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1 ruin
['ru:in] 1. noun1) (a broken, collapsed or decayed state: the ruin of a city.) drupas; gruveši2) (a cause of collapse, decay etc: Drink was his ruin.) posts; bojāeja3) (financial disaster; complete loss of money: The company is facing ruin.) sabrukums; bankrots; krahs2. verb1) (to cause ruin to: The scandal ruined his career.) sagraut; iznīcināt2) (to spoil; to treat too indulgently: You are ruining that child!) bojāt; lutināt•- ruined
- ruins
- in ruins* * *sabrukums, bojāeja; drupas, gruveši; izpostīt, sagraut; pazudināt; izputināt -
2 destroy
[di'stroi]1) (to put an end to or make useless; to ruin: Vandals destroyed the painting.) iznīcināt; sagraut; izpostīt2) (to kill (animals): This poison destroys rats.) iznīcināt•* * *sagraut, iznīcināt -
3 spoil
[spoil]past tense, past participles - spoiled, spoilt; verb1) (to damage or ruin; to make bad or useless: If you touch that drawing you'll spoil it.) []bojāt2) (to give (a child etc) too much of what he wants and possibly make his character, behaviour etc worse by doing so: They spoil that child dreadfully and she's becoming unbearable!) []lutināt•- spoils- spoilt
- spoilsport* * *laupījums; peļņa, labums; ieguvums; valsts amati; izrakta zeme; bojāt; sabojāt; bojāties; sabojāties; lutināt; aplaupīt -
4 subvert
[səb'və:t](to overthrow or ruin completely (eg a person's morals, loyalty, arguments, a government).) iedragāt; graut; gāzt- subversive* * *gāzt
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ruin — ru|in1 [ ruın ] verb transitive ** to destroy or severely damage something: You ll completely ruin the flowers if you touch them. Any kind of dishonest dealing will ruin his career. She had ruined her mother s chances of getting a job. a. to… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Ruin — Sm Zustand der Vernichtung erw. fremd. Erkennbar fremd (17. Jh.) Entlehnung. Entlehnt aus frz. ruine, dieses aus l. ruīna Zusammensturz, Trümmer ; Ruine. Verb: ruinieren; Adjektiv: ruinös. Ebenso nndl. ruïne, ne. ruin, nschw. ruin, nnorw. ruin … Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache
ruin — index bankruptcy, betray (lead astray), catastrophe, consumption, damage (noun), damage (verb), debacle … Law dictionary
ruin — ► NOUN 1) physical destruction or collapse. 2) a building (or the remains of a building) that has suffered much damage. 3) a dramatic decline; a downfall. 4) the complete of a person s money and other assets. ► VERB 1) damage irreparably; reduce… … English terms dictionary
ruin — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 spoiled state ADJECTIVE ▪ complete, utter VERB + RUIN ▪ fall into, go to ▪ The house gradually fell into ruin … Collocations dictionary
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ruin — [[t]ru͟ːɪn[/t]] ♦♦♦ ruins, ruining, ruined 1) VERB To ruin something means to severely harm, damage, or spoil it. [V n] My wife was ruining her health through worry... [V n] Entire villages have been washed away. Roads and bridges have been… … English dictionary
ruin — /ˈruən / (say roohuhn) noun 1. (plural) the remains of a fallen building, town, etc., or of anything in a state of destruction or decay: the ruins of an ancient city. 2. a ruined building, town, etc. 3. fallen and wrecked or decayed state;… …
ruin — 1 verb (T) 1 to spoil or destroy something completely: The rain ruined our holiday. | My new white dress was totally ruined! see destroy 2 to make someone lose all their money: Jefferson was ruined by the law suit. ruined adjective (only before… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
ruin — I. noun Etymology: Middle English ruine, from Anglo French, from Latin ruina, from ruere to rush headlong, fall, collapse Date: 12th century 1. a. archaic a falling down ; collapse < from age to age…the crash of ruin fitfully resounds William… … New Collegiate Dictionary
ruin — I UK [ˈruːɪn] / US [ˈruɪn] verb [transitive] Word forms ruin : present tense I/you/we/they ruin he/she/it ruins present participle ruining past tense ruined past participle ruined ** 1) to destroy or severely damage something You ll completely… … English dictionary