spoil
To ruin; to damage in such a way as to make undesirable or unusableTo ruin; to damage in such a way as to make undesirable or unusable.
» You're behaving like a spoiled brat.
Ти поводишся, як зіпсований шибеник.
Meaning
11 senses(transitive)To ruin; to damage in such a way as to make undesirable or unusable.
All this sun spoils me for vacations in the far North.
ruinieren, verderben, kaputtmachen
по́ртитьpórtitʹ, испо́ртитьispórtitʹ, поврежда́тьpovreždátʹ
псува́тиpsuváty
make a mess of, destroy or ruin
(transitive)To ruin the character of, by overindulgence; to coddle or pamper to excess.
verwöhnen, verziehen
балова́тьbalovátʹ, ба́ловатьbálovatʹ, избалова́тьizbalovátʹ
(intransitive)To go bad; to become sour or rancid; to decay.
Make sure you put the milk back in the fridge; otherwise it will spoil.
verderben, schlecht werden
проки́снутьprokísnutʹ, ски́снутьskísnutʹ, испо́ртитьсяispórtitʹsja
(transitive)To render (a ballot) invalid by deliberately defacing.
(transitive)To prematurely reveal major events or the ending of (a story etc.); to ruin (a surprise) by exposing ahead of time as a spoiler.
den Spaß verderben, spoilern
To reduce the lift generated by an airplane or wing by deflecting air upwards, usually with a spoiler.
(intransitive)To be very eager (for something).
(archaic, transitive)To strip (someone who has been killed or defeated) of arms or armour.
plündern
(archaic, transitive)To strip or deprive (someone) of possessions; to rob, despoil.
(ambitransitive, archaic)To plunder, pillage (a city, country etc.).
(obsolete, transitive)To carry off (goods) by force; to steal.
Examples
348 sentencesYou're behaving like a spoiled brat.
Ти поводишся, як зіпсований шибеник.
I don't want to spoil the surprise.
Я не хочу зіпсувати сюрприз.
ruЯ не хочу портить сюрприз.
deIch will die Überraschung nicht verderben.
When I opened the refrigerator, I noticed the meat had spoiled.
Коли я відчинив холодильник, я звернув увагу на те, що м'ясо зіпсувалося.
ruОткрыв холодильник, я обнаружил, что мясо испортилось.
deAls ich den Kühlschrank öffnete, bemerkte ich, dass das Fleisch verdorben war.
You're behaving like a spoilt brat.
Ти поводишся, як зіпсований шибеник.
Don't spoil your child.
Не балуй свою дитину.
ruНе порть своего ребёнка.
deVerhätschel dein Kind nicht.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English spoilen, spuylen, borrowed from Old French espoillier, espollier, espuFrom Middle English spoilen, spuylen, borrowed from Old French espoillier, espollier, espuler, from Latin spoliō, spoliāre (“pillage, ruin, spoil”).
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Forms
spoils, spoiling, spoiled, spoiledSynonyms
73 synonyms- become unfit for consumption or use:go bad
- alter from the original:corrupt
- destroy and strip of its possession:rapedespoilviolateplunder
- have a strong desire or urge to do something:itch
- make imperfect:marimpairdeflowervitiate
- hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of:thwartqueerscotchfoilcrossfrustratebafflebilk
Antonyms
10 antonymsWord family
15 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
Collocations
6 patterns- a spoiled brat
- spoiled brat
- a spoiled child
- like a spoiled
- spoiled child
- is a spoiled