spoils in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for spoils in the English»Spanish Dictionary

spoils system [Am spɔɪlz ˈsɪstɪm, Brit]

spoils system N Am:

spoils system

tráfico m de influencias

spoils system

amiguismo m

spoils system

clientelismo m LatAm

spoils system Info

spoils system

En EEUU, hace referencia a la práctica de que el ganador de una elección otorgue puestos en el gobierno a las personas que han trabajado por su partido o lo han apoyado.

I.spoil <pt & pp spoiled or Brit also spoilt> [Am spɔɪl, Brit spɔɪl] VB trans

1.1. spoil party/evening:

spoil

echar a perder

spoil

estropear

spoil

arruinar

these buildings have spoiled the town/coastline

estos edificios han afeado la ciudad/la costa

I don't want to spoil your fun but …

no les quiero aguar la fiesta pero …

the incident spoiled her chances of promotion

el incidente dio al traste con sus perspectivas de ascenso

it will spoil your appetite

te quitará el apetito

that will spoil your appetite for dinner

si comes eso, luego no vas a tener ganas de cenar

1.2. spoil (invalidate):

spoil

anular

spoiled or Brit also spoilt papers

papeletas fpl nulas

2. spoil (overindulge):

spoil child

consentir

spoil child

malcriar

spoil child

mimar demasiado

go on, spoil yourself

vamos, date un gusto

there was so much to do that we were spoiled for choice

había tantas cosas para hacer que no sabíamos qué elegir

II.spoil <pt & pp spoiled or Brit also spoilt> [Am spɔɪl, Brit spɔɪl] VB intr

1. spoil food/meal:

spoil

echarse a perder

spoil

estropearse

2. spoil (be eager) inf:

to be spoiling for sth

estar or andar buscando algo

he's spoiling for trouble/a fight

anda buscando camorra/pelea

III.spoil [Am spɔɪl, Brit spɔɪl] N

1. spoil usu pl:

spoil

botín m

the division of the spoil(s)

el reparto del botín

the spoils of war

el botín or el trofeo de guerra

the spoils of office

las prebendas del puesto

2. spoil (waste) → slag

See also slag

slag [Am slæɡ, Brit slaɡ] N

1. slag U (waste matter):

slag

escoria f

slag MIN

escombro m

slag MIN

escoria f

slag GEOL

escoria f

2. slag C (promiscuous woman) Brit:

slag sl, pej

putilla f inf, pej

slag sl, pej

fulana f inf, pej

slag sl, pej

pingo m Spain inf, pej

Translations for spoils in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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tráfico de influencias

spoils system Am

destripacuentos

person who spoils a story by interruptions

una madre muy consentidora

a mother who spoils her children

los expolios de la guerra

the spoils of war

malenseñar

to spoil

deslucir

to spoil

la presentación desluce el trabajo

the presentation detracts from o spoils the work

malacostumbrar

to spoil

spoils in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for spoils in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.spoil [spɔɪl] spoilt, spoilt Am: spoiled, spoiled spoilt, spoilt Am: spoiled, spoiled N

1. spoil (debris):

spoil

escombros m pl

2. spoil pl (profits):

spoil

botín m

II.spoil [spɔɪl] spoilt, spoilt Am: spoiled, spoiled spoilt, spoilt Am: spoiled, spoiled VB trans

1. spoil (ruin):

spoil

estropear

spoil

salar LatAm

spoil party

aguar

2. spoil child:

spoil

mimar

spoil

engreír LatAm

spoil

papachar Mex

III.spoil [spɔɪl] spoilt, spoilt Am: spoiled, spoiled spoilt, spoilt Am: spoiled, spoiled VB intr

spoil

estropearse

Translations for spoils in the Spanish»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

despojo

spoils pl

maleducar

to spoil

papachar

to spoil

desflorar (estropear)

to spoil

malcriar (mimar)

to spoil

mimar (excesivamente)

to spoil

ultrajar (monumento)

to spoil

dar al traste con algo

to spoil sth

contemplar

to spoil

spoils Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

spare the rod and spoil the child prov

quien bien te quiere te hará llorar prov

too many cooks spoil the broth prov

muchas manos en un plato hacen mucho garabato prov

spare the rod and spoil the child

la letra con sangre entra prov

too many cooks spoil the broth

muchas manos en un plato hacen mucho garabato prov

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The higher the level of polyunsaturated fat that an oil contains, the faster it spoils.

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Ann spoils it by acting like a traditional and naive girl who stammers when she speaks.

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Also, during the festival the successful warrior in real warfare (as opposed to imaginary warfare) wore the spoils he had won from the enemy, and was crowned with a chaplet.

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All spoils of battle were to be equally distributed among the entire brotherhood.

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There is homemade minestrone soup, toast, and a plate of vivid-yolked eggs, the spoils of the chickens out the back.

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Recently, the old spoils of the mining operations (culm) have been refined to extract more coal for power production.

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To the victor go the spoils has been a war cry for centuries, and women classed as part of the spoils of war.

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It has been observed in mine spoils contaminated with arsenic and in nickel- and copper-contaminated soils near smelting operations.

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Fermentation generally spoils grain and may cause chemical changes that create poisonous mycotoxins.

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Pets automatically collect spoils, do minor damage to foes and can learn special abilities as they level up.

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