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  • 31ruin — ruinable, adj. ruiner, n. /rooh in/, n. 1. ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay: We visited the ruins of ancient Greece. 2. a destroyed or decayed building, town, etc. 3 …

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  • 32ruin — ▪ I. ruin ru‧in 1 [ˈruːn] noun [uncountable] 1. when you have lost all your money, your social position, or the good opinion that people had of you: • The war plunged the country into economic ruin. • a company on the brink of financial ruin (=… …

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  • 33ruin — n. & v. n. 1 a destroyed or wrecked state. 2 a person s or thing s downfall or elimination (the ruin of my hopes). 3 a the complete loss of one s property or position (bring to ruin). b a person who has suffered ruin. 4 (in sing. or pl.) the… …

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  • 34ruin — ► adjetivo 1 Que se comporta con maldad e hipocresía: ■ intentará traicionarte si puede porque es un ser ruin y malicioso. SINÓNIMO mezquino vil 2 Que es débil y poco desarrollado: ■ el cachorro más ruin de la camada acabó muriéndose. SINÓNIMO… …

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  • 35Ruin — Pleite (umgangssprachlich); Bankrottfall; Insolvenz; Zahlungsunfähigkeit; Bankrott; Konkursfall; Konkurs; Zahlungseinstellung; Illiquidität * * * Ru|in [ru i:n], der; s …

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  • 36ruin — I n. 1) complete, utter ruin 2) financial ruin (to face financial ruin) II v. to ruin completely, utterly * * * [ ruːɪn] utter ruin utterly complete to ruin completely financial ruin (to face financial ruin) …

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  • 37ruin — [[t]ru͟ːɪn[/t]] ♦♦♦ ruins, ruining, ruined 1) VERB To ruin something means to severely harm, damage, or spoil it. [V n] My wife was ruining her health through worry... [V n] Entire villages have been washed away. Roads and bridges have been… …

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  • 38Ruin des Spielers — Der Ruin des Spielers (eng. gambler s ruin) bedeutet im Glücksspiel den Verlust des letzten Spielkapitals und damit der Möglichkeit, weiterzuspielen. Darüber hinaus bezeichnet der Begriff manchmal die letzte, sehr hohe Verlustwette, die ein… …

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  • 39ruin — ru•in [[t]ˈru ɪn[/t]] n. 1) ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or is decaying 2) a destroyed or decayed building, town, etc 3) a fallen, wrecked, or decayed condition: The house fell into ruin[/ex] 4) the… …

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  • 40Ruin Explorers — Infobox animanga/Header name = Ruin Explorers caption = ja name = 秘境探検ファム イーリー ja name trans = Hikyou Tanken Fam Ihrlie genre = ActionInfobox animanga/Manga title = author = Kunihiko Tanaka publisher = flagicon|Japan Hobby Japan publisher other …

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