see|Ruin
Image:Ruins at Delfi.JPG|right|250px|thumb|Ruins at Delfi in Greece
English

Pronunciation
audio|en-us-ruin.ogg|Audio (US)

:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-u�ɪn|-u�ɪn

Noun
en-noun

1. countable construction withered by time.
2. uncountable The state of being a ruin, destroyed or decayed.

#:The monastery has fallen into ruin.

1. uncountable Something which leads to serious troubles.

#:Gambling has been the ruin to many.

Portuguese: ruína f
Russian: гибел� (gíbel�) f
Spanish: t-|es|ruina|f
Swedish: t-|sv|ruin
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trans-top|the state of being a ruin, destroyed or decayed
French: ruine f
German: t-|de|Ruin|m
Hungarian: rom, romok
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Old English: t-|ang|hryre|m|xs=Old English
Portuguese: ruína f
Spanish: t-|es|ruina|f
Swedish: t-|sv|ruin
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trans-top|something which leads to serious troubles
Finnish: t-|fi|turmio
French: ruine f
German: t-|de|Ruin|m
Old English: t-|ang|hryre|m|xs=Old English
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Portuguese: ruína f
Spanish: t-|es|ruina|f
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ttbc|Italian: rovina

Verb
en-verb

1. transitive to cause the ruin of

#*1883: w:Robert Louis Stevenson|Robert Louis Stevenson, w:Treasure Island|Treasure Island
#*: In one way, indeed, he bade fair to ruin us; for he kept on staying week after week, and at last month after month, so that all the money had been long exhausted...

Translations

Danish: ødelægge
Finnish: raunioittaa, tuhota, tärvellä, pilata
French: ruiner
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German: t+|de|Ruine, t+|de|ruinieren
Slovak: zruinovať
Spanish: t-|es|desbaratar
Swedish: ödelägga, ruinera (financially)

Synonyms
ruinate

Dutch

Noun
nl-noun|ruinen|ruintje|g=m

1. gelding

See also
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