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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Translations 1.2.2 Translations to be checked 1.3 Verb 1.3.1 Translations 1.3.2 Synonyms 2 Dutch 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 Noun 2.3 See also

[ English

[ Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -uːɪn

[ Noun

Singular ruin

Plural ruins

ruin (plural ruins)

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

   The monastery has fallen into ruin.

3. (uncountable) Something which leads to serious troubles.

   Gambling has been the ruin to many.

[ Translations

construction withered by time

Arabic: خراب (χarāb) m. Chinese: 毀滅, 毁灭 (huǐmiè) Czech: zřícenina f. Danish: ruin da(da) Dutch: ruïne f. Estonian: vare et(et) Finnish: raunio fi(fi) French: ruine fr(fr) f. German: Ruine de(de) f. Hebrew: אבדנא (he) (avdánah)

Italian: diruto it(it) m., rovina it(it) f. Japanese: 破壊 (はかい, hakai) Korean: 붕괴 (bunggeo) Kurdish: Sorani: شوێنه‌وار ku(ku) (shwaenawAr) Portuguese: ruína pt(pt) f. Russian: гибель (gíbel’) f. Spanish: ruina es(es) f. Swedish: ruin sv(sv)

the state of being a ruin, destroyed or decayed

French: ruine fr(fr) f. German: Ruin de(de) m. Hungarian: rom, romok

Old English: hryre ang(ang) m. Portuguese: ruína pt(pt) f. Spanish: ruina es(es) f. Swedish: ruin sv(sv)

something which leads to serious troubles

Finnish: turmio fi(fi) French: ruine fr(fr) f. German: Ruin de(de) m. Old English: hryre ang(ang) m.

Portuguese: ruína pt(pt) f. Spanish: ruina es(es) f.

[ Translations to be checked

• Italian: rovina

[ Verb

Infinitive to ruin

Third person singular ruins

Simple past ruined

Past participle ruined

Present participle ruining

to ruin (third-person singular simple present ruins, present participle ruining, simple past and past participle ruined)

1. (transitive) to cause the ruin of
   • 1883: Robert Louis Stevenson, 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 thee money had been long exhausted...

[ Translations

Danish: ødelægge Finnish: raunioittaa, tuhota, tärvellä, pilata French: ruiner German: ruinieren de(de)

Hebrew: לדפוק he(he) (lidfok), לפשל he(he) (lefashel), להרוס he(he) (laaros) Slovak: zruinovať Spanish: desbaratar es(es) Swedish: ödelägga, ruinera (financially)

[ Synonyms

• ruinate

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[ Dutch

[ Pronunciation

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[ Noun

ruin m. (plural ruinen, diminutive ruintje)

1. gelding

[ See also

• hengst