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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. -
2 spoil
[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!) mimar, estragar•- spoils- spoilt - spoilsport -
3 spoil
terra de escavaçãoEnglish-Portuguese dictionary of military terminology > spoil
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4 spoil
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5 spoil sport
spoil sport[sp'ɔil spɔ:t] n desmancha-prazeres. -
6 spoil system
spoil sys.tem[sp'ɔil sistim] n Amer favoritismo político (distribuição gratuita de cargos e privilégios). -
7 spare the rod and spoil the child
spare the rod and spoil the childcriança mimada, criança estragada.English-Portuguese dictionary > spare the rod and spoil the child
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8 too many cooks spoil the broth
too many cooks spoil the brothpanela que muito se mexe, ou sai insossa, ou sai salgada.English-Portuguese dictionary > too many cooks spoil the broth
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9 spoilage
spoil.age[sp'ɔilidʒ] n 1 ato de estragar ou de desperdiçar, estrago. 2 refugo, lixo. -
10 spoiler
spoil.er[sp'ɔilə] n quem estraga ou destrói, saqueador. -
11 blemish
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12 cook
[kuk] 1. verb(to prepare (food) or become ready by heating: She cooked the chicken; The chicken is cooking in the oven.) cozinhar2. noun(a person who cooks, especially for a living: She was employed as a cook at the embassy.) cozinheiro- cooker- cookery
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- cook up* * *[kuk] n cozinheiro, cozinheira. • vt+vi 1 cozinhar: a) fazer comida. b) ser cozido, sofrer cozimento. the vegetables are cooking / a verdura está cozinhando. 2 ocorrer, acontecer. 3 preparar, armar, planejar. 4 falsificar, contrafazer, forjar. these apples cook well estas maçãs são próprias para cozinhar. too many cooks spoil the broth panela que muito se mexe, ou sai insossa, ou sai salgada. to cook one’s goose estragar os planos de alguém. to cook the books adulterar a contabilidade. to cook up fig imaginar, inventar, maquinar. what’s cooking? Amer coll que há de novo? -
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['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.) dano2) ((in plural) payment for loss or injury suffered: The court awarded him $5,000 damages.) compensação2. verb(to make less effective or less usable etc; to spoil: The bomb damaged several buildings; The book was damaged in the post.) danificar- damaged* * *da.ma.ge[d'æmidʒ] n 1 dano, prejuízo, perda, detrimento, avaria, estrago. 2 injúria, mal que se faz a alguém. 3 sl despesa, preço. • vt+vi 1 prejudicar, causar dano, prejuízo. 2 estragar-se, deteriorar-se. 3 receber indenização ou reparação. what is the damage? quanto devo? quanto custa? -
14 deface
[di'feis](to spoil the appearance of: The statue had been defaced with red paint.) desfigurar* * *de.face[dif'eis] vt 1 desfigurar, deformar, alterar o aspecto de. 2 borrar, apagar, obliterar. -
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16 despoil
de.spoil[disp'ɔil] vt (of) despojar, roubar, espoliar, privar de. -
17 despoiler
de.spoil.er[disp'ɔilə] n despojador, espoliador. -
18 despoilment
de.spoil.ment[disp'ɔilmənt] n despojamento, espoliação. -
19 disfigure
[dis'fiɡə, ]( American[) -'fiɡjər](to spoil the beauty of: That scar will disfigure her for life.) afear* * *dis.fig.ure[disf'igə] vt desfigurar, afear, deformar. -
20 louse
I plural - lice; noun(a type of wingless, blood-sucking insect, sometimes found on the bodies of animals and people.)- 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.)* * *[laus] n (pl lice) piolho. • vt espiolhar, retirar os piolhos. to louse up sl a) bagunçar, zonear. b) estragar.
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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
spoil — n Spoil, plunder, booty, prize, loot, swag can mean something of value that is taken from another by force or craft. Spoil applies to the movable property of a defeated enemy, which by the custom of old time warfare belongs to the victor and of… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
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, and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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), v. i. 1. To practice plunder or robbery. [1913 Webster] Outlaws, which, lurking in woods, used to break forth to rob and spoil. Spenser. [1913 Webster] 2. To lose the valuable qualities; to be corrupted; to decay; as, fruit will soon… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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
spoil — [v1] ruin, hurt blemish, damage, debase, deface, defile, demolish, depredate, desecrate, desolate, despoil, destroy, devastate, disfigure, disgrace, harm, impair, injure, make useless, mar, mess up*, muck up*, pillage, plunder, prejudice, ravage … New thesaurus
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
spoil|er — «SPOY luhr», noun. 1. a person or thing that spoils. 2. a person who takes spoils. 3. a movable flap on the upper surface of the wing of an airplane, to help in slowing down or in decreasing lift, as in descending or landing. 4. an airflow… … Useful english dictionary
spoil — I (impair) verb addle, blemish, blight, botch, break, bungle, butcher, corrumpere, corrupt, damage, damage irreparably, debase, decay, decompose, deface, defile, deform, demolish, destroy, deteriorate, dilapidate, disable, disfigure, go bad, harm … Law dictionary
spoil — ► VERB (past and past part. spoilt (chiefly Brit. ) or spoiled) 1) diminish or destroy the value or quality of. 2) (of food) become unfit for eating. 3) harm the character of (a child) by being too indulgent. 4) treat with great or excessive… … English terms dictionary