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spoilpast tense, past participles - spoiled, spoilt; verb1) (to damage or ruin; to make bad or useless: If you touch that drawing you'll spoil it.) estropear2) (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!) mimar•- spoils- spoilt
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spoil vb1. estropear / arruinar2. mimar / malcriartr[spɔɪl]1 (ruin) estropear, echar a perder, arruinar2 (invalidate) anular3 (make child selfish) mimar, consentir; (indulge) complacer1 (food) estropearse, echarse a perder1 botín m sing\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be spoiling for a fight andar buscando pelea, andar buscando camorrato be spoilt for choice tener demasiadas cosas para elegir1) pillage: saquear2) ruin: estropear, arruinar3) pamper: consentir, mimarspoil vi: estropearse, echarse a perderspoil nplunder: botín mn.• botín s.m.• presa s.f.v.(§ p.,p.p.: spoiled) or p.p.: spoilt•) = amargar v.• corromper v.• dañar v.• desbaratar v.• desgraciar v.• desmejorar v.• desvirtuar v.• deteriorar v.• echar a perder v.• estragar v.• estropear v.• inutilizar v.• malear v.• maliciar v.• malograr v.• menoscabar v.• mimar v.• perder v.• viciar v.
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1. spɔɪl1)a) \<\<party/surprise\>\> echar a perder, estropear, arruinarI don't want to spoil your fun but... — no les quiero aguar la fiesta pero...
b) ( invalidate) anularspoiled o (BrE also) spoilt papers — papeletas fpl nulas
2) ( overindulge) \<\<child\>\> consentir*, malcriar*, mimar demasiadogo on, spoil yourself — vamos, date un gusto
to be spoiled for choice — tener* mucho de donde elegir
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vi1) \<\<food/meal\>\> echarse a perder, estropearse2) ( be eager) (colloq)to be spoiling for something — estar* or andar* buscando algo
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noun (usu pl) botín m[spɔɪl] (vb: pt, pp spoiled or spoilt)1. VT1) (=ruin) estropear, arruinar; (=harm) dañar; (=invalidate) [+ voting paper] invalidarto get spoiled — echarse a perder, estropearse
2) (=pamper) mimar, consentir (LAm)2. VI1) [food] estropearse, echarse a perderif we leave it here it will spoil — si lo dejamos aquí se estropeará or se echará a perder
2)to be spoiling for a fight — estar con ganas de luchar or (LAm) pelear
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1. [spɔɪl]1)a) \<\<party/surprise\>\> echar a perder, estropear, arruinarI don't want to spoil your fun but... — no les quiero aguar la fiesta pero...
b) ( invalidate) anularspoiled o (BrE also) spoilt papers — papeletas fpl nulas
2) ( overindulge) \<\<child\>\> consentir*, malcriar*, mimar demasiadogo on, spoil yourself — vamos, date un gusto
to be spoiled for choice — tener* mucho de donde elegir
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vi1) \<\<food/meal\>\> echarse a perder, estropearse2) ( be eager) (colloq)to be spoiling for something — estar* or andar* buscando algo
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[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.) ødelægge2) (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!) forkæle•- spoils- spoilt
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spoil [spɔɪl](verb: preterite, past participle spoiled or spoilt)1. plural nouna. ( = damage) abîmerb. ( = make less pleasurable) gâter• if you tell me the ending you'll spoil the film for me tu vas me gâcher le film si tu me racontes la finc. ( = pamper) gâter• to spoil o.s. se faire plaisira. [food] s'abîmer* * *[spɔɪl] 1. 2.they spoil it ou things for other people — ils gâchent le plaisir des autres
to spoil somebody's fun — ( thwart) contrarier quelqu'un
2) ( ruin) abîmerto spoil somebody rotten — (colloq) pourrir quelqu'un
to spoil somebody with — gâter quelqu'un en lui offrant [gift, trip]
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1 (of war, victory) butin m (of de) ; to get a share of the spoils Mil avoir sa part de butin ; fig avoir sa part de gâteau ○ ;1 ( mar) gâcher [event, evening, view, game] (by doing en faisant) ; gâter [place, taste, effect] ; it will spoil your appetite ça va te couper l'appétit ; to spoil sth for sb gâcher qch à qn ; it'll spoil the film for us ça nous gâchera tout le plaisir du film ; they spoil it ou things for other people ils gâchent le plaisir des autres ; to spoil sb's enjoyment of sth empêcher qn de profiter de qch ; why did you go and spoil everything? pourquoi as-tu tout gâché? ; to spoil sb's fun ( thwart) contrarier qn ;2 ( ruin) abîmer [garment, toy, crop, food] (by doing en faisant) ; to spoil one's chances of doing gâcher ses chances de faire (by doing en faisant) ; to spoil sb's plans gâcher les projets or les plans de qn ;3 (pamper, indulge) gâter [person, pet] (by doing en faisant) ; to spoil sb rotten ○ pourrir qn ; to spoil sb with gâter qn en lui offrant [gift, trip] ; we've been spoiled living so close to the sea nous avons été privilégiés de vivre si près de la mer ;4 Pol rendre [qch] nul/nulle [vote, ballot paper].D vi (pp spoiled ou spoilt GB) [product, foodstuff] s'abîmer ; [meat] se gâter ; your dinner will spoil! ça ne va plus être bon!E v refl (pp spoiled ou spoilt GB) to spoil oneself se faire un petit plaisir ; let's spoil ourselves and eat out! faisons-nous plaisir en allant au restaurant!to be spoiling for a fight chercher la bagarre ○. -
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[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.) uničiti2) (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!) razvaditi (otroka)•- spoils- spoilt
- spoilsport* * *I [spɔil]transitive verbopleniti, oropati, izropati, odvzeti; pokvariti, napraviti neuporabno, uničiti; slang pohabiti, ubiti (koga); figuratively pokvariti (otroka, zabavo, šalo); intransitive verb (po)kvariti se (sadje, ribe), zgnitito spoil s.o.'s appetite — pokvariti komu tekto spoil the Egyptians figuratively sovražniku kaj odvzetito spoil s.o. of his goods — oropati koga njegovega premoženjato spoil for (to be spoiling for) — zelo si želeti, koprneti po, komaj čakati, da...spare the rod and spoil the child — kdor ljubi, ta kaznujeII [spɔil]noun(navadno plural) plen ropanje; ukradeno blago; figuratively dobiček, pridobitev, korist ( of office od kake državne službe); neodločena igra; American plural odpadki, ostankispoils system American sistem, po katerem se ugodna službena mesta razdele privržencem stranke, ki je zmagala na volitvah; pomoč politični stranki zaradi osebnih koristi -
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spoilpast tense, past participles - spoiled, spoilt; verb1) (to damage or ruin; to make bad or useless: If you touch that drawing you'll spoil it.) ødelegge, spolere2) (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!) skjemme bort, forkjæle•- spoils- spoilt
- spoilsportbytte--------rovIsubst. \/spɔɪl\/1) ( ofte i flertall) rov, bytte2) ( ved graving eller gruvedrift) overskuddsmasse3) (i flertall, spesielt amer. politikk) partibelønninger (i form av embeter e.l.)spoils of war krigsbyttethe spoils system (amer.) forklaring: system der visse offentlige embeter blir delt ut av det seirende partiet ved et valgII1) ødelegge, spolere2) skjemme bort3) ( slang) slå fordervet4) ( gammeldags) plyndre, rane5) (amer., slang) ta livet av, drepe6) ( om matvarer) bli skjemt, forderves7) ( om stemmeseddel) gjøre ugyldig ved feil avmerkingbe spoiling for være ute etterspoilt of choice ha mye å velge mellom -
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[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.) estragar2) (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!) estragar•- spoils- spoilt
- spoilsport* * *[spɔil] n 1 (também spoils pl) espólio, presa (de guerra). 2 pilhagem, saque. 3 cargos, posições preenchidas por protegidos políticos. • vt+vi (ps+pp spoilt, spoiled) 1 arruinar, danificar, estragar, destruir. your news spoilt my appetite / perdi o apetite por causa das suas notícias. 2 deteriorar, estragar-se, apodrecer. 3 estragar (o caráter), corromper. 4 saquear, pilhar, roubar. 5 estragar (crianças) com mimos, mimar. 6 frustrar, baldar. he’s spoiling for it coll ele está louco atrás disto. spare the rod and spoil the child criança mimada, criança estragada. -
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[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.) eyðileggja(st)2) (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!) (of)dekra•- spoils- spoilt
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[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.) []bojāt2) (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!) []lutināt•- spoils- spoilt
- spoilsport* * *laupījums; peļņa, labums; ieguvums; valsts amati; izrakta zeme; bojāt; sabojāt; bojāties; sabojāties; lutināt; aplaupīt -
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[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.) (su)gadinti2) (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!) (iš)paikinti•- spoils- spoilt
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[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.) zkazit2) (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!) rozmazlit•- spoils- spoilt
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[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.) pokaziť2) (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!) rozmaznať•- spoils- spoilt
- spoilsport* * *• vykopaná zemina• zabit• výdobytok• vyriadit• zbierka• získaný majetok• zboj• znásilnit• zmrzacit• znicit• zmarit• zviest• zvlecená koža• skazit• ukradnutý tovar• ukoristit• hlušina• funkcie• halda• jalovina• kazit hru• kazit• kazový tovar• hýckat• rozkrajovat• rozmaznat• plienenie• poklad• pokazit• porciovat• koža• lup• lúpež• krájat• korist• miesta• odval -
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[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.)2) (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!)•- spoils- spoilt
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[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.) καταστρέφω,χαλώ,φθείρω2) (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!) κακομαθαίνω•- spoils- spoilt
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[spɔɪl] 1.to spoil sth. for sb. — rovinare qcs. a qcn.
they spoil it o things for other people sono dei guastafeste; to spoil sb.'s enjoyment of sth. rovinare il divertimento a qcn.; why did you go and spoil everything? perché hai rovinato tutto? to spoil sb.'s fun — (thwart) guastare la festa a qcn
3) (pamper) viziare [person, pet]to spoil sb. rotten — colloq. viziare troppo qcn
4) pol. annullare, rendere nullo [ vote]2.verbo intransitivo (pass., p.pass. spoiled o spoilt BE) [product, foodstuff] guastarsi, andare a male, deteriorarsi3.to spoil oneself — trattarsi bene, coccolarsi
••* * *[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.) rovinare, sciupare2) (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!) viziare•- spoils- spoilt
- spoilsport* * *[spɔɪl] spoiled or spoilt pt, pp1. vt1) (ruin, detract from) rovinare, sciupare, (ballot paper) annullare, invalidare2) (child) viziare2. vi1) (food) guastarsi, andare a male, (while cooking) rovinarsi2)* * *spoil /spɔɪl/n.1 (di solito al pl.) spoglie; bottino; preda; (fig.) guadagno, profitto, utile, vantaggio: the spoils of war, le prede di guerra2 [u] materiale di sterro; detriti di roccia● (polit., spec. USA) the spoils system, il sistema di distribuire cariche (o uffici, ecc.) ai seguaci del partito che ha vinto le elezioni.♦ (to) spoil /spɔɪl/A v. t.1 guastare; deteriorare; rovinare; sciupare: to spoil one's appetite, guastarsi l'appetito; Incessant rain spoiled my holidays, la pioggia incessante mi ha guastato le vacanze; ( sport) to spoil a match, rovinare una partita; DIALOGO → - Discussing books 1- I won't spoil the story for you, non voglio rovinarti la storia3 annullare; vanificare; neutralizzare4 (lett.) spogliare; depredare; saccheggiareB v. i.2 (fam.) morire dalla voglia, non vedere l'ora (di fare qc.): They are spoiling for a fight, muoiono dalla voglia d'azzuffarsi (o di menare le mani)3 (lett.) far bottino; predare; rubare● (polit., ecc.) to spoil one's vote (o one's ballot), sprecare il voto; annullare la scheda ( deliberatamente); votare scheda nulla □ to spoil oneself with st., concedersi (il lusso di) qc. □ (fam. ingl.) to be spoilt for choice, avere l'imbarazzo della scelta.* * *[spɔɪl] 1.to spoil sth. for sb. — rovinare qcs. a qcn.
they spoil it o things for other people sono dei guastafeste; to spoil sb.'s enjoyment of sth. rovinare il divertimento a qcn.; why did you go and spoil everything? perché hai rovinato tutto? to spoil sb.'s fun — (thwart) guastare la festa a qcn
3) (pamper) viziare [person, pet]to spoil sb. rotten — colloq. viziare troppo qcn
4) pol. annullare, rendere nullo [ vote]2.verbo intransitivo (pass., p.pass. spoiled o spoilt BE) [product, foodstuff] guastarsi, andare a male, deteriorarsi3.to spoil oneself — trattarsi bene, coccolarsi
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1.1) (impair) verderben; ruinieren [Leben]the news spoilt his dinner/evening — die Nachricht verdarb ihm das Essen/den Abend
2) (injure character of) verderben (geh.); verziehen [Kind]3) (pamper) verwöhnen2. intransitive verb,1) (go bad) verderben2)3. nounbe spoiling for a fight/for trouble — Streit/Ärger suchen
(plunder)spoil[s] — Beute, die
* * *[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.) verderben2) (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!)•- academic.ru/118553/spoils">spoils- spoilt
- spoilsport* * *[spɔɪl]I. n2. (profits)to divide the \spoils die Beute aufteilen▪ \spoils pl Vorteile plII. vt1. (ruin)▪ to \spoil sth etw verderbento \spoil sb's afternoon/day/morning jdm den Nachmittag/Tag/Morgen verderbento \spoil one's appetite sich dat den Appetit verderbento \spoil one's ballot paper BRIT seinen Stimmzettel ungültig machento \spoil sb's fun jdm den Spaß verderbento \spoil sb's life jds Leben ruinierento \spoil the news/a secret die Neuigkeit/ein Geheimnis ausplaudernto \spoil sb's party [or to \spoil the party for sb] jdm den Spaß verderben2. (treat well)▪ to \spoil sb/oneself jdn/sich verwöhnento \spoil a child ( pej) ein Kind verziehento be spoilt for choice eine große Auswahl habenIII. vi2. (want)to be \spoiling for a fight/trouble Streit/Ärger suchen* * *[spɔɪl] vb: pret, ptp spoilt ( Brit) or spoiled1. n usu plBeute f no pl; (fig = profits also) Gewinn mspoils of office — Vergünstigungen pl im Amt
2. vt1) (= ruin, detract from) verderben; town, looks etc verschandeln; peace of mind zerstören; life ruinieren; (Brit) ballot papers ungültig machenit spoiled our evening — das hat uns (dat) den Abend verdorben
if you eat now you'll spoil your lunch — wenn du jetzt etwas isst, verdirbst du dir den Appetit fürs Mittagessen
to be spoiled for choice — eine übergroße Auswahl haben, die Qual der Wahl haben
3. vi1) (food) verderben2)to be spoiling for trouble/a fight — Ärger/Streit suchen
* * *spoil [spɔıl]A v/t prät und pperf spoiled [spɔıld] oder spoilt [spɔılt]1. etwas, auch jemandem den Appetit, den Spaß etc verderben, eine Hauswand etc verschandeln, einen Plan vereiteln, einen Stimmzettel ungültig machen:spoil sb’s appetite2. a) jemandes Charakter etc verderbena spoiled brat ein verzogener Fratz;the spoiled child of fortune Fortunas Lieblingskind;spoil o.s. sich etwas Gutes tun, sich etwas gönnen;be spoilt for choice die Qual der Wahl haben3. obsb) etwas raubenB v/i1. verderben, kaputtgehen, schlecht werden (Obst etc)be spoiling for a fight streitlustig sein, Streit suchen3. obs plündern, raubenC s1. meist pl (Kriegs-, Sieges- etc) Beute f:2. meist pl besonders USa) Ausbeute fb) POL Gewinn m, Einkünfte pl (einer Partei nach dem Wahlsieg):the spoils of office der Profit aus einem öffentlichen Amt3. obs Plünderung f, Raub m4. Bergbau etc: Abraum m* * *1.1) (impair) verderben; ruinieren [Leben]the news spoilt his dinner/evening — die Nachricht verdarb ihm das Essen/den Abend
2) (injure character of) verderben (geh.); verziehen [Kind]3) (pamper) verwöhnen2. intransitive verb,1) (go bad) verderben2)3. nounbe spoiling for a fight/for trouble — Streit/Ärger suchen
spoil[s] — Beute, die
* * *n.Abraum -¨e m.Ausbeute - f.Aushub -¨e m. v.(§ p.,p.p.: spoiled)or p.p.: spoilt•) = behindern v.beschädigen v.plündern v.verderben v.(§ p.,pp.: verdarb, ist/hat verdorben)verwöhnen v. v.beschädigen v. -
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haszon, zsákmány, préda, elhordott föld, meddő to spoil: rosszul nevel, elkényeztet* * *[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.) elront2) (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!) elkényeztet•- spoils- spoilt
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[spɔɪl] 1. pt, pp spoilt or spoiled, vtthing uszkadzać (uszkodzić perf); enjoyment psuć (zepsuć perf); child rozpieszczać (rozpieścić perf), psuć2. vito spoil a vote — oddawać (oddać perf) nieważny głos
* * *[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.) psuć2) (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!) psuć, rozpieszczać•- spoils- spoilt
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n. yağma, yağma malı, ganimet, çalıntı mal, avanta, memuriyet (seçim kazanılınca), kazanç————————v. bozmak, kaçırmak, nazlı alıştırmak, berbat etmek, tadını kaçırmak, dozunu kaçırmak, şımartmak, yüz verip şımartmak, mahrum etmek, yağma etmek, çürümek, bozulmak* * *1. boz (v.) 2. yağma (n.)* * *[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.) bozmak2) (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!) şımartmak, yüz vermek•- spoils- spoilt
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• pahentua• runnella• rumentaa• saalis• tuhota (pilata)• tuhota• hävittää• turmella• tärvellä• turmeltua• hemmotella• vaurioittaa• vioittaa• viedä• vahingoittaa• tärveltyä• valtion virat• voitot• raiskata• lellitellä• haaskata• saattaa tärviölle• sotasaalis• pilaantua• pilata* * *spoilpast tense, past participles - spoiled, spoilt; verb1) (to damage or ruin; to make bad or useless: If you touch that drawing you'll spoil it.) pilata2) (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!) hemmotella•- spoils- spoilt
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Spoil bank — Spoil Spoil, n. [Cf. OF. espoille, L. spolium.] 1. That which is taken from another by violence; especially, the plunder taken from an enemy; pillage; booty. [1913 Webster] Gentle gales, Fanning their odoriferous wings, dispense Native perfumes,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Spoil Five — is an old game of cards, probably imported from Ireland, where it is still very popular, though the original name, according to The Compleat Gamester , was Five cards. It may probably be identified with Maw (game), a game of which James I of… … Wikipedia
spoil someone's chances — spoil someone’s chances phrase to make it impossible for someone to achieve something that they could have achieved fairly easily A shoulder injury spoiled his chances of victory in the finals. Thesaurus: to stop someone doing somethingsynonym to … Useful english dictionary
spoil someone rotten — informal phrase to let someone, especially a child, have or do whatever they want She has a little dog and she spoils it rotten. Thesaurus: raising and caring for a childhyponym Main entry: rotten … Useful english dictionary
spoil·er — /ˈspoılɚ/ noun, pl ers [count] 1 : a person or thing that spoils something: such as 1 a : a political candidate who cannot win but who prevents another candidate from winning by taking away votes 1 b chiefly US : a person or team that… … Useful english dictionary
