estropean in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for estropean in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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

Translations for estropean in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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louse up

estropear

vandalize

estropear (adrede)

disfigure landscape/building

estropear

foul up plan

estropear

mess up plans

estropear

mess up machine

estropear

massacre text/music

estropear

botch up plan

estropear

mar

estropear

botch plan

estropear

estropean in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for estropean in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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

Translations for estropean in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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gum up

estropear

spoil

estropear

ruin dress, surprise

estropear

to be unkind to hair/hands/skin

estropear el pelo/las manos/la piel

my wretched car's broken down again!

¡este maldito coche se me ha vuelto a estropear!

damage

estropear

harm

estropear

to play the devil with sth

estropear algo