spoil in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for spoil in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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 spoil in the Spanish»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

malenseñar

to spoil

malacostumbrar

to spoil

chiquear

to spoil

malcriar

to spoil

maleducar

to spoil

mimar

to spoil

afear paisaje

to spoil

esos grandes hoteles que afean la costa

those big hotels which spoil the coastline

aguar

to spoil

destripar

to spoil

spoil in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for spoil 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 spoil in the Spanish»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

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

raer (deslucir)

to spoil

spoil 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

Passengers claimed that though advertisements certainly generate revenue for the railways, they spoil the charm and beauty of the train.

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It is often considered of lesser importance as the yields are usually so great that the fish can not all be sold before they spoil.

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His father sent him out into the world so that he could learn the hardships of life and not be spoiled by a rich upbringing.

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To prevent the wine from spoiling, neutral grape spirits were added.

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I won't spoil the fun by elaborating further, but when each moment arrives, it's cheapened by the implicit insult to the audience's intelligence.

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This pit is an extremely deep vertical shaft, now choked to within 20 m of the surface by rock spoil dumped by miners.

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Sometimes, the food itself showed signs of being overripe or spoiled, to make the point.

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Give me something which can not be spoilt by touch, words, smell, figure, and ether.

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However, abandoned mines and their spoil heaps continue to contribute to heavy metal mineral pollution of the river and its tributaries.

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Butter tended to be heavily salted (510%) in order not to spoil.

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