had been ruining
-había estado arruinando
Past perfect progressive conjugation of ruin. There are other translations for this conjugation.
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ruin

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TRANSITIVE VERB
(to damage)-arruinar
Synonyms for ruin
damage
dañar
harm
dañar
mar
estropear
mess up
estropear
wreck
arruinar
blacken
manchar
botch
estropear
destroy
destruir
do in
hacerse daño en
hurt
hacer daño
overshadow
ensombrecer
spoil
echar a perder
thwart
frustrar
trash
destrozar
Antonyms for ruin
improve
mejorar
perfect
perfeccionar
preserve
conservar
restore
restaurar
decorate
decorar
make
hacer
mangle
destrozar
mend
arreglar
recover
recuperar
save
salvar
NOUN
(demise)-la perdición
Synonyms for ruin
annihilation
la aniquilación
damage
el daño
detriment
el detrimento
expiry
el vencimiento
misfortune
la mala suerte
overthrow
el derrocamiento
Antonyms for ruin
gain
el beneficio
salvation
la salvación
NOUN
(finance)-la bancarrota
Synonyms for ruin
bankruptcy
la quiebra
calamity
la calamidad
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