B1🔤 Letters R & S
Italian word
rovina
ruin, destruction; ruins (archaeological)
Looks like
ravine
a deep narrow gorge
⚠️ The trap
'Rovina' means destruction or ruin (financial, physical). It sounds like 'ravine' but a ravine is a geographical feature — use 'burrone' or 'gola' for that.
To say "a deep narrow gorge" in Italian:
burrone, gola (for ravine)
"rovina" in English means:
ruin, destruction; ruins (archaeological)
Example
"La grandine ha portato alla rovina del raccolto."
"The hail brought ruin to the harvest."
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