ruin

[US]/ˈruːɪn/
[UK]/ˈruːɪn/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

v. a distruge, a deteriora, a falimenta;
n. distrugere, declin, epavă.
Word Forms
Past Tenseruined
Present Participleruining
Past Participleruined
Third Person Singularruins
Pluralruins

Phrases & Collocations

ruin someone's life

a distruge viața cuiva

ruin a relationship

a distruge o relație

bring to ruin

a aduce la ruină

ruin one's reputation

a distruge reputația cuiva

ruin a plan

a strica un plan

in ruins

în ruine

financial ruin

ruină financiară

Example Sentences

the ruins of the castle.

ruinele castelului

the church is a ruin now.

acum, biserica este o ruină

conspire to ruin sb.

să comploteze pentru a-l ruina pe cineva

This flood will be the ruin of the harvest.

Această inundație va fi ruina recoltei.

The country was in ruin and convulsion.

Țara era în ruină și convulsie.

the ruin of his hopes

ruina speranțelor sale

He was ruined by speculation.

A fost ruinat de speculații.

ruined the family's good name.

a ruinat reputația bună a familiei

ruins steeped in gloom

ruine îmbibate de tristețe

The storm ruined the crops.

Furtuna a ruinat culturile.

The city was in ruins at the end of the war.

Orașul era în ruine la sfârșitul războiului.

We saw the ruins of the church.

Am văzut ruinele bisericii.

I was ruined by that law case.

Am fost ruinat de acel proces.

A collision with parliament could ruin the government's plans.

O coliziune cu parlamentul ar putea ruina planurile guvernului.

The storm ruined our wheat.

Furtuna ne-a ruinat grâul.

Ruin stared him in the face.

Ruina îl privea drept în față.

I was ruined by that law case, I'm a ruined man.

Am fost ruinat de acel proces, sunt un om ruinat.

We plan to visit the venerable ruins of the abbey.

Ne propunem să vizităm ruinele venerabile ale abației.

the abbey lies in ruins today.

astăzi, abația se află în ruine

Real-world Examples

Your blunder has not ruined everything.

Greșeala dumneavoastră nu a stricat totul.

Source: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Only ISIS could turn ruins into ruins.

Doar ISIS ar putea transforma ruinele în ruine.

Source: CNN Select March 2017 Collection

Also known is that time Facebook ruined Christmas.

Este bine cunoscut faptul că Facebook a stricat Crăciunul.

Source: CNN 10 Student English February 2019 Compilation

Naming names would only ruin the effect.

Numirea numelor ar strica doar efectul.

Source: Time

Madison... - No. Why are you ruining this?

Madison... - Nu. De ce strici asta?

Source: Our Day Season 2

Uh, the one before I ruined everything.

Ei bine, cel dinainte să stric totul.

Source: S03

This article's about how their lives get ruined.

Acest articol este despre modul în care le sunt distruse viețile.

Source: Celebrity Speech Compilation

He will not stop until he ruins me.

El nu se va opri până nu mă strică.

Source: Billions Season 1

A little girl like you cannot ruin my plans!

O fată mică ca tine nu-mi poate strica planurile!

Source: Bedtime stories for children

This fish is far too expensive to be ruined.

Acest pește este mult prea scump pentru a fi stricat.

Source: Victoria Kitchen

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