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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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spoil for — PHRASAL VERB: only cont If you are spoiling for a fight, you are very eager for it to happen. [V P n] A mob armed with guns was at the border between the two republics, spoiling for a fight … English dictionary
spoil for — {v. phr.} To want something very badly; be belligerent or pugnacious about something. * /After a few drinks it became embarrassingly evident that Hal was spoiling for a fight./ Compare: HANKER AFTER, LUST FOR … Dictionary of American idioms
spoil for — {v. phr.} To want something very badly; be belligerent or pugnacious about something. * /After a few drinks it became embarrassingly evident that Hal was spoiling for a fight./ Compare: HANKER AFTER, LUST FOR … Dictionary of American idioms
spoil\ for — v. phr. To want something very badly; be belligerent or pugnacious about something. After a few drinks it became embarrassingly evident that Hal was spoiling for a fight. Compare: hanker after, lust for … Словарь американских идиом
spoil for a fight — try to begin a fight, chip on his shoulder, cruising for a bruising Bud was spoiling for a fight with me. He said, You re too chicken to fight, ain t you? … English idioms
spoil — [[t]spɔ͟ɪl[/t]] spoils, spoiling, spoiled, spoilt (American English uses the form spoiled as the past tense and past participle. British English uses either spoiled or spoilt.) 1) VERB If you spoil something, you prevent it from being successful… … English dictionary
spoiling — noun 1. the process of becoming spoiled • Syn: ↑spoilage • Derivationally related forms: ↑spoil, ↑spoil (for: ↑spoilage) • Hypernyms: ↑decay … Useful english dictionary
spoil — [c]/spɔɪl / (say spoyl) verb (spoiled or spoilt, spoiling) –verb (t) 1. to damage or impair (a thing) irreparably as to excellence, value, usefulness, etc.: to spoil a sheet of paper. 2. to impair in character or disposition by unwise treatment,… …
spoil — v. (d; intr.; usu. in a progressive form) to spoil for ( to seek ) (to be spoiling for a fight) * * * [spɔɪl] (d; intr.;usu. in a progressive form) to spoil for (to be spoiling for a fight; to seek ) … Combinatory dictionary
spoil — [ spɔıl ] verb ** ▸ 1 make worse ▸ 2 allow child everything ▸ 3 treat someone with care ▸ 4 food: become too old ▸ 5 in election ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) transitive to affect something in a way that makes it worse, less attractive, or less enjoyable:… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
spoil — [spoil] vt. spoiled or Brit. spoilt, spoiling [ME spoilen < MFr espoillier < L spoliare, to plunder < spolium, arms taken from a defeated foe, plunder, orig., hide stripped from an animal < IE base * (s)p(h)el , to split, tear off… … English World dictionary