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61ruin — I. noun Etymology: Middle English ruine, from Anglo French, from Latin ruina, from ruere to rush headlong, fall, collapse Date: 12th century 1. a. archaic a falling down ; collapse < from age to age…the crash of ruin fitfully resounds William… …
62Ruin of Arnor — The Ruin of Arnor is a new Games Workshop The Lord of the Rings Strategy Battle Game supplement. It contains four army lists: * Arnor: the military of Arnor contains Malbeth the Seer and King Arvedui as Heroes, with Warriors of Arnor as their… …
63Ruin — 1. Ende, GAU, Unglück, Untergang, Verhängnis, Zusammenbruch; (geh.): Abgrund, Verderben; (bildungsspr.): Armageddon, Waterloo; (salopp): Pleite; (ugs. emotional verstärkend): Super GAU; (geh. veraltend): Verderb. 2. Bankrott, Konkurs,… …
64ruin — n 1. devastation, desolation, ravagement, havoc, destruction; dilapidation, ruination, wreck, wreckage, wrack, wrack and ruin; disruption, upheaval; crash, collision, crack up. 2. overthrow, overturn, subversion, suppression, subdual, conquest;… …
65ruin — [ˈruːɪn] verb [T] I 1) to spoil or destroy something She had ruined her mother s chances of getting a job.[/ex] 2) to make someone lose all their money or power The scandal that totally ruined him.[/ex] II noun ruin [ˈruːɪn] 1) ruins [plural] the …
66Ruin — der Ruin (Mittelstufe) Zusammenbruch, Verlust des ganzen Vermögens Beispiel: Die Finanzkrise brachte ihn an den Rand des Ruins. Kollokation: jmdn. in den Ruin treiben …
67Ruin marble — Marble Mar ble (m[aum]r b l), n. [OE. marbel, marbre, F. marbre, L. marmor, fr. Gr. ma rmaros, fr. marmai rein to sparkle, flash. Cf. {Marmoreal}.] 1. A massive, compact limestone; a variety of calcite, capable of being polished and used for… …
68Ruin, cuanto más le ruegan, más se ensancha, (El) — Dice que el que menos es, cuando ocasionalmente se ve solicitado por alguien, tiende a encampanarse hasta no poder más. Por eso se dice también: Nunca ruin por compadre …
69Ruin — Ru|in 〈m.; Gen.: s; Pl.: unz.〉 Zusammenbruch, Untergang, Verfall, völliger Verlust des Vermögens; wirtschaftlicher Ruin [Etym.: → Ruine] …
70ruin — • fördärv, undergång, förstörelse, ruin, fall, förfall, ruttenhet, degeneration …
