arruinar — meaning in English
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English meaning
- bane noun A person or thing that causes constant trouble or ruin.
- blow verb To produce a current of air, especially by expelling breath through the mouth.
- clobber verb To hit or defeat someone or something forcefully and decisively.
- mar verb To spoil or damage something, often leaving a lasting flaw.
- ruin verb To destroy, spoil, or severely damage something so it no longer works or pleases.
- spoil verb To ruin something, making it unusable, unpleasant, or less enjoyable.
- wreck noun The remains of a vehicle, ship, or structure that has been destroyed or badly damaged.
Senses
arruinar is used for these senses in English:
- bane (figurative) To cause (someone) misery or ruin; to socially or spiritually injure (someone).
- blow (intransitive) To suddenly fail or give way destructively.
- clobber (transitive, slang) To hit or bash severely; to seriously harm or damage.
- mar (transitive) To spoil; to ruin; to scathe; to damage.
- mess up (transitive) To cause a problem with; to introduce an error or mistake in; to make muddled or confused; spoil; ruin.
- ruin (transitive) To cause the fiscal ruin of; to bankrupt or drive out of business.
- ruin To reveal the ending of (a story); to spoil.
- spoil (transitive) To ruin; to damage in such a way as to make undesirable or unusable. [from 16th c.]
blow — full definition
- verb To produce a current of air, especially by expelling breath through the mouth.
- verb To explode or shatter suddenly, or to cause something to do so.
- verb (informal) To waste or squander, especially money or an opportunity.
- noun A hard hit or strike.
- noun A sudden shock or setback.