Ruinoso in english
Ruinous
pronunciation: ruənəs part of speech: adjective
pronunciation: ruənəs part of speech: adjective
In gestures
ruinoso = ruinous ; dilapidated ; decayed ; decaying ; disintegrating ; crumbling ; nasty looking ; shanky ; ramshackle.
Example: Negative features are the water sprinkler fire extinguishing system, which, if activated, would be ruinous to the Library's holdings.Example: China's transport authorities plan to scrap dilapidated ships to enhance safety and improve the competitiveness of the industry.Example: The city was considered to be seedy (decayed, littered, grimy, and dreary), crowded, busy, and strongly idiosyncratic (quaint, historic, colorful, and full of 'atmosphere').Example: Following World War II, 'urban renewal' referred primarily to public efforts to revitalize aging and decaying inner cities.Example: For all Havana's crumbling structures, its disintegrating roads and toxin-belching jalopies, it attracts over a million tourists each year.Example: We must now look beyond crumbling books to determine the deeper significance of our stewardship obligations for the future = We must now look beyond crumbling books to determine the deeper significance of our stewardship obligations for the future.Example: 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.Example: 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.Example: The ramshackle village clings like a limpet to the cliffs.more:
» de aspecto ruinoso = run-down .
Example: In order to overcome the limitations of legal advice centres a number of lawyers in the early seventies began to set up law centres in run-down inner-city areas.» de forma ruinosa = ruinously .
Example: My days of sloth have ruinously destroyed all that I had achieved in times of zealous industry.» de manera ruinosa = ruinously .
Example: My days of sloth have ruinously destroyed all that I had achieved in times of zealous industry.