spoil

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estropear

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spoil
[spɔɪl]
verbo transitivo (pt & pp spoiled [spɔɪlt] or spoiled)
1estropear (ruin)
  • to spoil somebody's fun -> aguarle la fiesta a alguien
  • to spoil somebody's appetite -> quitarle or sacarle las ganas de comer a alguien (Am)
  • spoiled ballot (política) -> voto (m) nulo, papeleta (f) nula, boleta (f) nula (español de México, RP)
2mimar, consentir (indulge) (person)
  • a spoiled child -> un niño/una niña mimado(a)
  • to be spoiled for choice -> tener mucho donde elegir
verbo intransitivo
3estropearse (fruit, fish)
también:
  • to be spoiling for a fight -> tener ganas de pelea

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spoil [spoil]
1Inutilizar, echar a perder; deteriorar, destruir la utilidad o belleza de una cosa; estropear (damage, worsen).
2Corromper, pervertir, arruinar (corrupt, pervert).
3Pillar, robar; despojar, saquear, robar (steal).
4Mimar demasiado (pamper).
verbo neutro (intransitivo)
5Inutilizarse, corromperse, dañarse, echarse a perder alguna cosa. (n)
6Hacer pillaje o robo. (n)
  • Spoiled child -> niño mimado, gachón, consentido
va.
sustantivo
1Despojo, botín; lo que se coge al enemigo.
2pl.
3Pillaje, robo.
4Camisa o despojo de serpiente o culebra, la piel de que se desnuda.
(E. U.) Los gajes o beneficios de un cargo público; recompensa por servicios políticos.

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spoil [spɔɪl] spoiled spoilt
verb:transitive
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
verb:intransitive
1 [+food] estropearse; echarse a perder
if we leave it here it will spoil si lo dejamos aquí se estropeará se echará a perder;or
2
to be spoiling for a fight estar con ganas de luchar pelear;or (LAm)

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Verb Conjugation for "spoil"

Imperative
  • spoil
  • you spoil
  • he/she spoils
  • we spoil
  • you spoil
  • they spoil
Preterite
  • I spoilt
  • you spoilt
  • he/she spoilt
  • we spoilt
  • you spoilt
  • they spoilt
Present Continuous
  • I am spoiling
  • you are spoiling
  • he/she is spoiling
  • we are spoiling
  • you are spoiling
  • they are spoiling
Present Perfect
  • I have spoiled
  • you have spoiled
  • he/she has spoiled
  • we have spoiled
  • you have spoiled
  • they have spoiled
Past Continuous
  • I was spoiling
  • you were spoiling
  • he/she was spoiling
  • we were spoiling
  • you were spoiling
  • they were spoiling
Past Perfect
  • I had spoiled
  • you had spoiled
  • he/she had spoiled
  • we had spoiled
  • you had spoiled
  • they had spoiled
Future
  • I will spoil
  • you will spoil
  • he/she will spoil
  • we will spoil
  • you will spoil
  • they will spoil
Future Perfect
  • I will have spoiled
  • you will have spoiled
  • he/she will have spoiled
  • we will have spoiled
  • you will have spoiled
  • they will have spoiled
Future Continuous
  • I will be spoiling
  • you will be spoiling
  • he/she will be spoiling
  • we will be spoiling
  • you will be spoiling
  • they will be spoiling
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been spoiling
  • you have been spoiling
  • he/she has been spoiling
  • we have been spoiling
  • you have been spoiling
  • they have been spoiling
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been spoiling
  • you will have been spoiling
  • he/she will have been spoiling
  • we will have been spoiling
  • you will have been spoiling
  • they will have been spoiling
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been spoiling
  • you had been spoiling
  • he/she had been spoiling
  • we had been spoiling
  • you had been spoiling
  • they had been spoiling
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