ruinoso

ruinoso
adj.
ruinous, in ruins, tacky, shabby.
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ruinoso
► adjetivo
1 ruinous, disastrous
2 figurado tumbledown, dilapidated
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ADJ
1) (Arquit) ruinous; (=destartalado) tumbledown
2) (Econ) ruinous, disastrous
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-sa adjetivo <edificio/vivienda> dilapidated, rundown; <economía/negocio> ruinous, disastrous
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= ruinous, dilapidated, decayed, decaying, disintegrating, crumbling, nasty looking, shanky [shankier -comp., shankiest -sup.], ramshackle.
Ex. Negative features are the water sprinkler fire extinguishing system, which, if activated, would be ruinous to the Library's holdings.
Ex. China's transport authorities plan to scrap dilapidated ships to enhance safety and improve the competitiveness of the industry.
Ex. The city was considered to be seedy (decayed, littered, grimy, and dreary), crowded, busy, and strongly idiosyncratic (quaint, historic, colorful, and full of 'atmosphere').
Ex. Following World War II, 'urban renewal' referred primarily to public efforts to revitalize aging and decaying inner cities.
Ex. For all Havana's crumbling structures, its disintegrating roads and toxin-belching jalopies, it attracts over a million tourists each year.
Ex. We must now look beyond crumbling books to determine the deeper significance of our stewardship obligations for the future = Debemos mirar más allá de los libros en deterioro para determinar cuál es el verdadero significado de nuestras obligaciones para el futuro.
Ex. It's more advisable to have a cheap and skanky bike for pootling around town, the idea being that no-one would want to nick a nasty looking bike.
Ex. It's more advisable to have a cheap and skanky bike for pootling around town, the idea being that no-one would want to nick a nasty looking bike.
Ex. The ramshackle village clings like a limpet to the cliffs.
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* de aspecto ruinoso = run-down.
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-sa adjetivo <edificio/vivienda> dilapidated, rundown; <economía/negocio> ruinous, disastrous
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= ruinous, dilapidated, decayed, decaying, disintegrating, crumbling, nasty looking, shanky [shankier -comp., shankiest -sup.], ramshackle.

Ex: Negative features are the water sprinkler fire extinguishing system, which, if activated, would be ruinous to the Library's holdings.

Ex: China's transport authorities plan to scrap dilapidated ships to enhance safety and improve the competitiveness of the industry.
Ex: The city was considered to be seedy (decayed, littered, grimy, and dreary), crowded, busy, and strongly idiosyncratic (quaint, historic, colorful, and full of 'atmosphere').
Ex: Following World War II, 'urban renewal' referred primarily to public efforts to revitalize aging and decaying inner cities.
Ex: For all Havana's crumbling structures, its disintegrating roads and toxin-belching jalopies, it attracts over a million tourists each year.
Ex: We must now look beyond crumbling books to determine the deeper significance of our stewardship obligations for the future = Debemos mirar más allá de los libros en deterioro para determinar cuál es el verdadero significado de nuestras obligaciones para el futuro.
Ex: It's more advisable to have a cheap and skanky bike for pootling around town, the idea being that no-one would want to nick a nasty looking bike.
Ex: It's more advisable to have a cheap and skanky bike for pootling around town, the idea being that no-one would want to nick a nasty looking bike.
Ex: The ramshackle village clings like a limpet to the cliffs.
* de aspecto ruinoso = run-down.

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ruinoso -sa
adjective
1 ‹edificio/vivienda› dilapidated, rundown
2 ‹economía/negocio› ruinous, disastrous
los intereses resultaron ruinosos the interest was ruinous o crippling
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ruinoso,-a adjetivo
1 (un edificio) dilapidated, tumbledown
2 (un negocio) ruinous, disastrous
'ruinoso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ruinosa
English:
dilapidated
- ruinous
- condemn
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ruinoso, -a adj
1. [poco rentable] ruinous;
la situación del sector textil es ruinosa the textile industry is in a disastrous o ruinous state
2. [edificio] ramshackle, dilapidated
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ruinoso
adj in ruins;
estado ruinoso dilapidated state
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ruinoso, -sa adj
1) : run-down, dilapidated
2) : ruinous, disasterous

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