spoil

spoil
[spɔɪl] 1.
verbo transitivo (pass., p.pass. spoiled o spoilt BE)
1) (mar) rovinare, guastare [evening]; deturpare [view]; rovinare [taste, effect]

it will spoil your appetite — ti rovinerà l'appetito

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

2) (ruin) sciupare [garment]; danneggiare [crop]

to spoil one's chances of doing — giocarsi la possibilità di fare

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, deteriorarsi

your dinner will spoil! — si fredda la cena!

3.
verbo riflessivo (pass., p.pass. spoiled o spoilt BE)

to spoil oneself — trattarsi bene, coccolarsi

let's spoil ourselves and eat out! — trattiamoci bene a andiamo a mangiare fuori!

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to be spoiling for a fight — avere voglia di menare le mani

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[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.) rovinare, sciupare
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!) viziare
- spoilt
- spoilsport
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[spɔɪl] spoiled or spoilt pt, pp
1. vt
1) (ruin, detract from) rovinare, sciupare, (ballot paper) annullare, invalidare

don't spoil our fun — non fare il guastafeste

to spoil one's appetite — guastarsi l'appetito

don't let it spoil your holiday! — non lasciare che ti rovini la vacanza!

2) (child) viziare

grandparents like to spoil their grandchildren — ai nonni piace viziare i nipotini

2. vi
1) (food) guastarsi, andare a male, (while cooking) rovinarsi
2)

to be spoiling for a fight — morire dalla voglia di litigare

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spoil /spɔɪl/
n.
1 (di solito al pl.) spoglie; bottino; preda; (fig.) guadagno, profitto, utile, vantaggio: the spoils of war, le prede di guerra
2 [u] materiale di sterro; detriti di roccia
3 (zool.) spoglia (di serpente)
● (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/
(pass. e p. p. spoilt, spoiled NOTA D'USO: --ed o -t?-)
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 storia
2 viziare: Don't spoil your children, non viziare i figlioli!; a spoilt child, un bambino viziato
3 annullare; vanificare; neutralizzare
4 (lett.) spogliare; depredare; saccheggiare
B v. i.
1 guastarsi; deteriorarsi; andare a male; (di cibo) deperire; rovinarsi; sciuparsi
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.
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[spɔɪl] 1.
verbo transitivo (pass., p.pass. spoiled o spoilt BE)
1) (mar) rovinare, guastare [evening]; deturpare [view]; rovinare [taste, effect]

it will spoil your appetite — ti rovinerà l'appetito

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

2) (ruin) sciupare [garment]; danneggiare [crop]

to spoil one's chances of doing — giocarsi la possibilità di fare

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, deteriorarsi

your dinner will spoil! — si fredda la cena!

3.
verbo riflessivo (pass., p.pass. spoiled o spoilt BE)

to spoil oneself — trattarsi bene, coccolarsi

let's spoil ourselves and eat out! — trattiamoci bene a andiamo a mangiare fuori!

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to be spoiling for a fight — avere voglia di menare le mani


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