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1 to spare the rod and spoil the child
lutinot samaitāt bērnuEnglish-Latvian dictionary > to spare the rod and spoil the child
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2 too many cooks spoil the broth
kur daudz pavāru, tur putra piedeg -
3 damage
['dæmi‹] 1. noun1) (injury or hurt, especially to a thing: The storm did/caused a lot of damage; She suffered brain-damage as a result of the accident.) bojājums; postījums2) ((in plural) payment for loss or injury suffered: The court awarded him $5,000 damages.) kompensācija par zaudējumiem2. verb(to make less effective or less usable etc; to spoil: The bomb damaged several buildings; The book was damaged in the post.) sabojāt; sasist; sapostīt- damaged* * *postījums, bojājums; defekts; maksa, izdevumi; kompensācija par zaudējumiem; sapostīt, sasist, sabojāt; radīt zaudējumus; diskreditēt, nomelnot -
4 mangle
['mæŋɡl] 1. verb1) (to crush to pieces: The car was badly mangled in the accident.) sadragāt; sacirst; sadrupināt2) (to spoil (eg a piece of music) by bad mistakes etc: He mangled the music by his terrible playing.) izkropļot3) (to put (clothing etc) through a mangle.) rullēt veļu2. noun(a machine with rollers for squeezing water out of wet clothes etc.) veļas rullis* * *veļas rullis; kalandrs; rullēt veļu; sacirst, sadrupināt; kalandrēt; sakropļot; sagrozīt, izkropļot -
5 ruin
['ru:in] 1. noun1) (a broken, collapsed or decayed state: the ruin of a city.) drupas; gruveši2) (a cause of collapse, decay etc: Drink was his ruin.) posts; bojāeja3) (financial disaster; complete loss of money: The company is facing ruin.) sabrukums; bankrots; krahs2. verb1) (to cause ruin to: The scandal ruined his career.) sagraut; iznīcināt2) (to spoil; to treat too indulgently: You are ruining that child!) bojāt; lutināt•- ruined
- ruins
- in ruins* * *sabrukums, bojāeja; drupas, gruveši; izpostīt, sagraut; pazudināt; izputināt -
6 deface
[di'feis](to spoil the appearance of: The statue had been defaced with red paint.) sabojāt; izkropļot* * *izkropļot, sabojāt; padarīt nesalasāmu, izdzēst -
7 taint
[teint] 1. verb1) (to spoil (something) by touching it or bringing it into contact with something bad or rotten: The meat has been tainted.) sabojāt2) (to affect (someone or something) with something evil or immoral; to corrupt: He has been tainted by his contact with criminals.) sabojāt reputāciju2. noun(a mark or trace of something bad, rotten or evil: the taint of decay.) pazīme; iezīme; izpausme- tainted* * *kauns, negods; vaina, trūkums; izpausme, iezīme; sabojāt -
8 make a mess of
1) (to make dirty, untidy or confused: The heavy rain has made a real mess of the garden.) sajaukt; piegružot2) (to do badly: He made a mess of his essay.) sabojāt; saputrot3) (to spoil or ruin (eg one's life): He made a mess of his life by drinking too much.) sabojāt, sagandēt -
9 deform
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10 disfigure
[dis'fiɡə, ]( American[) -'fiɡjər](to spoil the beauty of: That scar will disfigure her for life.) izkropļot* * *izķēmot, izkropļot -
11 louse
I plural - lice; noun(a type of wingless, blood-sucking insect, sometimes found on the bodies of animals and people.) uts- lousy- lousiness II verb((with up) (slang) to spoil or waste something; to make a mess of thing: It's your last chance; don't louse it up; He loused up again.) saputrot; sacūkot* * *uts; ieskāt, meklēt utis -
12 mess up
(to spoil; to make a mess of: Don't mess the room up!) radīt nekārtību, piegružot
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