arruinar — meaning in English
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English meaning
- bane noun A person or thing that causes constant trouble or ruin.
- botch verb To do something badly or carelessly, ruining the result.
- destroy verb To damage something so severely that it no longer exists or can't be repaired.
- ravage verb To cause severe damage or destruction to something.
- ruin verb To destroy, spoil, or severely damage something so it no longer works or pleases.
- soil noun The loose top layer of earth in which plants grow, made up of minerals, organic matter, and nutrients.
- spoil verb To ruin something, making it unusable, unpleasant, or less enjoyable.
Senses
arruinar is used for these senses in English:
- bane (figurative) To cause (someone) misery or ruin; to socially or spiritually injure (someone).
- botch (transitive) To perform (a task) in an unacceptable or incompetent manner; to make a mess of something
- destroy (ambitransitive) To damage beyond use or repair; to damage (something) to the point that it effectively ceases to exist.
- ravage (intransitive) To wreak destruction.
- ruin To reveal the ending of (a story); to spoil.
- soil To make invalid, to ruin.
- spoil (transitive) To ruin; to damage in such a way as to make undesirable or unusable. [from 16th c.]
- spoil (transitive) To ruin the character of, by overindulgence; to coddle or pamper to excess. [from 17th c.]
botch — full definition
- verb To do something badly or carelessly, ruining the result.
- noun A poorly done piece of work; a mess.