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quack’
to go phut
Spanish
Spanish
English
English
I. estropear VB trans
1.1. estropear:
estropear aparato/mecanismo
to damage
estropear aparato/mecanismo
to break
estropear coche
to damage
1.2. estropear (malograr):
estropear plan
to spoil
estropear plan
to ruin
estropear plan
to wreck inf
este niño se ha empeñado en estropearnos las vacaciones
this child is determined to spoil o ruin o wreck our holidays (for us)
2. estropear (deteriorar, dañar):
no laves esa camisa con lejía que la estropeas
don't use bleach on that shirt, you'll ruin it
el calor ha estropeado la fruta
the heat has made the fruit go bad
el exceso de sol puede estropear la piel
too much sun can damage o harm your skin
si lo estropeas, no te compro más juguetes
if you break it, I won't buy you any more toys
estropeó la comida echándole mucha sal
he spoiled the food by putting too much salt in it
II. estropearse VB vpr
1.1. estropearse (averiarse):
estropearse
to break down
el coche se ha vuelto a estropear
the car's broken down again
la lavadora está estropeada
the washing machine is broken
1.2. estropearse plan:
estropearse
to go wrong
2.1. estropearse (deteriorarse):
los zapatos se me han estropeado con la lluvia
the rain has ruined my shoes
los zapatos se me han estropeado con la lluvia
my shoes have been ruined by the rain
mete la fruta en la nevera, que se va a estropear
put the fruit in the fridge or it'll go bad
2.2. estropearse Spain persona (afearse):
estropearse
to lose one's looks
últimamente se ha estropeado mucho
lately she's really lost her looks
English
English
Spanish
Spanish
to go phut machine:
estropearse
perish foodstuffs:
estropearse
to go haywire machine:
estropearse
to go or turn sour relationship/plan:
estropearse
break down vehicle/machine:
estropearse
to go on the blink
estropearse
bust
estropearse
spoil
estropearse
to go wrong machinery:
estropearse
Spanish
Spanish
English
English
I. estropear VB trans
1. estropear:
estropear (deteriorar: planes, comida)
to spoil
estropear (televisor)
to break
estropear (cosecha)
to ruin
con lo que dijiste, lo has estropeado todo
by saying that, you have ruined everything
2. estropear (aspecto):
estropear
to spoil
desde la muerte de su mujer está muy estropeado
since his wife died he looks terrible
está muy estropeado por la enfermedad
the disease has had a very bad effect on him
II. estropear VB refl estropearse
1. estropear (deteriorarse):
estropearse
to spoil
2. estropear:
estropearse (averiarse)
to break down
estropearse (comida)
to go off
estropearse (planes)
to be spoilt
English
English
Spanish
Spanish
to go phut Brit, Aus inf
estropearse
to go/be haywire machine
estropearse
perish vegetables
estropearse
spoil
estropearse
give out machine
estropearse
go off
estropearse
to go west thing
estropearse
go down
estropearse
break (TV, toy)
estropearse
Spanish
Spanish
English
English
I. estropear [es·tro·pe·ˈar] VB trans
1. estropear:
estropear (deteriorar: planes, comida)
to spoil
estropear (televisor)
to break
estropear (cosecha)
to ruin
con lo que dijiste, lo has estropeado todo
by saying that, you have ruined everything
2. estropear (aspecto):
estropear
to spoil
desde la muerte de su mujer está muy estropeado
since his wife died he looks terrible
II. estropear [es·tro·pe·ˈar] VB refl estropearse
1. estropear (deteriorarse):
estropear
to spoil
2. estropear:
estropear (averiarse)
to break down
estropear (comida)
to go off
estropear (planes)
to be spoiled
English
English
Spanish
Spanish
to go/be haywire machine
estropearse
give out machine
estropearse
spoil
estropearse
go out
estropearse
die appliance
estropearse
to go west thing
estropearse
break TV, toy
estropearse
to go wrong (stop working)
estropearse
presente
yoestropeo
túestropeas
él/ella/ustedestropea
nosotros/nosotrasestropeamos
vosotros/vosotrasestropeáis
ellos/ellas/ustedesestropean
imperfecto
yoestropeaba
túestropeabas
él/ella/ustedestropeaba
nosotros/nosotrasestropeábamos
vosotros/vosotrasestropeabais
ellos/ellas/ustedesestropeaban
indefinido
yoestropeé
túestropeaste
él/ella/ustedestropeó
nosotros/nosotrasestropeamos
vosotros/vosotrasestropeasteis
ellos/ellas/ustedesestropearon
futuro
yoestropearé
túestropearás
él/ella/ustedestropeará
nosotros/nosotrasestropearemos
vosotros/vosotrasestropearéis
ellos/ellas/ustedesestropearán
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No sé qué temen de ello: yo solamente puedo ver como peligro la pérdida económica de que se estropeen los aparatos.
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Las creencias populares afirman que si metés un alimento caliente en la heladera, éste se fermenta o se estropea la heladera.
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Si se calientan en exceso tienen un sistema de seguridad que desactiva el driver para que no se estropee.
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Dicho de otro modo: no dejen que la realidad estropee la perfección de la teoría.
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Jopelines, a la que nos descuidamos, gabriela se estropea un pie, tu le estropeas las rodillas...
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