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1 spoil
[spɔɪl] 1.to spoil sth. for sb. — rovinare qcs. a qcn.
they spoil it o things for other people sono dei guastafeste; to spoil sb.'s enjoyment of sth. rovinare il divertimento a qcn.; why did you go and spoil everything? perché hai rovinato tutto? to spoil sb.'s fun — (thwart) guastare la festa a qcn
3) (pamper) viziare [person, pet]to spoil sb. rotten — colloq. viziare troppo qcn
4) pol. annullare, rendere nullo [ vote]2.verbo intransitivo (pass., p.pass. spoiled o spoilt BE) [product, foodstuff] guastarsi, andare a male, deteriorarsi3.to spoil oneself — trattarsi bene, coccolarsi
••* * *[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.) rovinare, sciupare2) (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!) viziare•- spoils- spoilt
- spoilsport* * *[spɔɪl] spoiled or spoilt pt, pp1. vt1) (ruin, detract from) rovinare, sciupare, (ballot paper) annullare, invalidare2) (child) viziare2. vi1) (food) guastarsi, andare a male, (while cooking) rovinarsi2)* * *spoil /spɔɪl/n.1 (di solito al pl.) spoglie; bottino; preda; (fig.) guadagno, profitto, utile, vantaggio: the spoils of war, le prede di guerra2 [u] materiale di sterro; detriti di roccia● (polit., spec. USA) the spoils system, il sistema di distribuire cariche (o uffici, ecc.) ai seguaci del partito che ha vinto le elezioni.♦ (to) spoil /spɔɪl/A v. t.1 guastare; deteriorare; rovinare; sciupare: to spoil one's appetite, guastarsi l'appetito; Incessant rain spoiled my holidays, la pioggia incessante mi ha guastato le vacanze; ( sport) to spoil a match, rovinare una partita; DIALOGO → - Discussing books 1- I won't spoil the story for you, non voglio rovinarti la storia3 annullare; vanificare; neutralizzare4 (lett.) spogliare; depredare; saccheggiareB v. i.2 (fam.) morire dalla voglia, non vedere l'ora (di fare qc.): They are spoiling for a fight, muoiono dalla voglia d'azzuffarsi (o di menare le mani)3 (lett.) far bottino; predare; rubare● (polit., ecc.) to spoil one's vote (o one's ballot), sprecare il voto; annullare la scheda ( deliberatamente); votare scheda nulla □ to spoil oneself with st., concedersi (il lusso di) qc. □ (fam. ingl.) to be spoilt for choice, avere l'imbarazzo della scelta.* * *[spɔɪl] 1.to spoil sth. for sb. — rovinare qcs. a qcn.
they spoil it o things for other people sono dei guastafeste; to spoil sb.'s enjoyment of sth. rovinare il divertimento a qcn.; why did you go and spoil everything? perché hai rovinato tutto? to spoil sb.'s fun — (thwart) guastare la festa a qcn
3) (pamper) viziare [person, pet]to spoil sb. rotten — colloq. viziare troppo qcn
4) pol. annullare, rendere nullo [ vote]2.verbo intransitivo (pass., p.pass. spoiled o spoilt BE) [product, foodstuff] guastarsi, andare a male, deteriorarsi3.to spoil oneself — trattarsi bene, coccolarsi
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2 ♦ spare
♦ spare /spɛə(r)/A a.1 di ricambio; di scorta; di riserva; (naut.) di rispetto: (autom.) spare wheel, ruota di scorta; spare hands, operai di riserva; spare bow anchor, ancora di rispetto2 d'avanzo; libero; disponibile: DIALOGO → - Inviting someone to stay- I've got a spare room you can have, ho una camera in più dove puoi stare; in one's spare moments (o time) nei ritagli di tempo4 scarno; sparuto; esile; smilzoB n.● a spare bed, un letto in più □ ( sport: autom.) spare car, auto di riserva; ( anche) muletto (fam.) □ spare cash, denaro disponibile; riserva di denaro □ (mecc.) spare engine, motore di riserva □ (mecc.) spare parts, pezzi di ricambio; ricambi □ (fam.) spare-part surgery, chirurgia sostitutiva ( trapianti, innesti) □ spare rib ► sparerib □ (naut.) spare sails, vele di rispetto; vele di ricambio □ spare time, tempo libero ( dal lavoro) □ ( USA) spare tire, (autom.) ruota di scorta; ( slang) lavativo, scansafatiche, ospite sgradito □ (autom.) spare tyre, ruota di scorta, pneumatico di ricambio; (fig. fam.) rotolo di ciccia in vita, salvagente (fig.)sparely avv. spareness n. [u]. (to) spare /spɛə(r)/v. t. e i.1 risparmiare; economizzare; lesinare; avere riguardo per; salvaguardare: Spare me ( o spare my life)!, risparmiami (la vita)!; fammi grazia della vita!; I've spared you the trouble, ti ho risparmiato il fastidio; to spare sb. 's feelings, aver riguardo per i sentimenti di q.2 dare; offrire: Can you spare me a sweet?, hai una caramella da darmi? ( senza che tu debba privartene o rimanere senza)● to spare one's efforts, risparmiarsi □ to spare no efforts, non risparmiarsi □ to spare no expense, non badare a spese □ to spare no pains, non badare a sacrifici; fare ogni sforzo □ to have enough and to spare, avere ogni ben di Dio □ to have nothing to spare, avere lo stretto necessario □ a moment to spare, un momento di libertà; un ritaglio di tempo □ not to spare oneself, non risparmiarsi; mettercela tutta □ to spare, d'avanzo: with two pounds to spare, con due sterline d'avanzo (o in più) □ I have no time to spare, non ho tempo (libero); sono occupato □ Spare me!, non farmela lunga!; basta con questa solfa!; lascia perdere! □ We have paper enough and to spare, abbiamo carta in abbondanza (o d'avanzo, da vendere) □ (prov.) Spare the rod and spoil the child, il medico pietoso fa la piaga purulenta.
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