| Principal Translations |
| ruin [sth]⇒ vtr | (thing: destroy) | arruinar⇒ vtr |
| | | echar a perder loc verb |
| | | estropear⇒, dañar⇒ vtr |
| | He ruined his computer by spilling coffee on it. |
| | Arruinó su computadora al derramar café sobre ella. |
| | Echó a perder su computadora al derramar café sobre ella. |
| | Estropeó su computadora al derramar el café sobre ella. |
| ruin [sth] vtr | figurative (mood: destroy) | arruinar⇒ vtr |
| | Her vicious remarks ruined my evening. |
| | Sus comentarios maliciosos me arruinaron la noche. |
| ruin [sth/sb]⇒ vtr | (bankrupt) | llevar a la bancarrota loc verb |
| | | arruinar⇒ vtr |
| | The business was ruined by the bad economy. |
| | La economía adversa llevó a la bancarrota a su negocio. |
| ruin [sth]⇒ vtr | (cause downfall of) | arruinar⇒ vtr |
| | | echar a perder loc verb |
| | She ruined his political career when she told of their affair. |
| | Ella arruinó su carrera política cuando reveló su aventura amorosa. |
| | Ella echó a perder su carrera política cuando reveló su aventura amorosa. |
| ruin n | (wrecked building or city) | ruina nf |
| | What's left of the castle is just a ruin with no roof. |
| | Lo que quedaba del castillo era una ruina sin techo. |
| ruin n | (downfall of [sth]) | hundimiento nm |
| | | ruina nf |
| | The economic bubble ended in the ruin of the dot-com sector. |
| | La burbuja económica provocó el hundimiento del sector punto com. |
| ruin n | (cause of destruction) | ruina, perdición nf |
| | Drugs were her ruin. |
| | Las drogas fueron su ruina. |
| ruin n | (downfall of a person) (figurativo, literario) | fracaso nm |
| | | derrota nf |
| | | ruina nf |
| | The epic hero fell to his ruin at the end of the play. |
| | El final de la obra trajo consigo el fracaso del héroe épico. |
| | Al final de la obra llegó la derrota del héroe épico. |
| ruins npl | (remains of a building or city) | ruinas nfpl |
| | The ruins of Pompeii are fascinating. |
| | Las ruinas de Pompeya son fascinantes. |