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1 spoil
n. rov, byte; utgrävningsjord--------v. förstöra; skämma bort; ruttna, surna, bli förstörd; råna, plundra* * *[spoil]past tense, past participles - spoiled, spoilt; verb1) (to damage or ruin; to make bad or useless: If you touch that drawing you'll spoil it.) förstöra2) (to give (a child etc) too much of what he wants and possibly make his character, behaviour etc worse by doing so: They spoil that child dreadfully and she's becoming unbearable!) skämma bort•- spoils- spoilt
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2 spoil the appetite
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3 spare the rod and spoil the child
spar på riset och du fördärvar barnet, den man älskar agar manEnglish-Swedish dictionary > spare the rod and spoil the child
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4 too many cooks spoil the broth
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5 blemish
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6 damage
n. skada, skadegörelse--------v. skada; tillfoga förlust* * *['dæmi‹] 1. noun1) (injury or hurt, especially to a thing: The storm did/caused a lot of damage; She suffered brain-damage as a result of the accident.) skada, skador, skadegörelse2) ((in plural) payment for loss or injury suffered: The court awarded him $5,000 damages.) skadestånd2. verb(to make less effective or less usable etc; to spoil: The bomb damaged several buildings; The book was damaged in the post.) skada- damaged -
7 deface
v. vanställa, göra oläslig* * *[di'feis](to spoil the appearance of: The statue had been defaced with red paint.) vanställa, vanpryda -
8 deform
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9 disfigure
v. vanställa, vanpryda* * *[dis'fiɡə, ]( American[) -'fiɡjər](to spoil the beauty of: That scar will disfigure her for life.) vanställa -
10 fuck up
((slang, vulgar) to spoil something; to make a mess of (things): Don't fuck up this time!) förstöra, klanta sig (till det) -
11 louse
n. lus; bladlus; parasit--------v. sabba (slang); förvirra (slang); avlusa* * *I plural - lice; noun(a type of wingless, blood-sucking insect, sometimes found on the bodies of animals and people.) lus- lousy- lousiness II verb((with up) (slang) to spoil or waste something; to make a mess of thing: It's your last chance; don't louse it up; He loused up again.) fördärva -
12 make a mess of
1) (to make dirty, untidy or confused: The heavy rain has made a real mess of the garden.) smutsa (söla, kladda) ner2) (to do badly: He made a mess of his essay.) misslyckas med3) (to spoil or ruin (eg one's life): He made a mess of his life by drinking too much.) fördärva, ställa till det för sig -
13 mangle
n. mangel--------v. krossa; mala sönder; skada; förstöra, fördärva; mangla, pressa* * *['mæŋɡl] 1. verb1) (to crush to pieces: The car was badly mangled in the accident.) illa tilltygla, sarga2) (to spoil (eg a piece of music) by bad mistakes etc: He mangled the music by his terrible playing.) misshandla, fördärva3) (to put (clothing etc) through a mangle.) mangla2. noun(a machine with rollers for squeezing water out of wet clothes etc.) mangel -
14 mar
n. fördärv, vanställning, skada--------v. fördärva, vanställa, skämma* * *past tense, past participle - marred; verb(to spoil or damage (enjoyment, beauty etc): Her beauty was marred by a scar on her cheek.) fördärva -
15 mess up
förstöra; stöka till, smutsa ner; misslyckas; vända upp och ner på; klå upp* * *(to spoil; to make a mess of: Don't mess the room up!) stöka till, smutsa ner -
16 ruin
n. ruin, undergång; spillror; fördärv, förstörelse, ödeläggelse--------v. förstöra, ödelägga; fördärva; ruinera; bli ruinerad; falla sönder* * *['ru:in] 1. noun1) (a broken, collapsed or decayed state: the ruin of a city.) ruin[], spillror2) (a cause of collapse, decay etc: Drink was his ruin.) undergång, fördärv, olycka3) (financial disaster; complete loss of money: The company is facing ruin.) ruin, ruinerande2. verb1) (to cause ruin to: The scandal ruined his career.) ruinera, fördärva2) (to spoil; to treat too indulgently: You are ruining that child!) skämma bort•- ruined
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17 spoiled
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18 taint
n. fläck; förruttnelse--------v. fläcka; besudla; fördärva* * *[teint] 1. verb1) (to spoil (something) by touching it or bringing it into contact with something bad or rotten: The meat has been tainted.) göra skämd2) (to affect (someone or something) with something evil or immoral; to corrupt: He has been tainted by his contact with criminals.) fläcka, besudla, fördärva2. noun(a mark or trace of something bad, rotten or evil: the taint of decay.) smitta, fördärv, skamfläck- tainted
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Spoil — (spoil), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Spoiled} (spoild) or {Spoilt} (spoilt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Spoiling}.] [F. spolier, OF. espoillier, fr. L. spoliare, fr. spolium spoil. Cf. {Despoil}, {Spoliation}.] 1. To plunder; to strip by violence; to pillage; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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spoil — c.1300, from O.Fr. espoillier to strip, plunder, from L. spoliare to strip of clothing, rob, from spolium armor stripped from an enemy, booty; originally skin stripped from a killed animal, from PIE *spol yo , perhaps from root *spel to split, to … Etymology dictionary
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