English-Spanish translations for ruin

arruinarAhora quieren arruinar nuestro comercio marítimo. Now you want to ruin our maritime trade. El pueblo tiene el poder de arruinar sus planes. The peoples have the power to ruin their plans. Es más fácil arruinar un país que reconstruirlo. It is easier to ruin a country than to rebuild it.
ruinaMuchos productores lácteos europeos tratan ahora de evitar la ruina. Many European dairy producers are therefore now facing ruin. El señor Blair llevó a Gran Bretaña al borde de la ruina. Mr Blair brought Britain to the edge of ruin. Las ruinas de la patria están seguras. The ruins of the homeland are safe.

dañar
dar al traste
depravar
desbaratar
descomponer
destruir¿Qué industria vamos a destruir si la que tienen ya está en ruinas? Destroy what industry when the one they have is already in ruins? No podemos almacenar CO2 y, al mismo tiempo, destruir el medio ambiente. We must not save CO2 whilst at the same time ruining our environment. Destruiría el mercado para los productores y arruinará la confianza del consumidor, algo que debemos intentar evitar. It will destroy the market for producers, it will ruin consumer confidence and it is something we should seek to avoid.

devastarY es lo que ahora se quiere dinamitar, se quiere poner en entredicho para devastar las aguas portuguesas. This is what you now want to blow out of the water, to call into question in order to ruin Portuguese waters.
estropear
ruinar

The remains of a destroyed or dilapidated construction, such as a house or castle
The state of being a ruin, destroyed or decayed
Something that leads to serious trouble or destruction
A fall or tumble
A change that destroys or defeats something; destruction; overthrow
Complete financial loss; bankruptcy
To cause the fiscal ruin of
To destroy or make something no longer usable
To cause severe financial loss to; to bankrupt or drive out of business
To upset or overturn the plans or progress of, or to have a disastrous effect on something
To make something less enjoyable or likeable
To reveal the ending of ; to spoil
To seduce or debauch, and thus harm the social standing of

The monastery has fallen into ruin
Gambling has been the ruin of many
the ruin of a constitution or a government
With all these purchases, you surely mean to ruin us!
He ruined his new white slacks by accidentally spilling oil on them.
The crooked stockbrokers fraudulent scheme ruined dozens of victims; some investors lost their life savings and even their houses.
My car breaking down just as I was on the road ruined my vacation.
I used to love that song, but being assaulted when that song was playing ruined the song for me.
The young libertine was notorious for ruining local girls.

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