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101 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 -
102 spy
1 nounespion-(onne) m,f(novel, film, scandal) d'espionnage; (network) d'espions(engage in espionage) faire de l'espionnage;∎ accused of spying for the enemy accusé d'espionnage au profit de l'ennemi∎ he spied someone running away il a aperçu quelqu'un qui se sauvait►► spy plane avion-espion m;spy ring réseau m d'espions;spy satellite satellite m espionespionner;∎ they now spy on each other using satellites maintenant ils s'espionnent à l'aide de satellites;∎ you've been spying on me! tu m'as espionné!(sb's methods, designs) chercher à découvrir (subrepticement); (landing sites) repérer;∎ also figurative to spy out the land reconnaître le terrain
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