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spoil [spɔɪl](verb: preterite, past participle spoiled or spoilt)1. plural nouna. ( = damage) abîmerb. ( = make less pleasurable) gâter• if you tell me the ending you'll spoil the film for me tu vas me gâcher le film si tu me racontes la finc. ( = pamper) gâter• to spoil o.s. se faire plaisira. [food] s'abîmer* * *[spɔɪl] 1. 2.they spoil it ou things for other people — ils gâchent le plaisir des autres
to spoil somebody's fun — ( thwart) contrarier quelqu'un
2) ( ruin) abîmerto spoil somebody rotten — (colloq) pourrir quelqu'un
to spoil somebody with — gâter quelqu'un en lui offrant [gift, trip]
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1 (of war, victory) butin m (of de) ; to get a share of the spoils Mil avoir sa part de butin ; fig avoir sa part de gâteau ○ ;1 ( mar) gâcher [event, evening, view, game] (by doing en faisant) ; gâter [place, taste, effect] ; it will spoil your appetite ça va te couper l'appétit ; to spoil sth for sb gâcher qch à qn ; it'll spoil the film for us ça nous gâchera tout le plaisir du film ; they spoil it ou things for other people ils gâchent le plaisir des autres ; to spoil sb's enjoyment of sth empêcher qn de profiter de qch ; why did you go and spoil everything? pourquoi as-tu tout gâché? ; to spoil sb's fun ( thwart) contrarier qn ;2 ( ruin) abîmer [garment, toy, crop, food] (by doing en faisant) ; to spoil one's chances of doing gâcher ses chances de faire (by doing en faisant) ; to spoil sb's plans gâcher les projets or les plans de qn ;3 (pamper, indulge) gâter [person, pet] (by doing en faisant) ; to spoil sb rotten ○ pourrir qn ; to spoil sb with gâter qn en lui offrant [gift, trip] ; we've been spoiled living so close to the sea nous avons été privilégiés de vivre si près de la mer ;4 Pol rendre [qch] nul/nulle [vote, ballot paper].D vi (pp spoiled ou spoilt GB) [product, foodstuff] s'abîmer ; [meat] se gâter ; your dinner will spoil! ça ne va plus être bon!E v refl (pp spoiled ou spoilt GB) to spoil oneself se faire un petit plaisir ; let's spoil ourselves and eat out! faisons-nous plaisir en allant au restaurant!to be spoiling for a fight chercher la bagarre ○. -
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(a) (make less attractive or enjoyable) gâter, gâcher;∎ the tall chimneys spoil the view les hautes cheminées gâchent ou gâtent la vue;∎ our holiday was spoilt by the wet weather le temps pluvieux a gâché nos vacances;∎ you've spoilt everything by your foolish behaviour tu as tout gâché avec ton comportement stupide;∎ the ending spoilt the movie for me la fin m'a gâché le film;∎ don't spoil the ending for me ne me raconte pas la fin, ça va tout gâcher;∎ the dinner was spoilt because they were late le dîner a été gâché par leur retard;∎ to spoil sb's appetite couper l'appétit ou la faim à qn;∎ if you eat those chocolates, you'll spoil your appetite for dinner si tu manges ces chocolats, tu n'auras plus faim ou plus d'appétit à l'heure du dîner(b) (damage → goods, objects) abîmer, endommager;∎ to get spoilt or spoiled s'abîmer;∎ I spoilt my eyesight by reading in the dark je me suis abîmé la vue ou les yeux en lisant dans la pénombre;∎ proverb to spoil the ship for a hap'orth of tar faire des économies de bouts de chandelle∎ familiar she's spoilt rotten elle est super gâtée;∎ we like to spoil our clients nous aimons gâter nos clients;∎ to spoil oneself s'offrir une petite folie(fruit, food) se gâter, s'abîmer; (in store, hold of ship) s'avarier, devenir avarié3 noun (UNCOUNT)(b) (earth, diggings) déblai m, déblais mpl∎ he made off with the spoils il s'est enfui avec le butin;∎ figurative to claim one's share of the spoils demander sa part du gâteau;∎ the spoils of war les dépouilles fpl de la guerre►► American Politics pejorative spoils system système m des dépouilles, assiette f au beurre∎ to be spoiling for a fight/an argument chercher la bagarre/la dispute -
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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.) gâcher2) (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!) gâter•- spoils- spoilt - spoilsport -
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déblai m, matériau excavé m, matériau excavé excédentaire m, terres excédentaires fDictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > spoil
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décharge fDictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > spoil area
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fun [fʌn]1. nouna. ( = amusement) he had great fun il s'est beaucoup amusé• have fun! (inf) amusez-vous bien !• what fun! ce que c'est amusant !• to spoil his (or our etc) fun [person] jouer les trouble-fête ; [event, weather] gâcher le plaisir• we had a bit of fun getting the car started (inf) ( = difficulty) pour faire partir la voiture ça n'a pas été une partie de plaisirb. ► to make fun of sb/sth se moquer de qn/qch2. adjective3. compounds* * *[fʌn]noun plaisir m, amusement mto have fun — s'amuser ( doing en faisant; with avec)
it is fun to do something —
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half the fun of doing is... — le plus beau de faire est...
••to make fun of ou poke fun at — se moquer de
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rotten [ˈrɒtn]1. adjectiveb. ( = corrupt) véreux• what rotten luck! quelle guigne ! (inf)• to feel/look rotten ( = ill) être/avoir l'air mal fichu (inf)d. (expressing annoyance) (inf) you can keep your rotten bike tu peux te le garder, ton sale vélo (inf)2. adverb3. compounds* * *['rɒtn] 1.1) [produce] pourri; [teeth] gâté; [smell] de pourriture2) ( corrupt) pourri (colloq)3) (colloq) ( bad) [weather] pourri; [food] infect; [cook, driver] exécrable2.to spoil somebody rotten — (colloq) pourrir quelqu'un (colloq)
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blow [bləʊ]1. nouna. [wind] [+ ship] pousser ; [+ leaves] faire voler• the wind blew the door open/shut un coup de vent a ouvert/fermé la porte• to blow smoke in sb's face souffler la fumée à la figure de qn ; (US figurative) induire qn en erreurc. [+ bubbles] faire ; [+ glass] soufflerd. [+ trumpet, horn] souffler danse. ( = destroy) [+ safe] faire sauter• to blow a tyre [driver, vehicle] crever• blow the expense! (inf!) au diable la dépense !a. [wind] souffler• the government has been blowing hot and cold on this issue le gouvernement souffle le chaud et le froid sur ce problèmeb. ( = move with wind) the door blew open/shut un coup de vent a ouvert/a fermé la portec. [whistle] retentird. [person] to blow on one's fingers souffler dans ses doigtse. [fuse, light bulb] sauter ; [tyre] éclater4. exclamation5. compounds• to blow-dry sb's hair faire un brushing à qn ► blow-up noun ( = enlargement) agrandissement m adjective [mattress, toy] gonflable► blow away (inf!) separable transitive verb[tree, fence] être abattu par le vent[wind] faire tomber► blow off[hat] s'envoler[+ hat] emporter► blow out[tyre] éclatera. [+ candle] souffler[storm, dispute] se calmer[+ tree] renverser► blow upa. [bomb] exploserb. [storm] se préparerd. [affair, crisis] se déclenchera. [+ mine, building, bridge] faire sauterb. [+ tyre] gonfler* * *[bləʊ] 1.1) ( stroke) coup mto come to blows — en venir aux mains ( over au sujet de)
to strike a blow for — fig frapper un grand coup pour [freedom, rights]
2) fig (shock, knock) coup mto be a blow — être un coup terrible ( to something porté à quelque chose; to, for somebody pour quelqu'un)
3)2.1) [wind]to be blown off course/onto the rocks — être dévié/poussé sur les rochers par le vent
2) faire [bubble, smoke ring]; souffler [glass]3)4) gen, Music souffler dans [trumpet, whistle]5) [explosion] provoquer [hole] (in dans)to be blown to pieces ou bits by — être réduit en poussière par
6) Electricity, Technology faire sauter [fuse, gasket]; griller [lightbulb]7) (colloq) ( spend) claquer (colloq) [money] (on dans)8) (colloq) ( expose) faire tomber [cover]9) (colloq) ( make a mess of)3.to blow it — tout ficher en l'air (colloq)
1) [wind] souffler2) ( move with wind)to blow in the wind — [leaves, clothes] voler au vent
3) [person] souffler ( into dans; on sur)4) ( sound) [whistle] retentir; [trumpet] sonner, retentir; [foghorn] rugir5) (break, explode) [fuse, gasket] sauter; [bulb] griller; [tyre] éclater•Phrasal Verbs:- blow in- blow off- blow out- blow up••to blow a fuse (colloq) ou a gasket (colloq) ou one's top (colloq) — piquer une crise (colloq)
it really blew my mind (colloq) ou blew me away! — (colloq) j'en suis resté baba (colloq)
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broth [brɒθ]bouillon m* * *[brɒθ], US [brɔːθ]noun bouillon m••too many cooks spoil the broth — Prov on n'arrive à rien quand tout le monde s'en mêle
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game [geɪm]1. nouna. jeu m ; ( = match) [of football, rugby, cricket] match m ; [of tennis, billiards, chess] partie f ; [of bridge] manche f• game, set and match jeu, set et matchb. ( = enterprise) it's a profitable game c'est une entreprise rentable• how long have you been in this game? (inf) cela fait combien de temps que vous faites ça ?• OK, the game's up! ça suffit maintenant, tu es démasqué !d. ( = animals) gibier m• big/small game gros/petit gibier m2. plural noun3. adjectivea. ( = brave) courageux• are you game? tu en as envie ?4. compounds* * *[geɪm] 1.1) ( activity) jeu mto play the game — fig jouer franc jeu
don't play games with me! — ( tell me the truth) ne me fais pas marcher! ( don't try to be smart) n'essaie pas de jouer au plus fin avec moi!
2) ( match) ( of indoor game) partie f (of de); ( of football etc) match m (of de)3) ( part of match) ( in tennis) jeu m; ( in bridge) manche fgame, set and match — jeu, set et match
to put somebody off his/her game — distraire quelqu'un
4) (colloq) (trick, scheme) jeu m5) (colloq) ( occupation) péj ou hum6) Culinary gibier m2.games plural noun1) GB School sport m2) (also Games) ( sporting event) Jeux mpl3.noun modifier4.1) ( willing to try) partant (colloq)OK, I'm game — d'accord, j'en suis
2) ( plucky) courageux/-euse••the game's up — tout est fichu (colloq)
to be on the game — (colloq) GB faire le trottoir (colloq)
two can play at that game — à bon chat, bon rat Prov
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