ruin

arruinar, estropear

Dañar o estropear algo tanto que ya no se pueda usar o disfrutar.

En inglés sencillo: To damage or spoil something so badly that it cannot be used or enjoyed.

• The rain ruined our picnic.
• Do not ruin the surprise by telling her.
• Have I ruined this shirt by washing it in hot water?

Sinónimos: spoil, wreck, destroy

Expresiones frecuentes: ruin something, ruin someone's day, ruin the surprise, ruin someone's plans

arruinar, llevar a la quiebra

Hacer que una persona o empresa pierda todo su dinero o la mayor parte.

En inglés sencillo: To make a person or business lose all or most of their money.

• Those debts could ruin us.
• The failed investment ruined him financially.
• Rising costs have ruined several small businesses.

Sinónimos: bankrupt, impoverish

Antónimos: enrich

Expresiones frecuentes: ruin someone financially, ruin a business, ruin a company

destruir, devastar

Destruir un edificio o lugar hasta que solo queden partes rotas.

En inglés sencillo: To destroy a building or place so that only broken parts remain.

• The earthquake ruined the castle.
• Years of war had ruined the city.
• The fire ruined the church, leaving only its stone walls.

Sinónimos: destroy, devastate, wreck

Expresiones frecuentes: ruin a city, ruin a castle, ruin a village

ruina, restos

Partes que quedan de un edificio antiguo o destruido.

En inglés sencillo: The parts of an old or destroyed building that are still there.

• We visited the castle ruins.
• Only one wall of the ruin still stands.
• Archaeologists found pottery among the ancient ruins.

Cómo se usa: the ruins of something (We walked through the ruins of an old castle.)

Sinónimos: remains

Expresiones frecuentes: ancient ruin, castle ruin, ruin of something

ruina, deterioro

Estado de algo muy dañado, destruido o deteriorado por falta de cuidado.

En inglés sencillo: A state of being badly damaged, destroyed, or allowed to fall apart.

• The old mill fell into ruin.
• Years of neglect brought the estate to ruin.
• The palace lay in ruin until repairs began.

Cómo se usa: fall into ruin (The empty house slowly fell into ruin.)

Sinónimos: destruction, decay, collapse

Expresiones frecuentes: fall into ruin, lie in ruin, complete ruin