spoil

spoil
spoil [spɔɪl]
(verb: preterite, past participle spoiled or spoilt)
1. plural noun
spoils ( = booty) butin m ; (after business deal) bénéfices mpl
2. transitive verb
   a. ( = damage) abîmer
• to spoil a ballot paper rendre un bulletin de vote nul
   b. ( = make less pleasurable) gâter
• to spoil one's appetite se couper l'appétit
• if you tell me the ending you'll spoil the film for me tu vas me gâcher le film si tu me racontes la fin
   c. ( = pamper) gâter
• to spoil o.s. se faire plaisir
3. intransitive verb
   a. [food] s'abîmer
   b. to be spoiling for a fight chercher la bagarre (inf)
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[spɔɪl] 1.
spoils plural noun (of war) butin m; (political, commercial) profits mpl; (sporting) gains mpl
2.
transitive verb (prét, pp spoiled ou spoilt GB)
1) (mar) gen gâcher (by doing en faisant); gâter [place, taste, effect]

it will spoil your appetite — ça va te couper l'appétit

to spoil something for somebody — gâcher quelque chose à quelqu'un

they spoil it ou things for other people — ils gâchent le plaisir des autres

to spoil somebody's enjoyment of something — empêcher quelqu'un de profiter de quelque chose

why did you go and spoil everything? — pourquoi as-tu tout gâché?

to spoil somebody's fun — (thwart) contrarier quelqu'un

2) (ruin) abîmer

to spoil one's chances of doing — gâcher ses chances de faire (by doing en faisant)

3) (pamper) gâter [person, pet] (by doing en faisant)

to spoil somebody rotten — (colloq) pourrir quelqu'un

to spoil somebody with — gâter quelqu'un en lui offrant [gift, trip]

4) Politics rendre [quelque chose] nul/nulle [ballot paper]
3.
intransitive verb (prét, pp spoiled ou spoilt GB) [product, foodstuff] s'abîmer; [meat] se gâter

your dinner will spoil! — ça ne va plus être bon!

4.
reflexive verb (prét, pp spoiled ou spoilt GB)

to spoil oneself — se faire un petit plaisir

let's spoil ourselves and eat out! — faisons-nous plaisir en allant au restaurant!

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to be spoiling for a fight — chercher la bagarre (colloq)


English-French dictionary. 2013.

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