Ruins in spanish
pronunciation: restoʊs part of speech: noun
ruin1 = ruina, destrucción.
Example: Information deprivation can be found among a very broad band of the population, including all those citizens whose life styles contribute towards the ruin of their environment.more:
» bring + ruin to = arruinar, causar ruina, causar graves daños a.
Example: He was portrayed as a warmonger who had brought ruin to the state.» fall (in)to + ruin(s) = convertirse en ruinas, quedar en ruinas, destrozarse, derrumbarse, arruinarse.
Example: The abbey fell into ruin after the dissolution of the monasteries by Henry VIII, and now very little of it remains.» go to + rack and ruin = destrozarse, derrumbarse, arruinarse.
Example: It is a marvel to think that this is the place a few years back thought to be irretrievably gone to rack and ruin.» go to + ruin = convertirse en ruinas, quedar en ruinas, irse a la ruina, destrozarse, derrumbarse, arruinarse.
Example: Action is urgently needed to stop our village going to ruin = Se necesitan medidas urgentes para evitar que nuestro pueblo se vaya a la ruina.» in ruins = en ruinas.
Example: By then the church was in ruins and Apaches delivered the coup de grâce by torching its remaining timbers and other wooden elements.» rack and ruin = ruina, deterioro, destrozo.
Example: The policies that the Mugabe government have taken have lead the country to economic and political rack and ruin.» the road to ultimate ruin = el camino a la perdición.
Example: It is the arrogance and superiority of the godless secular society that is leading us all down the road to ultimate ruin.ruin2 = arruinar, estropear, echar a perder, chafar, desgraciar.
Example: Besides, winding up in an exclusive arrangement with a distributor that has rotten customer service ruins any advantage.more:
» ruin + Posesivo + chances of = arruinar la oportunidad de, echar a perder la oportunidad de, perder la oportunidad de.
Example: The crash represented Hamilton's second exit in as many races and this may have ruined his chances of winning the title.» ruin + Posesivo + life = arruinar + Posesivo + vida.
Example: In fact, she admits that having her dirty laundry air on TV has for all intents and purposes ruined her life.» ruin + Posesivo + plans = estropear + Posesivo + planes, chafar + Posesivo + planes, echar + Posesivo + planes a perder, desbaratar + Posesivo + planes, dar al traste con + Posesivo + planes.
Example: She has filed a lawsuit against the actor and his business manager for allegedly ruining her plans to sell her house.» ruin + Posesivo + plans = fastidiarle los planes, joderle los planes, estropearle los planes, aguarle los planes, jorobarle los planes, hacerle la pascua.
Example: She is very angry that a civil lawsuit filed against her has ruined her plans of leaving in August, when her probation ends.» ruin + Posesivo + style = arruinar + Posesivo + imagen, estropear + Posesivo + imagen.
Example: Katie ruined her style with the rolled up baggy jeans -- just pure ugliness and not flattering for any figure.