arruïnar — meaning in English

English meaning

• ruin verb To destroy, spoil, or severely damage something so it no longer works or pleases.
• wreck noun The remains of a vehicle, ship, or structure that has been destroyed or badly damaged.

Senses

arruïnar is used for these senses in English:

• ruin (transitive) To cause the fiscal ruin of; to bankrupt or drive out of business.
• wreck (transitive) To involve in a wreck; hence, to cause to suffer ruin; to balk of success, and bring disaster on.

ruin — full definition

1. verb To destroy, spoil, or severely damage something so it no longer works or pleases.
2. noun The remains of a destroyed or decayed structure.

wreck — full definition

1. noun The remains of a vehicle, ship, or structure that has been destroyed or badly damaged.
2. noun Informal: a person who is in a very poor physical or emotional state.
3. verb To destroy or badly damage something.

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