spoil

spoil
spoil
past tense, past participles - spoiled, spoilt; verb
1) (to damage or ruin; to make bad or useless: If you touch that drawing you'll spoil it.) estropear
2) (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!) mimar
•
- spoilt
- spoilsport
spoil vb
1. estropear / arruinar
the bad weather spoilt our holiday el mal tiempo nos estropeó las vacaciones
2. mimar / malcriar
to spoil a child malcriar a un niño
El pasado y participio pasado de spoil es spoilt
spoil
tr[spɔɪl]
transitive verb (pt & pp spoiled o spoilt tr[spɔɪlt] )
1 (ruin) estropear, echar a perder, arruinar
■ that's spoilt the whole plan eso ha estropeado todo el plan
■ people who drop litter spoil the countryside las personas que tiran papeles afean el campo
■ he spoilt all our fun nos aguó la fiesta
■ it'll spoil your appetite te quitará el apetito
2 (invalidate) anular
3 (make child selfish) mimar, consentir; (indulge) complacer
■ her parents spoil her terribly sus padres la miman muchísimo
■ everyone likes being spoilt a todos nos gusta que nos mimen
■ spoil yourself date un gusto
intransitive verb
1 (food) estropearse, echarse a perder
plural noun spoils
1 botín m sing
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
to be spoiling for a fight andar buscando pelea, andar buscando camorra
to be spoilt for choice tener demasiadas cosas para elegir
spoil ['spɔɪl] v, spoiled or spoilt ['spɔɪlt] ; spoiling vt
1) pillage: saquear
2) ruin: estropear, arruinar
3) pamper: consentir, mimar
spoil vi
: estropearse, echarse a perder
spoil n
plunder: botín m
spoil
n.
• botín s.m.
• presa s.f.
v.
(§ p.,p.p.: spoiled) or p.p.: spoilt•) = amargar v.
• corromper v.
• dañar v.
• desbaratar v.
• desgraciar v.
• desmejorar v.
• desvirtuar v.
• deteriorar v.
• echar a perder v.
• estragar v.
• estropear v.
• inutilizar v.
• malear v.
• maliciar v.
• malograr v.
• menoscabar v.
• mimar v.
• perder v.
• viciar v.

I
1. spɔɪl
(past & past p spoiled or BrE also spoilt) transitive verb
1)
a) \<\<party/surprise\>\> echar a perder, estropear, arruinar

these buildings have spoiled the coastline — estos edificios han afeado la costa

I don't want to spoil your fun but ... — no les quiero aguar la fiesta pero ...

it will spoil your appetite — te quitará el apetito

b) (invalidate) anular

spoiled o (BrE also) spoilt papers — papeletas fpl nulas

2) (overindulge) \<\<child\>\> consentir*, malcriar*, mimar demasiado

go on, spoil yourself — vamos, date un gusto

to be spoiled for choice — tener* mucho de donde elegir


2.
vi
1) \<\<food/meal\>\> echarse a perder, estropearse
2) (be eager) (colloq)

to be spoiling for something — estar* or andar* buscando algo


II
noun (usu pl) botín m

the division of the spoil(s) — el reparto del botín

[spɔɪl] (vb: pt, pp spoiled or spoilt)
1. VT
1) (=ruin) estropear, arruinar; (=harm) dañar; (=invalidate) [+ voting paper] invalidar

the coast has been spoiled by development — la costa ha sido arruinada por las urbanizaciones

it spoiled our holiday — nos estropeó las vacaciones

and there were 20 spoiled papers — y hubo 20 votos nulos

it will spoil your appetite — te quitará el apetito

to spoil sb's fun — aguar la fiesta a algn

to get spoiled — echarse a perder, estropearse

2) (=pamper) mimar, consentir (LAm)

grandparents like to spoil their grandchildren — a los abuelos les encanta mimar a los nietos

2. VI
1) [food] estropearse, echarse a perder

if we leave it here it will spoil — si lo dejamos aquí se estropeará or se echará a perder

2)

to be spoiling for a fight — estar con ganas de luchar or (LAm) pelear

* * *

I
1. [spɔɪl]
(past & past p spoiled or BrE also spoilt) transitive verb
1)
a) \<\<party/surprise\>\> echar a perder, estropear, arruinar

these buildings have spoiled the coastline — estos edificios han afeado la costa

I don't want to spoil your fun but ... — no les quiero aguar la fiesta pero ...

it will spoil your appetite — te quitará el apetito

b) (invalidate) anular

spoiled o (BrE also) spoilt papers — papeletas fpl nulas

2) (overindulge) \<\<child\>\> consentir*, malcriar*, mimar demasiado

go on, spoil yourself — vamos, date un gusto

to be spoiled for choice — tener* mucho de donde elegir


2.
vi
1) \<\<food/meal\>\> echarse a perder, estropearse
2) (be eager) (colloq)

to be spoiling for something — estar* or andar* buscando algo


II
noun (usu pl) botín m

the division of the spoil(s) — el reparto del botín


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