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71Ruin marble — Marble Mar ble (m[aum]r b l), n. [OE. marbel, marbre, F. marbre, L. marmor, fr. Gr. ma rmaros, fr. marmai rein to sparkle, flash. Cf. {Marmoreal}.] 1. A massive, compact limestone; a variety of calcite, capable of being polished and used for… …
72Ruin, cuanto más le ruegan, más se ensancha, (El) — Dice que el que menos es, cuando ocasionalmente se ve solicitado por alguien, tiende a encampanarse hasta no poder más. Por eso se dice también: Nunca ruin por compadre …
73Ruin-Reconstruction — also referred to as creation theology is the belief that humans, life, the Earth, and the universe were created by a supreme being or deity s supernatural intervention. The intervention may be seen either as an act of creation from nothing (ex… …
74Ruin — Forfald, konkurs, forfalden bygning …
75Ruin — Ru|in der; s <aus gleichbed. fr. ruine, vgl. ↑Ruine>: a) Zustand, in dem die betreffende Person, Institution o. Ä. wirtschaftlich, moralisch am Ende od. sonst in ihrer Existenz getroffen, vernichtet ist; b) wirtschaftlicher u. finanzieller… …
76ruin — [14] If something is ruined, etymologically it has simply ‘fallen down’. The word’s ultimate ancestor is Latin ruere ‘fall, crumble’ (source also of English congruent). From it was derived the noun ruīna ‘fall’, which passed into English via Old… …
77ruin — adjetivo 1) malo*, vil, bajo*, indigno, doloso, mal inclinado, enviciado, depravado, corrupto, bellaco. ≠ alto, digno. 2) mezquino …
78ruin — ru·in || rʊɪn n. destruction; remains of a collapsed structure; downfall, collapse v. destroy, demolish; spoil, mutilate, damage …
79ruin — adj. Vil, despreciable. Dícese de la persona de malas costumbres y procederes, y de estos mismos procederes. Mezquino, avaro, miserable …
80ruin — obsolete to copulate with (a female) outside marriage The implication was that her marriageable worth had been lowered: I ve often heard the boys boasting of having ruined girls. (Mayhew, 1851) Such a female would have been said… …
