ruinoso
ruinous ; dilapidated ; decayed ; decaying ; disintegrating ; crumbling ; nasty looking ; shanky ; ramshackle.
Negative features are the water sprinkler fire extinguishing system, which, if activated, would be ruinous to the Library's holdings.
China's transport authorities plan to scrap dilapidated ships to enhance safety and improve the competitiveness of the industry.
The city was considered to be seedy (decayed, littered, grimy, and dreary), crowded, busy, and strongly idiosyncratic (quaint, historic, colorful, and full of 'atmosphere').
Following World War II, 'urban renewal' referred primarily to public efforts to revitalize aging and decaying inner cities.
For all Havana's crumbling structures, its disintegrating roads and toxin-belching jalopies, it attracts over a million tourists each year.
We must now look beyond crumbling books to determine the deeper significance of our stewardship obligations for the future = We must now look beyond crumbling books to determine the deeper significance of our stewardship obligations for the future.
It's more advisable to have a cheap and skanky bike for pootling around town, the idea being that no-one would want to nick a nasty looking bike.
It's more advisable to have a cheap and skanky bike for pootling around town, the idea being that no-one would want to nick a nasty looking bike.
The ramshackle village clings like a limpet to the cliffs.
de aspecto ruinoso
run-down
In order to overcome the limitations of legal advice centres a number of lawyers in the early seventies began to set up law centres in run-down inner-city areas.
de forma ruinosa
ruinously
My days of sloth have ruinously destroyed all that I had achieved in times of zealous industry.
de manera ruinosa
ruinously
My days of sloth have ruinously destroyed all that I had achieved in times of zealous industry.
