Arruinan (en. Ruin)

/a.ru.i.nan/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish
verb
Translation: To cause damage or loss to something or someone.
Translation: Wrong decisions ruin the project.
Las decisiones equivocadas arruinan el proyecto.
Translation: To destroy or deteriorate something irreparably.
Translation: Bad weather conditions ruin the harvest.
Las malas condiciones del clima arruinan la cosecha.
Translation: To leave in a state of ruin or inoperable.
Translation: Economic crises ruin small businesses.
Las crisis económicas arruinan empresas pequeñas.

Etymology

Translation: From the verb 'arruinar' which comes from the Latin 'ruināre'.

Common Phrases and Expressions

Translation: to ruin the party
Translation: To cause the party not to unfold as planned.
arruinarse la fiesta
Translation: there is nothing that ruins
Translation: There is nothing that prevents or causes problems in a situation.
no hay nada que arruine
Translation: they ruined everything
Translation: They caused problems that spoiled the entirety of the situation.
lo arruinaron todo

Related Words

Translation: ruin
Translation: To cause ruin or loss.
arruinar
Translation: ruin
Translation: The state of having been ruined.
ruina
Translation: destruction
Translation: The action of destroying something, that is, to completely ruin.
destrucción

Slang Meanings

Translation: To ruin one's life
Translation: Making bad decisions at such a young age can ruin one's life.
Tomar decisiones malas a tan corta edad puede arruinarse la vida.
Translation: To ruin a plan
Translation: The bad weather ruined our plan to go to the beach.
El mal tiempo arruinó nuestro plan de ir a la playa.