spoil

rovinare, guastare

Danneggiare qualcosa o rendere un’esperienza meno piacevole.

In inglese semplice: To damage something or make an experience less enjoyable.

• Don't spoil the surprise.
• Heavy rain spoiled our picnic.
• You will spoil the film for me if you reveal the ending.

Come si usa: spoil something for someone (The noise spoiled the evening for everyone.)

Sinonimi: ruin, damage, wreck

Contrari: improve

Espressioni comuni: spoil the fun, spoil a surprise, spoil someone's day

andare a male, guastarsi

Per un alimento, deteriorarsi fino a non essere più sicuro o piacevole da mangiare.

In inglese semplice: If food does this, it goes bad and is no longer safe or pleasant to eat.

• Milk can spoil in the heat.
• The fish spoiled because the fridge stopped working.
• Will this food spoil if we leave it outside?

Sinonimi: go bad, rot, decay

Espressioni comuni: spoil in heat, spoil quickly, spoil without refrigeration, spoil during storage

viziare

Dare a qualcuno tante attenzioni o cose da renderlo egoista o farlo comportare male.

In inglese semplice: To give someone so much attention or so many things that they become selfish or badly behaved.

• Don't spoil the children.
• Her parents spoiled her with endless gifts.
• He was spoiled as a child and still expects special treatment.

Come si usa: spoil someone by doing something (You spoil him by giving him everything he asks for.)

Sinonimi: overindulge, pamper, coddle

Espressioni comuni: spoil a child, spoil someone rotten, spoil the children, spoil someone with gifts

bottino

Denaro o oggetti di valore presi a nemici o vittime, soprattutto dopo una battaglia.

In inglese semplice: Money or valuable things taken from enemies or victims, especially after a battle.

• The soldiers divided the spoil.
• Gold and silver formed part of the captured spoil.
• The conqueror carried the spoil of war back to his city.

Sinonimi: loot, plunder, booty

Espressioni comuni: spoil of war, divide the spoil, captured spoil