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Translation

bad

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Word origin

Probably from Latin ruina ('collapse, ruin'), the same root as ruína ('ruin').

Origin
Latin
Root
ruina
English cognates
ruin, ruinous

Grammar

Masc pluralruins

Examples

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The weather is very bad today.

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That was a bad idea.

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The news is bad.

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This word is taught in chapter 4, lesson 1: Words 301-310.