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Dictionary: "ruines" - translations and examples

les ruines f pl noun

ruins (débris)

La tour se dressait parmi les ruines.

The tower stood among ruins.

ruiner verb Conjugation

ruine / ruinai / ruiné

ruin [ruɪn] (finances)

Un arbitre tatillon peut ruiner un combat.

A fussy referee can ruin a bout.

bungle [ˈbʌŋɡl] (gâter)

destroy [dɪsˈtrɔɪ] (détruire)

la ruine f noun

pl. ruines

ruins (décombres)

Le château se trouve désormais en ruine.

The castle is now in ruins.

downfall [ˈdaunfɔ:l] (personne)

Son arrogance l'a conduit à la ruine.

His arrogance led to his downfall.

decline [dɪˈklaɪn] (civilisation)

Collocations with "ruines" (3)

château à l'état de ruines église à l'état de ruines temple à l'état de ruines

Exemples with "ruines"

La tour se dressait parmi les ruines. The tower stood among ruins.

Après l'ouragan, leur maison était en ruines. After the hurricane, their house was a wreck.

Vous pouvez voir les anciennes ruines au loin. You can see the ancient ruins in the distance.

Sans toi, ma vie est un champ de ruines. Life's a ruin without you.

La vue des ruines lui rappela le sens de la guerre. The sight of the ruins brought home to him the meaning of war.

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