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1 spoils
noun plural (profits or rewards: the spoils of war; the spoils of success.) korisť; výhody* * *• zisk (z politického posta -
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.) pokaziť2) (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!) rozmaznať•- spoils- spoilt
- spoilsport* * *• vykopaná zemina• zabit• výdobytok• vyriadit• zbierka• získaný majetok• zboj• znásilnit• zmrzacit• znicit• zmarit• zviest• zvlecená koža• skazit• ukradnutý tovar• ukoristit• hlušina• funkcie• halda• jalovina• kazit hru• kazit• kazový tovar• hýckat• rozkrajovat• rozmaznat• plienenie• poklad• pokazit• porciovat• koža• lup• lúpež• krájat• korist• miesta• odval -
3 a fly in the ointment
(something that spoils one's enjoyment.) háčik -
4 spoilsport
noun (a person who spoils, or refuses to join in, the fun of others.) kto kazí dobrú náladu
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Spoils — may refer to:*The Spoils of War, rewards gained through military victory. *The Spoils system of distributing government jobs in US politics. *The Spoils, a collectible card game produced by Tenacious Games. * The Spoils , an episode of the TV… … Wikipedia
spoils — I noun booty, gains, grab, graft, haul, ill gotten gains, loot, pelf, pickings, pillage, plunder, plunderage, prize, ravin, spolia, stolen goods, swag, take, takings, winnings II index plunder, stake (award) … Law dictionary
spoils — [ spɔılz ] noun plural LITERARY the benefits that someone gets when they win something, for example a war a. the prize that someone gets when they win a competition … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
spoils — [n] possessions stolen or gained booty*, cut*, gain, goods, graft, hot goods*, loot, make*, pickings, pillage, plunder, prey, prize, squeeze, swag, take; concepts 337,710 … New thesaurus
spoils — noun VERB + SPOILS ▪ divide, share ▪ The soldiers began to divide the spoils. ▪ claim, take ▪ enjoy ▪ … Collocations dictionary
spoils — noun a) That which is taken from another by violence; especially, the plunder taken from an enemy; pillage; booty. Gentle gales, Fanning their odoriferous wings, dispense Native perfumes, and whisper whence they stole Those balmy spoils.… … Wiktionary
spoils — n. to divide the spoils (of war) * * * [spɔɪlz] to divide the spoils (of war) … Combinatory dictionary
spoils — noun (plural) formal or literary a) things taken by an army from a defeated enemy, or things taken by thieves: the spoils of war | dividing up the spoils b) profits gained through political power … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
spoils — plural noun 1) the spoils of war Syn: booty, loot, stolen goods, plunder, ill gotten gains, haul, pickings; informal swag, boodle 2) the spoils of office Syn: benefits, advantages, perks … Thesaurus of popular words
Spoils-System — [ spɔɪlzsɪstɪm; englisch »Beutesystem«], Bezeichnung für das in den USA seit dem 19. Jahrhundert bestehende, besonders von Präs. A. Jackson weiterentwickelte Gewohnheitsrecht, einträgliche Parteiämter oder staatliche Verwaltungspositionen mit… … Universal-Lexikon
Spoils-System — Spoils Sys|tem, auch Spoils|sys|tem [ spɔilzsistəm] das; <aus gleichbed. engl. spoils system, eigtl. »Beutesystem«, zu engl. spoil »Beute, Raub«, dies über altfr. espoille aus lat. spolia, vgl. ↑Spolien> (in den Vereinigten Staaten übliche) … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
