin sb's holiday jdm den Urlaub verderben

to \ruin sb's hopes jds Hoffnungen zunichtemachen

to \ruin sb's plans jds Pläne durchkreuzen

to \ruin sb's reputation jds Ruf ruinieren

II. n

1. (destroyed building) Ruine f

to fall into \ruins zu einer Ruine verfallen

2.

▪ \ruins pl of building Ruinen pl; of reputation Reste pl; of career, hopes Trümmer pl

the \ruins of Carthage die Ruinen pl von Karthago

to be [or lie] in \ruins in Trümmern liegen, eine Ruine sein; (after bombing, fire) in Schutt und Asche liegen; ( fig) zerstört sein

3. no pl (bankruptcy) Ruin m, Aus nt

to be on the edge [or brink] [or verge] of \ruin am Rande des Ruins stehen

to face [financial] \ruin vor dem [finanziellen] Ruin stehen

4. (downfall) Untergang m

alcohol was my \ruin Alkohol hat mich zerstört

the \ruin of my hopes das Ende meiner Hoffnungen

to be on the road to \ruin sich akk auf dem Weg nach unten befinden

to be in/fall into \ruin[s] vollkommen zerstört sein/werden

to lie in \ruins in Trümmern liegen; see also rack¹

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['ruːɪn]
1. n

1) no pl (of thing, person) Untergang m; (of event) Ende nt; (financial, social) Ruin m

the palace was going to ruin or falling into ruin — der Palast verfiel (zur Ruine)

ruin stared him in the face (financial/social) — er stand vor dem (finanziellen/gesellschaftlichen) Ruin

2) (= cause of ruin) Ende nt; (of person) Ruin m

the ruin of my hopes — das Ende meiner Hoffnungen

it will be the ruin of him — das wird ihn ruinieren

you will be the ruin of me — du bist mein Ruin

3) (= ruined building) Ruine f; (fig = person) Wrack nt

ruins (of building) — Ruinen pl; (of reputation, beauty) Reste pl; (of hopes, career) Trümmer pl

to be or lie in ruins (lit) — eine Ruine sein; (fig) zerstört sein; (life: financially, socially) ruiniert sein

2. vt
(= destroy) building zerstören; hopes also zunichtemachen; chances, reputation, health, sb's life also ruinieren; (financially, socially) person ruinieren, zugrunde or zu Grunde richten; (= spoil) clothes, event, enjoyment, child, horse verderben
they ruined my birthday party — sie haben (mir) die Geburtstagsfeier verdorben

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ruin [ˈrʊın; ˈruːın]

A s

1. Ruine f (auch fig):

ruin marble Florentiner Marmor m

2. pl

a) Ruinen pl, Trümmer pl

b) Ruine f:

a castle in ruins ein verfallenes Schloss, eine Burgruine;

be ( oder lie) in ruins in Trümmern liegen, fig zunichte sein (Hoffnungen, Pläne);

lay in ruins zertrümmern, in Schutt und Asche legen

3. Verfall m:

go to ruin

a) verfallen,

b) zugrunde gehen

4. (auch finanzieller) Ruin oder Zusammenbruch, Verderben n, Untergang m:

that was his ruin das hat ihm das Genick gebrochen;

drinking will be the ruin of him das Trinken wird ihn (noch) zugrunde richten;

you’ll be the ruin of me du ruinierst mich noch;

bring to ruin → B 2;

the ruin of my hopes (plans) das Ende meiner Hoffnungen (Pläne)

B v/t

1. vernichten, zerstören

2. jemanden, auch eine Sache, jemandes Gesundheit etc ruinieren, zugrunde richten, Hoffnungen, Pläne zunichtemachen, Aussichten etc verderben, jemandes Gesundheit zerrütten:

ruin one’s eyes sich die Augen verderben;

ruin good English die englische Sprache verhunzen

3. obs ein Mädchen verführen, entehren

C v/i obs oder poet zerfallen

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1. noun
1) no pl., no indef. art. (decay) Verfall, der

go to or fall into rack and ruin — [Gebäude:] völlig verfallen; [Garten:] völlig verwahrlosen

2) no pl., no indef. art. (downfall) Ruin, der

ruin stared her in the face — sie stand vor dem Ruin

3) in sing. or pl. (remains) Ruine, die

in ruins — in Trümmern

4) (cause of ruin) Ruin, der; Untergang, der

you'll be the ruin of me — du ruinierst mich [noch]
2. transitive verb
ruinieren; verderben [Urlaub, Abend]; zunichte machen [Aussichten, Möglichkeiten usw.]

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n.

Ruin nur sing. m.

Ruine -n f.

Verderben n. v.

ruinieren v.

verderben v.

(§ p.,pp.: verdarb, ist/hat verdorben)

zugrunde richten ausdr.

English-german dictionary > ruin
20 verge

verge [vɜ:dʒ]

noun

a. (British) [of road] accotement m

• "soft verges" « accotement non stabilisé »

b. ( = edge) bord m

• on the verge of doing sth sur le point de faire qch

• on the verge of a nervous breakdown au bord de la dépression nerveuse

• on the verge of tears au bord des larmes

• on the verge of a discovery à la veille d'une découverte

► verge on inseparable transitive verb friser

• the plot verges on the ridiculous l'intrigue frise le ridicule

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[vɜːdʒ]
noun

1) GB ( by road) accotement m, bas-côté m

soft verge — accotement non stabilisé

2) ( brink)

on the verge of — au bord de [tears]; au seuil de [adolescence, death]

on the verge of success — sur le point de réussir

on the verge of doing — sur le point de faire

to bring ou drive somebody to the verge of — amener quelqu'un au bord de [bankruptcy, despair, suicide]

to bring ou drive somebody to the verge of doing — amener quelqu'un au point de faire

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Phrasal Verbs:

- verge on

English-French dictionary > verge

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