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Pronunciation / Transliteration: ruiniert
"Das verlassene Haus war nach Jahren der Vernachlässigung völlig ruiniert."
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2 senses- 1
In a state of complete destruction or disrepair.
"The abandoned house was completely ruined after years of neglect."
- 1
Past tense of ruin; to have caused severe damage or destruction.
"The flood ruined the crops, leaving the farmers devastated."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'ruinare' (to tumble down, collapse), passing through Old French 'ruiner' into Middle English by the late 14th century. The colloquial phrase 'up the spout' originated in 19th-century British slang, referring to pawning items or things being lost irreversibly down a pipe, ultimately merging conceptually with complete destruction or failure.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Ruined" is said worldwide
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ruiné
Transliteration: ryne
"La maison abandonnée était complètement ruinée après des années de négligence."
ruiniert
Transliteration: ruiniert
"Das verlassene Haus war nach Jahren der Vernachlässigung völlig ruiniert."
rovinato
Transliteration: rovinato
"La casa abbandonata era completamente rovinata dopo anni di abbandono."
arruinado
Transliteration: arruinado
"La casa abandonada estaba completamente arruinada después de años de negligencia."
arruinado
Transliteration: arruinado
"A casa abandonada estava completamente arruinada após anos de negligência."
बर्बाद
Transliteration: barbad
"परित्यक्त घर वर्षों की उपेक्षा के बाद पूरी तरह से बर्बाद हो गया था।"
毁坏的
Transliteration: huǐhuài de
"被遗弃的房子在多年忽视后完全毁坏。"
파괴된
Transliteration: pagoe doen
"버려진 집은 수년간 방치된 후 완전히 파괴되었습니다."
破壊された
Transliteration: hakai sareta
"放置された家は数年の放置の後、完全に破壊されていました。"
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