spoil

spoil
1.
[spɔɪl]transitive verb, spoilt [spɔɪlt] or spoiled
1) (impair) verderben; ruinieren [Leben]

the news spoilt his dinner/evening — die Nachricht verdarb ihm das Essen/den Abend

spoilt ballot papers — ungültige Stimmzettel

2) (injure character of) verderben (geh.); verziehen [Kind]

spoil somebody for something — jemanden für etwas zu anspruchsvoll machen

3) (pamper) verwöhnen

be spoilt for choice — die Qual der Wahl haben

2. intransitive verb,
spoiltorspoiled
1) (go bad) verderben
2)

be spoiling for a fight/for trouble — Streit/Ärger suchen

3. noun

spoil[s] — Beute, die

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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.) verderben
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!)
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- spoilt
- spoilsport
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spoil
[spɔɪl]
I. n
1. no pl (debris) Schutt m
2. (profits)
\spoils pl Beute f kein pl
to divide the \spoils die Beute aufteilen
3. AM POL (advantages)
\spoils pl Vorteile pl
II. vt
<spoiled or BRIT usu spoilt, spoiled or BRIT usu spoilt>
1. (ruin)
to \spoil sth etw verderben
to \spoil sb's afternoon/day/morning jdm den Nachmittag/Tag/Morgen verderben
to \spoil one's appetite sich dat den Appetit verderben
to \spoil one's ballot paper BRIT seinen Stimmzettel ungültig machen
to \spoil sb's chances for sth jds Chancen für etw akk zerstören
to \spoil the coastline die Küste verschandeln fam
to \spoil sb's fun jdm den Spaß verderben
to \spoil sb's life jds Leben ruinieren
to \spoil the news/a secret die Neuigkeit/ein Geheimnis ausplaudern
to \spoil sb's party [or to \spoil the party for sb] jdm den Spaß verderben
2. (treat well)
to \spoil sb/oneself jdn/sich verwöhnen
to \spoil a child (pej) ein Kind verziehen
to be spoilt for choice eine große Auswahl haben
III. vi
<spoiled or BRIT usu spoilt, spoiled or BRIT usu spoilt>
1. food schlecht werden, verderben; milk sauer werden
2. (want)
to be \spoiling for a fight/trouble Streit/Ärger suchen
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[spɔɪl] vb: pret, ptp spoilt (Brit) or spoiled
1. n usu pl
Beute f no pl; (fig = profits also) Gewinn m

the spoils of war — die Kriegsbeute

spoils of office — Vergünstigungen pl im Amt

2. vt
1) (= ruin, detract from) verderben; town, looks etc verschandeln; peace of mind zerstören; life ruinieren; (Brit) ballot papers ungültig machen

to spoil the party (fig) — ein Spaßverderber sein

to spoil sb's fun — jdm den Spaß verderben

it spoiled our evening — das hat uns (dat) den Abend verdorben

if you eat now you'll spoil your lunch — wenn du jetzt etwas isst, verdirbst du dir den Appetit fürs Mittagessen

spoiled ballot papers (Brit) — ungültige Stimmzettel pl

2) person verwöhnen; children verwöhnen, verziehen

to spoil sb for sth (inf) — jdn für etw verderben

to be spoiled for choice — eine übergroße Auswahl haben, die Qual der Wahl haben

3. vi
1) (food) verderben
2)

to be spoiling for trouble/a fight — Ärger/Streit suchen

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spoil [spɔıl]
A v/t prät und pperf spoiled [spɔıld] oder spoilt [spɔılt]
1. etwas, auch jemandem den Appetit, den Spaß etc verderben, eine Hauswand etc verschandeln, einen Plan vereiteln, einen Stimmzettel ungültig machen:
spoil sb’s appetite
2. a) jemandes Charakter etc verderben
b) jemanden verwöhnen, ein Kind auch verziehen:
a spoiled brat ein verzogener Fratz;
the spoiled child of fortune Fortunas Lieblingskind;
spoil o.s. sich etwas Gutes tun, sich etwas gönnen;
spoil yourself auch genier dich nicht!, lang zu! umg;
be spoilt for choice die Qual der Wahl haben
3. obs
a) jemanden ausrauben, einen Ort etc auch (aus)plündern
b) etwas rauben
B v/i
1. verderben, kaputtgehen, schlecht werden (Obst etc)
2. be spoiling for brennen auf (akk):
be spoiling for a fight streitlustig sein, Streit suchen
3. obs plündern, rauben
C s
1. meist pl (Kriegs-, Sieges- etc) Beute f:
spoils of victory (war)
2. meist pl besonders US
a) Ausbeute f
b) POL Gewinn m, Einkünfte pl (einer Partei nach dem Wahlsieg):
the spoils of office der Profit aus einem öffentlichen Amt
3. obs Plünderung f, Raub m
4. Bergbau etc: Abraum m
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1.
[spɔɪl]transitive verb, spoilt [spɔɪlt] or spoiled
1) (impair) verderben; ruinieren [Leben]

the news spoilt his dinner/evening — die Nachricht verdarb ihm das Essen/den Abend

spoilt ballot papers — ungültige Stimmzettel

2) (injure character of) verderben (geh.); verziehen [Kind]

spoil somebody for something — jemanden für etwas zu anspruchsvoll machen

3) (pamper) verwöhnen

be spoilt for choice — die Qual der Wahl haben

2. intransitive verb,
spoiltorspoiled
1) (go bad) verderben
2)

be spoiling for a fight/for trouble — Streit/Ärger suchen

3. noun
(plunder)

spoil[s] — Beute, die

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n.
Abraum -¨e m.
Ausbeute - f.
Aushub -¨e m. v.
(§ p.,p.p.: spoiled)
or p.p.: spoilt•) = behindern v.
beschädigen v.
plündern v.
verderben v.
(§ p.,pp.: verdarb, ist/hat verdorben)
verwöhnen v. v.
beschädigen v.

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