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1 spoil
(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 -
2 spoil
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]
4) Politics rendre [quelque chose] nul/nulle [ballot paper]3. 4.•• -
3 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.) 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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