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1 spoil
[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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2 covenant
['kʌvənənt]1) (agreement) convenzione f., patto m.2) dir. (payment agreement) contratto m.* * *(an agreement between two people or two parties to do, or not to do, something: She signed a covenant to give money to the school fund.) accordo* * *covenant /ˈkʌvənənt/n.1 convenzione; accordo solenne; patto: (relig.) the Ark of the Covenant, l'Arca dell'Alleanza; (stor.) the National Covenant, la convenzione nazionale dei presbiteriani scozzesi contro l'episcopato● (leg.) covenant of quiet enjoyment, garanzia di pacifico godimento.(to) covenant /ˈkʌvənənt/v. t. e i.accordarsi; convenire; pattuire.* * *['kʌvənənt]1) (agreement) convenzione f., patto m.2) dir. (payment agreement) contratto m.
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