| Principales traductions |
| ruiner [qqn]⇒ vtr | (faire perdre son argent) | ruin⇒ vtr |
| | Ses aventures boursières l'ont ruiné, il n'a plus un sou. |
| | His adventures on the stock exchange have ruined him; he hasn't got a penny left. |
| ruiner [qch] vtr | figuré (anéantir) | shatter⇒, wreck⇒ vtr |
| | Philippe est très amoureux, mais Anne a ruiné ses espoirs de mariage. |
| | Philip is deeply in love, but Anne has shattered his hopes of marriage. |
| ruiner [qqn/qch] vtr | figuré (discréditer) | ruin⇒, destroy⇒ vtr |
| | Ce scandale a ruiné cet homme politique. |
| | The scandal has destroyed this politician. |
| se ruiner⇒ v pron | (perdre ses biens) | lose everything vtr + n |
| | | bankrupt yourself vtr + refl |
| | | be ruined vi + adj |
| | (informal, figurative) | lose your shirt v expr |
| | À trop jouer au casino, il s'est ruiné. |
| | He lost everything gambling too much at the casino. |
| se ruiner v pron | (dépenser trop) | spend a fortune v expr |
| | (figurative) | break the bank v expr |
| | | blow your budget, blow all your money v expr |
| | (figurative) | bankrupt yourself vtr + refl |
| | Ne va pas te ruiner pour moi : on ira manger dans une petite brasserie et ça sera très bien. |
| | Don't go bankrupting yourself for me; we'll go and eat in a little brasserie and it'll be fine. |
| se ruiner en [qch] v pron + prép | (dépenser trop pour [qch]) | spend a fortune on [sth] v expr |
| | (figurative) | break the bank buying [sth] v expr |
| | | blow your budget on [sth], blow all your money on [sth] v expr |
| | (figurative) | bankrupt yourself buying [sth] v expr |
| | À chaque fois que je pars en vacances, je me ruine en souvenirs et cadeaux pour mes proches. |
| | Whenever I go on holiday, I spend a fortune on souvenirs and gifts for my family. |