Слово англійською: ruin

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Переклад ruin українською: руїна

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ruin

noun
/ˈruːɪn/
  1. [uncountable] the state or process of being destroyed or severely damaged
    • A large number of churches fell into ruin after the revolution.
    • The house had been left to go to ruin.
    • The terrorist attack had left the city in a state of ruin
  2. [countable]
    (also ruins [plural])
    the parts of a building that remain after it has been destroyed or severely damaged
    • The old mill is now little more than a ruin.
    • We visited the ruins of a Norman castle.
    • Two bodies were found among the charred ruins of the house.
    • (figurative) He was determined to build a new life out of the ruins of his career.
  3. [uncountable] the fact of having no money, of having lost your job, position, etc.
    • The divorce ultimately led to his ruin.
    • The bank stepped in to save the company from financial ruin.
    • The war brought the country to the brink of ruin.
  4. [singular] something that causes a person, company, etc. to lose all their money, job, position, etc. synonym downfall
    • Gambling was his ruin.
    5. Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘collapse of a building’): from Old French ruine, from Latin ruina, from ruere ‘to fall’.
Idioms
go to rack and ruin
  1. to get into a bad condition
    • They let the house go to rack and ruin.
    More Like This Alliteration in idiomsAlliteration in idioms
    • belt and braces
    • black and blue
    • born and bred
    • chalk and cheese
    • chop and change
    • done and dusted
    • down and dirty
    • in dribs and drabs
    • eat somebody out of house and home
    • facts and figures
    • fast and furious
    • first and foremost
    • forgive and forget
    • hale and hearty
    • hem and haw
    • kith and kin
    • mix and match
    • part and parcel
    • puff and pant
    • to rack and ruin
    • rant and rave
    • risk life and limb
    • short and sweet
    • signed and sealed
    • spick and span
    • through thick and thin
    • this and that
    • top and tail
    • tried and tested
    • wax and wane
in ruins
  1. destroyed or severely damaged
    • Years of fighting have left the area in ruins.
    • The church now lies in ruins.
    • The scandal left his reputation in ruins.
    • Their plans for a comeback now lie in ruins.
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