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ruinous

  • 1 ruinoso

    adj.
    ruinous, in ruins, tacky, shabby.
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    1 ruinous, disastrous
    2 figurado tumbledown, dilapidated
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    ADJ
    1) (Arquit) ruinous; (=destartalado) tumbledown
    2) (Econ) ruinous, disastrous
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    - sa adjetivo <edificio/vivienda> dilapidated, rundown; <economía/negocio> ruinous, disastrous
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    = ruinous, dilapidated, decayed, decaying, disintegrating, crumbling, nasty looking, shanky [shankier -comp., shankiest -sup.], ramshackle.
    Ex. Negative features are the water sprinkler fire extinguishing system, which, if activated, would be ruinous to the Library's holdings.
    Ex. China's transport authorities plan to scrap dilapidated ships to enhance safety and improve the competitiveness of the industry.
    Ex. The city was considered to be seedy ( decayed, littered, grimy, and dreary), crowded, busy, and strongly idiosyncratic (quaint, historic, colorful, and full of 'atmosphere').
    Ex. Following World War II, 'urban renewal' referred primarily to public efforts to revitalize aging and decaying inner cities.
    Ex. For all Havana's crumbling structures, its disintegrating roads and toxin-belching jalopies, it attracts over a million tourists each year.
    Ex. We must now look beyond crumbling books to determine the deeper significance of our stewardship obligations for the future = Debemos mirar más allá de los libros en deterioro para determinar cuál es el verdadero significado de nuestras obligaciones para el futuro.
    Ex. It's more advisable to have a cheap and skanky bike for pootling around town, the idea being that no-one would want to nick a nasty looking bike.
    Ex. It's more advisable to have a cheap and skanky bike for pootling around town, the idea being that no-one would want to nick a nasty looking bike.
    Ex. The ramshackle village clings like a limpet to the cliffs.
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    * de aspecto ruinoso = run-down.
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    - sa adjetivo <edificio/vivienda> dilapidated, rundown; <economía/negocio> ruinous, disastrous
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    = ruinous, dilapidated, decayed, decaying, disintegrating, crumbling, nasty looking, shanky [shankier -comp., shankiest -sup.], ramshackle.

    Ex: Negative features are the water sprinkler fire extinguishing system, which, if activated, would be ruinous to the Library's holdings.

    Ex: China's transport authorities plan to scrap dilapidated ships to enhance safety and improve the competitiveness of the industry.
    Ex: The city was considered to be seedy ( decayed, littered, grimy, and dreary), crowded, busy, and strongly idiosyncratic (quaint, historic, colorful, and full of 'atmosphere').
    Ex: Following World War II, 'urban renewal' referred primarily to public efforts to revitalize aging and decaying inner cities.
    Ex: For all Havana's crumbling structures, its disintegrating roads and toxin-belching jalopies, it attracts over a million tourists each year.
    Ex: We must now look beyond crumbling books to determine the deeper significance of our stewardship obligations for the future = Debemos mirar más allá de los libros en deterioro para determinar cuál es el verdadero significado de nuestras obligaciones para el futuro.
    Ex: It's more advisable to have a cheap and skanky bike for pootling around town, the idea being that no-one would want to nick a nasty looking bike.
    Ex: It's more advisable to have a cheap and skanky bike for pootling around town, the idea being that no-one would want to nick a nasty looking bike.
    Ex: The ramshackle village clings like a limpet to the cliffs.
    * de aspecto ruinoso = run-down.

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    ruinoso -sa
    1 ‹edificio/vivienda› dilapidated, rundown
    2 ‹economía/negocio› ruinous, disastrous
    los intereses resultaron ruinosos the interest was ruinous o crippling
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    ruinoso,-a adjetivo
    1 (un edificio) dilapidated, tumbledown
    2 (un negocio) ruinous, disastrous
    ' ruinoso' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    ruinosa
    English:
    dilapidated
    - ruinous
    - condemn
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    ruinoso, -a adj
    1. [poco rentable] ruinous;
    la situación del sector textil es ruinosa the textile industry is in a disastrous o ruinous state
    2. [edificio] ramshackle, dilapidated
    * * *
    adj in ruins;
    estado ruinoso dilapidated state
    * * *
    ruinoso, -sa adj
    1) : run-down, dilapidated
    2) : ruinous, disasterous

    Spanish-English dictionary > ruinoso

  • 2 desastroso

    adj.
    disastrous, cataclysmic, catastrophic, calamitous.
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    1 disastrous
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    (f. - desastrosa)
    adj.
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    ADJ disastrous, calamitous
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    - sa adjetivo disastrous
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    = appalling, calamitous, disastrous, ruinous, abysmal, shambolic, catastrophic.
    Ex. His article, 'The skeleton in the our closet: public libraries art collections suffer appalling losses,' examines the problem of theft and mutilation of art materials in public libraries.
    Ex. Library automation was in its ascendancy at precisely the same time that the nation's economy was firmly embarked on its present calamitous decline.
    Ex. It gives an overview of the problems faced by the Los Angeles Public Library after it was gutted by the disastrous fire in 1986.
    Ex. Negative features are the water sprinkler fire extinguishing system, which, if activated, would be ruinous to the Library's holdings.
    Ex. The communications infrastructure in Africa varies from very good to abysmal = La infraestructura de comunicaciones en †frica oscila entre muy buena y pésima.
    Ex. Hundreds of usually loyal fans booed and jeered as the tortured singer delivered a shambolic and apparently drunken performance.
    Ex. Naturally changes stemming from these actions will affect all users of LC cataloging data, but it seems unlikely that the consequences will be catastrophic.
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    * de forma desastrosa = disastrously.
    * de modo desastroso = disastrously.
    * efecto desastroso = chilling effect.
    * ser desastroso = spell + bad news, be a shambles, be (in) a mess.
    * * *
    - sa adjetivo disastrous
    * * *
    = appalling, calamitous, disastrous, ruinous, abysmal, shambolic, catastrophic.

    Ex: His article, 'The skeleton in the our closet: public libraries art collections suffer appalling losses,' examines the problem of theft and mutilation of art materials in public libraries.

    Ex: Library automation was in its ascendancy at precisely the same time that the nation's economy was firmly embarked on its present calamitous decline.
    Ex: It gives an overview of the problems faced by the Los Angeles Public Library after it was gutted by the disastrous fire in 1986.
    Ex: Negative features are the water sprinkler fire extinguishing system, which, if activated, would be ruinous to the Library's holdings.
    Ex: The communications infrastructure in Africa varies from very good to abysmal = La infraestructura de comunicaciones en †frica oscila entre muy buena y pésima.
    Ex: Hundreds of usually loyal fans booed and jeered as the tortured singer delivered a shambolic and apparently drunken performance.
    Ex: Naturally changes stemming from these actions will affect all users of LC cataloging data, but it seems unlikely that the consequences will be catastrophic.
    * de forma desastrosa = disastrously.
    * de modo desastroso = disastrously.
    * efecto desastroso = chilling effect.
    * ser desastroso = spell + bad news, be a shambles, be (in) a mess.

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    1 (catastrófico) disastrous, catastrophic
    2 (uso hiperbólico) disastrous
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    desastroso
    ◊ -sa adjetivo

    disastrous
    desastroso,-a adjetivo disastrous

    ' desastroso' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    desastrosa
    - fatal
    - terrorífica
    - terrorífico
    English:
    disastrous
    - hopeless
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    desastroso, -a adj
    1. [castastrófico] disastrous;
    la helada fue desastrosa para la cosecha the frost had a disastrous effect on the harvest
    2. [muy malo] disastrous;
    esta comida es desastrosa this food is appalling o awful
    * * *
    adj disastrous
    * * *
    desastroso, -sa adj
    : disastrous, catastrophic

    Spanish-English dictionary > desastroso

  • 3 destructivo

    adj.
    destructive, baneful, deleterious, disruptive.
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    1 destructive
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    (f. - destructiva)
    adj.
    * * *
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    - va adjetivo destructive
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    = corrosive, destructive, ruinous.
    Ex. This paper examines some aspects of the history of libraries in the Soviet Union from the viewpoint of the corrosive effects of totalitarianism on libraries.
    Ex. The Archives are located in an area that experiences severe air pollution and levels of ozone that are very destructive to paper and parchment.
    Ex. Negative features are the water sprinkler fire extinguishing system, which, if activated, would be ruinous to the Library's holdings.
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    * no destructivo = non-destructive.
    * * *
    - va adjetivo destructive
    * * *
    = corrosive, destructive, ruinous.

    Ex: This paper examines some aspects of the history of libraries in the Soviet Union from the viewpoint of the corrosive effects of totalitarianism on libraries.

    Ex: The Archives are located in an area that experiences severe air pollution and levels of ozone that are very destructive to paper and parchment.
    Ex: Negative features are the water sprinkler fire extinguishing system, which, if activated, would be ruinous to the Library's holdings.
    * no destructivo = non-destructive.

    * * *
    destructive
    * * *

    destructivo
    ◊ -va adjetivo

    destructive
    destructivo,-a adjetivo destructive

    ' destructivo' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    destructiva
    English:
    destructive
    * * *
    destructivo, -a adj
    destructive
    * * *
    adj destructive
    * * *
    destructivo, -va adj
    : destructive

    Spanish-English dictionary > destructivo

  • 4 sistema de extinción de incendios mediante rociadores de agua

    Ex. Negative features are the water sprinkler fire extinguishing system, which, if activated, would be ruinous to the Library's holdings.
    * * *

    Ex: Negative features are the water sprinkler fire extinguishing system, which, if activated, would be ruinous to the Library's holdings.

    Spanish-English dictionary > sistema de extinción de incendios mediante rociadores de agua

  • 5 ruinosa

    adj.&f.
    worthless, ruinous, baneful, destructive.
    * * *

    ruinoso,-a adjetivo
    1 (un edificio) dilapidated, tumbledown
    2 (un negocio) ruinous, disastrous

    Spanish-English dictionary > ruinosa

  • 6 desvencijado

    adj.
    broken-down, shabby, rickety, ruinous.
    past part.
    past participle of spanish verb: desvencijar.
    * * *
    1→ link=desvencijar desvencijar
    1 rickety, broken-down, dilapidated
    * * *
    ADJ [silla, mueble] rickety; [máquina] broken-down
    * * *
    - da adjetivo <silla/cama> rickety; < coche> dilapidated, beat-up (AmE colloq), clapped-out (BrE colloq)
    * * *
    = rickety, decrepit, dilapidated, ramshackle.
    Ex. Only the nomads travel by camel, other desert travellers have to depend on aged and rickety vehicles.
    Ex. No bright new digital firm can do without at least some of the supposedly decrepit bureaucracy it so abhors in the old tweedy institutions it wants to replace.
    Ex. China's transport authorities plan to scrap dilapidated ships to enhance safety and improve the competitiveness of the industry.
    Ex. The ramshackle village clings like a limpet to the cliffs.
    * * *
    - da adjetivo <silla/cama> rickety; < coche> dilapidated, beat-up (AmE colloq), clapped-out (BrE colloq)
    * * *
    = rickety, decrepit, dilapidated, ramshackle.

    Ex: Only the nomads travel by camel, other desert travellers have to depend on aged and rickety vehicles.

    Ex: No bright new digital firm can do without at least some of the supposedly decrepit bureaucracy it so abhors in the old tweedy institutions it wants to replace.
    Ex: China's transport authorities plan to scrap dilapidated ships to enhance safety and improve the competitiveness of the industry.
    Ex: The ramshackle village clings like a limpet to the cliffs.

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    ‹silla/cama› rickety, dilapidated; ‹coche› dilapidated, beat-up ( AmE colloq), clapped-out ( BrE colloq)
    la ventana quedó desvencijada the window was almost off its hinges
    ha sido un día agotador, estoy desvencijado ( fam); it's been an exhausting day, I'm whacked o dead beat o bushed ( colloq)
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    Del verbo desvencijar: ( conjugate desvencijar)

    desvencijado es:

    el participio

    desvencijado
    ◊ -da adjetivo ‹silla/cama› rickety;


    ‹ coche› dilapidated, beat-up (AmE colloq), clapped-out (BrE colloq)
    desvencijado,-a adjetivo ramshackle, rickety
    ' desvencijado' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    desvencijada
    English:
    rickety
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    desvencijado, -a adj
    [mesa, armario] rickety; [puerta, vehículo] battered; [estructura] ramshackle, tumbledown
    * * *
    adj rickety
    * * *
    desvencijado, -da adj
    : dilapidated, rickety

    Spanish-English dictionary > desvencijado

  • 7 ruinoso

    • dilapidated
    • in round numbers
    • in running order
    • ramshackle
    • ruinous
    • tumbledown

    Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > ruinoso

  • 8 asnilla

    f.
    stanchion or prop which supports a ruinous building.

    Spanish-English dictionary > asnilla

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