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He stared in horrified disbelief at the complete ruin of everything he valued . . . before the thickening clouds swallowed him up.
Entsetzt starrte er auf die Reste der Himmelsmine, die alles für ihn bedeutet hatte, und dann verschluckten ihn die dichten Wolken.
Anderson, Kevin / Hidden EmpireAnderson, Kevin / Das Imperium
Das Imperium
Anderson, Kevin
© 2002 by WordFire Inc.
© 2003 der deutschen Ausgabe und der Übersetzung by Ullstein Heyne List GmbH & Co. KG
Hidden Empire
Anderson, Kevin
© 2002 by WordFire, Inc.
All the glory and magnificence which had filled him with rapture in the abyss appeared to him now as a pandemonium of immitigable torture, deceptively decked out to allure him to his ruin.
Alle Herrlichkeit, die ihn unten in der Teufe mit der höchsten Wonne erfüllt, erschien ihm jetzt wie eine Hölle voll trostloser Qual trügerisch ausgeschmückt zur verderblichsten Verlockung!
Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / The Serapion BrethrenHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / Die Serapions-Brueder
Die Serapions-Brueder
Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.
© des Textkorpus 1963 Winkler, Munchen
The Serapion Brethren
Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.
This takes into account the fact that it is also advisable to insure against very rare events which, if they occur, could spell economic ruin for the person concerned.
Damit wird der Tatsache Rechnung getragen, dass es ratsam ist, auch sehr seltene Ereignisse zu versichern, die im Falle ihres Eintreffens den Betroffenen wirtschaftlich ruinieren können.
© Deutsches Ärzteblatt, Ärzte-Verlag GmbH, entwickelt von L.N. Schaffrath DigitalMedien GmbH
© Deutsches Ärzteblatt, Ärzte-Verlag GmbH, entwickelt von L.N. Schaffrath DigitalMedien GmbH
"Son, you look to me like a man of two great weaknesses, either one of which may ruin you.
Mein Sohn, du siehst mir aus, als hättest du zwei große Schwächen.
Algren, Nelson / A Walk on the Wild SideAlgren, Nelson / Wildnis des Lebens
Wildnis des Lebens
Algren, Nelson
© 1956 by Nelson Algren
© 1988 by Zweitausendeins, Postfach, D-6000 Frankfurt am Main 61
A Walk on the Wild Side
Algren, Nelson
© 1956 by Nelson Algren
© renewed 1984 by the Estate of Nelson Algren
His blue eyes gleamed in his blackened ruin of a face.
Die blauen Augen leuchteten in der geschwärzten Gesichts-Ruine.
Baxter, Stephen / SpaceBaxter, Stephen / Raum
Raum
Baxter, Stephen
© 2000 by Stephen Baxter
© 2002 der deutschen Ausgabe und der Übersetzung by Verlag UllsteinHeyneList GmbH & Co. KG, München
Space
Baxter, Stephen
© 2001 by Stephen Baxter
The result was only to ruin their cities and leave Dehli still unpopulated, because of its immensity, for it is one of the greatest dries in the world.
Das Ergebnis war nur der Ruin ihrer Städte. Delhi selbst blieb trotzdem leer, wegen seiner unermeßlichen Größe, es ist eine der größten Städte der Welt.
Canetti, Elias / Crowds and PowerCanetti, Elias / Masse und Macht
Masse und Macht
Canetti, Elias
© by Claassen Verlag GmbH, Hamburg 1960
Crowds and Power
Canetti, Elias
© 1960 by Claassen Verlag, Hamburg
© 1962, 1973 by Victor Gollancz Ltd
McCann even showed Malenfant the poignant ruin of a windmill.
McCann zeigte Malenfant die verfallene Ruine einer Windmühle.
Baxter, Stephen / OriginBaxter, Stephen / Ursprung
Ursprung
Baxter, Stephen
© 2001 by Stephen Baxter
© 2003 der deutschen Ausgabe und der Übersetzung by Ullstein Heyne List GmbH & Co. KG, München
Origin
Baxter, Stephen
© 2002 by Stephen Baxter
'But Rosnovski was trying to ruin me,' said William, aware he was now shouting.
"Aber Rosnovski wollte mich zugrunde richten", sagte William und merkte, daß er schrie.
Archer, Jeffrey / Kane And AbelArcher, Jeffrey / Kain und Abel
Kain und Abel
Archer, Jeffrey
© 2004 by Verlagsgruppe Lübbe GmbH & Co. KG, Bergisch Gladbach
© 1979 by Jeffrey Archer
Kane And Abel
Archer, Jeffrey
© 1979 by Jeffrey Archer
The existence of significant income differences within a team can ruin its performance, threaten its very existence and provoke extreme unhappiness among individual members.
Gravierende Einkommensunterschiede in einem Team können die Leistung ruinieren, die Gruppe gefährden und beim Einzelnen eine starke Unzufriedenheit auslosen.
©2006 Gruppe Deutsche Börse
©2006 Gruppe Deutsche Börse
Then he sang to its chords in a voice of grandeur and power, in praise of a stranger prince, a mightier prince than all, whom every master must hail and lowly worship, and laud, on pain of shame and dismay, of speedy ruin and end.
Das Lied lobte und pries den fremden König, der mächtiger sei als alle andere Fürsten und dem alle Meister gemütlich huldigen müßten, wollten sie nicht in Schande und Schmach geraten. Einige seltsam gellende Laute klangen recht verhöhnend dazwischen.
Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / The Serapion BrethrenHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / Die Serapions-Brueder
Die Serapions-Brueder
Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.
© des Textkorpus 1963 Winkler, Munchen
The Serapion Brethren
Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.
But you must come to the bottom of the garden, where the old ruins are.
Aber da müßt ihr mit mir kommen bis ans Ende des Gartens, dorthin, wo das alte Gemäuer steht.
Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / The Serapion BrethrenHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / Die Serapions-Brueder
Die Serapions-Brueder
Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.
© des Textkorpus 1963 Winkler, Munchen
The Serapion Brethren
Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.
The planet was Pym, a world with termite-mound ruins built by the lost insectoid race.
Der betreffende Planet hieß Pym, eine Welt mit termitenhügelartigen Ruinen der verschwundenen insektoiden Klikiss.
Anderson, Kevin / Horizon StormsAnderson, Kevin / Sonnenstürme
Sonnenstürme
Anderson, Kevin
© 2004 by WordFire, Inc.
© 2005 der deutschen Ausgabe und der Übersetzung by Wilhelm Heyne Verlag, München
Horizon Storms
Anderson, Kevin
© 2004 by WordFire, Inc.
At last she recovered from her faint, and, trembling all over, told them that as soon as she reached the ruins she saw an airy form, as if shrouded in mist, stretching its hand out towards her.
Sie erwacht endlich aus der Ohnmacht und erzählt an allen Gliedern zitternd, daß, kaum sei sie vor das Gewölbe getreten, dicht vor ihr eine luftige Gestalt, wie in Nebel gehüllt, gestanden und die Hand nach ihr ausgestreckt habe.
Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / The Serapion BrethrenHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / Die Serapions-Brueder
Die Serapions-Brueder
Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.
© des Textkorpus 1963 Winkler, Munchen
The Serapion Brethren
Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.
Suddenly we find ourselves in a dangerous, crowded universe littered with ruins.
Und plötzlich finden wir uns in einem gefährlichen überfüllten Universum voller Ruinen wieder.
Baxter, Stephen / SpaceBaxter, Stephen / Raum
Raum
Baxter, Stephen
© 2000 by Stephen Baxter
© 2002 der deutschen Ausgabe und der Übersetzung by Verlag UllsteinHeyneList GmbH & Co. KG, München
Space
Baxter, Stephen
© 2001 by Stephen Baxter
Cut off from the transportal and his escape, Davlin raced for shelter in a tumble of boulders on the outskirts of the city ruins.
Vom Transportal abgeschnitten, floh er zu einigen Felsen am Rand der Ruinenstadt.
Anderson, Kevin / Horizon StormsAnderson, Kevin / Sonnenstürme
Sonnenstürme
Anderson, Kevin
© 2004 by WordFire, Inc.
© 2005 der deutschen Ausgabe und der Übersetzung by Wilhelm Heyne Verlag, München
Horizon Storms
Anderson, Kevin
© 2004 by WordFire, Inc.

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Collocations

road to ruin
Weg ins Verderben
utter ruin
äußerste Ruin
ancient ruins
antike Ruinen
financially ruined
finanziell ruiniert
Roman ruins
römische Ruinen
ruined pier
zerstörte Pier

Word forms

ruin

noun
SingularPlural
Common caseruinruins
Possessive caseruin'sruins'

ruin

verb
Basic forms
Pastruined
Imperativeruin
Present Participle (Participle I)ruining
Past Participle (Participle II)ruined
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I ruinwe ruin
you ruinyou ruin
he/she/it ruinsthey ruin
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am ruiningwe are ruining
you are ruiningyou are ruining
he/she/it is ruiningthey are ruining
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have ruinedwe have ruined
you have ruinedyou have ruined
he/she/it has ruinedthey have ruined
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been ruiningwe have been ruining
you have been ruiningyou have been ruining
he/she/it has been ruiningthey have been ruining
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I ruinedwe ruined
you ruinedyou ruined
he/she/it ruinedthey ruined
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was ruiningwe were ruining
you were ruiningyou were ruining
he/she/it was ruiningthey were ruining
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had ruinedwe had ruined
you had ruinedyou had ruined
he/she/it had ruinedthey had ruined
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been ruiningwe had been ruining
you had been ruiningyou had been ruining
he/she/it had been ruiningthey had been ruining
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will ruinwe shall/will ruin
you will ruinyou will ruin
he/she/it will ruinthey will ruin
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be ruiningwe shall/will be ruining
you will be ruiningyou will be ruining
he/she/it will be ruiningthey will be ruining
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have ruinedwe shall/will have ruined
you will have ruinedyou will have ruined
he/she/it will have ruinedthey will have ruined
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been ruiningwe shall/will have been ruining
you will have been ruiningyou will have been ruining
he/she/it will have been ruiningthey will have been ruining
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would ruinwe should/would ruin
you would ruinyou would ruin
he/she/it would ruinthey would ruin
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be ruiningwe should/would be ruining
you would be ruiningyou would be ruining
he/she/it would be ruiningthey would be ruining
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have ruinedwe should/would have ruined
you would have ruinedyou would have ruined
he/she/it would have ruinedthey would have ruined
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been ruiningwe should/would have been ruining
you would have been ruiningyou would have been ruining
he/she/it would have been ruiningthey would have been ruining
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am ruinedwe are ruined
you are ruinedyou are ruined
he/she/it is ruinedthey are ruined
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being ruinedwe are being ruined
you are being ruinedyou are being ruined
he/she/it is being ruinedthey are being ruined
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been ruinedwe have been ruined
you have been ruinedyou have been ruined
he/she/it has been ruinedthey have been ruined
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was ruinedwe were ruined
you were ruinedyou were ruined
he/she/it was ruinedthey were ruined
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being ruinedwe were being ruined
you were being ruinedyou were being ruined
he/she/it was being ruinedthey were being ruined
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been ruinedwe had been ruined
you had been ruinedyou had been ruined
he/she/it had been ruinedthey had been ruined
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be ruinedwe shall/will be ruined
you will be ruinedyou will be ruined
he/she/it will be ruinedthey will be ruined
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been ruinedwe shall/will have been ruined
you will have been ruinedyou will have been ruined
he/she/it will have been ruinedthey will have been ruined