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1 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
- spoilsport
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 -
2 appetite
(a desire for food: Exercise gives you a good appetite.) apetito- appetiser
- appetizing
- appetising
appetite n apetitotr['æpɪtaɪt]1 apetitoappetite ['æpə.taɪt] n1) craving: apetito m, deseo m, ganas fpl2) preference: gusto m, preferencia fthe cultural appetites of today: los gustos culturales de hoyn.• acero s.m.• antojo s.m.• apetencia s.f.• apetito s.m.• gana s.f.• golosina s.f.'æpətaɪt, 'æpɪtaɪtcount & mass noun apetito m['æpɪtaɪt]N1) (for food) apetito msuppressantto eat with an appetite — comer con buen apetito or con ganas
2) (fig) deseo m, anhelo m ( for de)they had no appetite for further fighting — ya no les apetecía seguir luchando, no tenían más ganas de luchar
* * *['æpətaɪt, 'æpɪtaɪt]count & mass noun apetito m -
3 ruin
'ru:in
1. noun1) (a broken, collapsed or decayed state: the ruin of a city.) ruina2) (a cause of collapse, decay etc: Drink was his ruin.) perdición, ruina3) (financial disaster; complete loss of money: The company is facing ruin.) ruina
2. verb1) (to cause ruin to: The scandal ruined his career.) arruinar2) (to spoil; to treat too indulgently: You are ruining that child!) estropear•- ruined
- ruins
- in ruins
ruin1 n ruinaruin2 vb estropear / arruinar
ruin adjetivo (mezquino, vil) despicable, contemptible; ( avaro) miserly, mean (BrE)
ruin adjetivo
1 (despreciable, vil) mean, despicable, stingy
2 (avariento, tacaño) stingy, miserly: era ruin con su familia y generoso consigo mismo, he was stingy to his family but generous to himself ' ruin' also found in these entries: Spanish: abismo - abocada - abocado - arruinar - baja - bajo - cagar - cargarse - castigar - chafar - dar - desbaratar - deshacer - destrozar - dinamitar - ser - estropear - extemporánea - extemporáneo - fastidiar - jorobar - miserable - pasar - perder - perderse - polvo - ruina - salar - significar - tierra - acabar - chancho - consumir - destruir - echar - embromar - fregar - malograr - perdición - villano English: rack - ruin - ancient - break - destroy - doom - murder - wrecktr['rʊːɪn]1 ruina1 arruinar2 (spoil) estropear\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto fall into ruins caer en la ruinaruin ['ru:ən] vt1) destroy: destruir, arruinar2) bankrupt: arruinar, hacer quebrarruin n1) : ruina fto fall into ruin: caer en ruinas2) : ruina f, perdición fto be the ruin of: ser la perdición de3) ruins npl: ruinas fpl, restos mplthe ruins of the ancient temple: las ruinas del templo antiguon.• arruinamiento s.m.• desbarate s.m.• despeño s.m.• destrozo s.m.• perdición s.f.• ruina s.f.v.• abismar v.• arruinar v.• derrotar v.• derrumbar v.• desbaratar v.• descalabrar v.• despedazar v.• destroncar v.• destruir v.• estropear v.• malgastar v.• minar v.• reventar v.• ruinar v.
I 'ruːən, 'ruːɪna) ( something ruined) (often pl) ruina fhis life/career was in ruins — su vida/carrera estaba arruinada
b) ( cause) (no pl) ruina f, perdición fdrink will be the ruin of her — la bebida será su ruina or perdición
c) u ( state) ruina fhe's heading for financial ruin — va derecho a la ruina or a la bancarrota
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1) ( destroy) \<\<city/building\>\> destruir*; \<\<career/life\>\> arruinar, acabar con; \<\<hopes\>\> destruir*, echar por tierra; \<\<plans\>\> arruinar, echar por tierraif they open a supermarket next to my store, I'll be ruined — si abren un supermercado al lado de mi tienda me van a hacer quebrar or me van a arruinar
2) ( spoil) \<\<dress/carpet/toy\>\> estropear; \<\<party/surprise\>\> echar a perder, estropear, arruinar['ruːɪn]1. N1) (=building) ruina fthe ruins of a castle — las ruinas or los restos de un castillo
the town lay or was in ruins — la ciudad estaba en ruinas
2) (fig) ruina f, perdición fhe faced the prospect of financial ruin — se enfrentaba a la posibilidad de la ruina económica or de acabar en la bancarrota
my life/career is in ruins — mi vida/carrera está destruida or arruinada
rack IIdrink will be his ruin or the ruin of him — el alcohol será su ruina or su perdición
2. VT1) (=destroy) [+ reputation, career, life] arruinar, destruir; [+ hopes] destruir, echar por tierra; [+ plans] estropear, echar por tierrait ruined his chances of playing in the final — dio al traste con sus posibilidades de jugar en la final
2) (=spoil) [+ clothes, car] estropear, destrozar; [+ meal, event, eyesight] estropearlook at my dress, it's ruined! — mira mi vestido, ¡está destrozado!
don't eat that now, you'll ruin your appetite — no te comas eso ahora, se te quitarán las ganas de comer
what ruined him was gambling — lo que le perdió fue el juego, el juego fue su ruina
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I ['ruːən, 'ruːɪn]a) ( something ruined) (often pl) ruina fhis life/career was in ruins — su vida/carrera estaba arruinada
b) ( cause) (no pl) ruina f, perdición fdrink will be the ruin of her — la bebida será su ruina or perdición
c) u ( state) ruina fhe's heading for financial ruin — va derecho a la ruina or a la bancarrota
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1) ( destroy) \<\<city/building\>\> destruir*; \<\<career/life\>\> arruinar, acabar con; \<\<hopes\>\> destruir*, echar por tierra; \<\<plans\>\> arruinar, echar por tierraif they open a supermarket next to my store, I'll be ruined — si abren un supermercado al lado de mi tienda me van a hacer quebrar or me van a arruinar
2) ( spoil) \<\<dress/carpet/toy\>\> estropear; \<\<party/surprise\>\> echar a perder, estropear, arruinar
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