estropear

to damage

estropear(ehs-troh-peh-ahr)

transitive verb

1. (to harm)

a. to damage

Mi sobrino estropeó mi celular.

My nephew damaged my cell phone.

b. to break

¿Ya estropearon la tele?

Did you already break the television?

2. (to wreck)

a. to ruin

La lluvia nos estropeó las vacaciones en la playa.

The rain ruined our vacation at the beach.

b. to spoil

Este clima estropea la comida muy rápido.

This weather spoils the food very quickly.

3. (to make older)

a. to age

La trágica pérdida del hijo lo estropeó bastante.

The tragic loss of his son has really aged him.

estropearse

pronominal verb

4. (to stop working)

a. to break down

El horno se estropeó y no pude hacer el pastel.

The oven broke down and I couldn't bake the cake.

5. (to be wrecked)

a. to be ruined

Se estropeó la sorpresa que tenía planeada.

The surprise I had planned was ruined.

6. (to rot)

a. to spoil

Mete la comida fresca en el refrigerador para que no se estropee.

Put the fresh food in the refrigerator so it doesn't spoil.

b. to go bad

Tenemos que comernos esos plátanos o se van a estropear.

We have to eat those bananas or they'll go bad.

c. to go off

(United Kingdom)

Ese pescado huele fatal. - Sí, se ha estropeado.

That fish smells awful. - Yes, it's gone off.

7. (to get old)

a. to age

Me he estropeado mucho en estos años por la falta de sueño.

I have aged a lot these last years because of lack of sleep.

8. (to become bad-looking)

a. to become ugly

Se ha estropeado bastante con tanta cirugía.

She has become ugly with all those surgeries.