Ruine
dieNounruin
English translations
- 01
ruin
- 02
wreck
- 03
remains
Word details
- German meaning
- Ein zerstörtes oder verfallenes Gebäude oder ein Ort.
- English meaning
- Ruin
- Synonym
- Trümmer, Wrack
- German example
- Die Burg ist nur noch eine Ruine.
- English example
- The castle is now only a ruin.
- Type
- Noun
- Article
- die
- Singular Form
- die Ruine
- Plural Form
- die Ruinen
Related words
- Ruinenlust
Ruinenlust (fascination with ruins)
- zugrunde richten
To ruin, to destroy
- in den Sand setzen
To ruin, to sabotage
- rank
Lush
- abgebrannt
Burned down
- palmyrisch
Palmyrene
- verkorksend
Botched means that something is spoiled or rendered unusable by a cork, often figuratively for situations ruined by inability or incompetence. None
- Wrack
wreckage, wreck
- Tintenklecks
ink blot
- Trümmer
Debris is the remains of something destroyed, such as buildings after an explosion or earthquake.
- Hyperinflation
hyperinflation
- Bruchbude
A dilapidated house or building in very poor condition.
- Abbruchhaus
building slated for demolition
- ruinieren
to ruin
- Alterthum
Antiquity
- kaputtsparen
To ruin by excessive saving
- im Eimer sein
To be broken, to be ruined
- freilegen
Expose
- zerschießen
To ruin, to destroy (by shooting)
- garstig
Nasty
- freigelegt
Exposed
- Spielsucht
Gambling addiction
- Kleptokratie
Kleptocracy
- Baufall
Ruin, dilapidated building
- verhageln
To ruin, to spoil
- verkrebst
Spoiled, ruined
- Ruin
ruin
- Geisterstadt
Ghost town
Example sentences with “Ruine”
Wir haben eine alte Burgruine besucht. (We visited an old castle ruin.)
Frequently asked questions
What is the plural of Ruine?
The plural is 'Ruinen'.