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ruin

ruin: listen to British English pronunciationruin: listen to American pronunciation /ˈruːɪn/ verb [T]

Translation

SPOIL
to spoil or destroy something
harap etmek, yıkmak, mahvetmek
[often passive] They were late and the dinner was ruined.
It's ruining his health living in that damp house.
1974
LOSING
to cause someone to lose all their money or their job
(maddî olarak) mahvetmek, yıkıma sebep olmak, batırmak, iflâs ettirmek
If the newspapers get hold of this story they'll ruin him.
1974
(Definition of ruin verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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