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ruina

/ˈrwina/, [ˈrwi.na]

ruin

Noun ruina f (plural ruinas)

  1. ruin, decay, wreck (also figurative)
  2. decline, downfall
  3. (in the plural) ruins

Verb ruina

  1. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of ruinar.
  2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of ruinar.
  3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted) present indicative form of ruinar.

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Examples

  • Oí que su negocio está al borde de la ruina.

    I hear his business is on the verge of ruin.

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  • Yugoslavia dice no ser responsable de las acciones de las milicias serbias en Bosnia que han asesinado a miles, llevado ciudades a la ruina, y han convertido a 1.3 millones de personas en refugiados durante los últimos tres meses.

    Yugoslavia says it's not responsible for the actions of Serbian militias in Bosnia which have killed thousands, ruined cities, and turned 1.3 million people into refugees over the last three months.

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  • Fueron las apuestas que lo llevaron a su ruina.

    It was gambling that brought about his ruin.

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  • Las armas nucleares no traerán nada más que la ruina para la humanidad.

    Nuclear weapons will bring about nothing but the ruin of mankind.

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  • La vida es una ruina sin ti.

    Life's a ruin without you.

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  • Apostar le trajo la ruina.

    Gambling brought about his ruin.

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  • Su afición por el arte indígena mexicano se convirtió en su ruina.

    His love for indigenous Mexican art became his downfall.

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  • La guerra trajo la ruina al país.

    The war brought ruin to the country.

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  • La ruina es inevitable.

    The downfall is inevitable.

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  • Él eventualmente se llevará a su propia ruina.

    He will eventually ruin himself.

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