spoil
/spɔɪl/ verbe B1En français : piller, gâter, gâcher, tourner
- 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.
- To ruin the character of, by overindulgence; to coddle or pamper to excess.
- To go bad; to become sour or rancid; to decay. · Make sure you put the milk back in the fridge; otherwise it will spoil.
- To render (a ballot) invalid by deliberately defacing.
- To prematurely reveal major events or the ending of (a story etc.); to ruin (a surprise) by exposing ahead of time as a spoiler.
- To reduce the lift generated by an airplane or wing by deflecting air upwards, usually with a spoiler.
- To be very eager (for something).
He/she/it spoils · Prétérit spoiled · Participe passé spoiled · Forme en -ing spoiling
Formes du verbe
- Forme de base
- spoil
- He/she/it
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- Prétérit
- spoiled
- Participe passé
- spoiled
- Forme en -ing
- spoiling
Dans la bibliothèque
When he returned home after a good day’s sport, he always gave the Housedog a large share of his spoil.
Then said the Wolf: “May no friend of mine ever be in such a plight; for the weight of this chain is enough to spoil the appetite.”
The Ass carefully divided the spoil into three equal shares and modestly requested the two others to make the first choice.
The father embraced them both, and bestowing his kisses and affection impartially on each, said, “I wish you both would look into the mirror every day: you, my son, that you may not spoil your beauty by evil conduct; and you, my daughter, that you may make up for your lack of beauty by your virtues.”
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