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2 overindulge
tr[əʊvəɪn'dʌlʤ]1 excederse1 consentir demasiado, mimar demasiado\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto overindulge in something abusar de algov.• mimar demasiado v.'əʊvərɪn'dʌldʒ
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intransitive verb excederse
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vt \<\<child\>\> consentir* demasiado[ˌǝʊvǝrɪn'dʌldʒ]I overindulged my fondness for chocolate — comí todo el chocolate que se me antojó, me dejé llevar por mi pasión por el chocolate
1.VT [+ child] mimar, consentir; [+ passion] dar rienda suelta a, dejarse llevar por2.VI excederse* * *['əʊvərɪn'dʌldʒ]
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intransitive verb excederse
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vt \<\<child\>\> consentir* demasiadoI overindulged my fondness for chocolate — comí todo el chocolate que se me antojó, me dejé llevar por mi pasión por el chocolate
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3 spoil
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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noun (usu pl) botín m
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