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spoil verb

  /spɔɪl/
  • (transitive) To ruin the character of, by overindulgence; to coddle or pamper to excess. [from 17th c.]
 verwöhnen, verziehen, verderben, ruinieren, kaputtmachen
  • (transitive) To ruin; to damage (something) in some way making it unfit for use. [from 16th c.]
 verderben, ruinieren, kaputtmachen
  • (intransitive) Of food, to become bad, sour or rancid; to decay. [from 17th c.]
 verderben, schlecht werden
  • (transitive) To reveal the ending or major events of (a story etc.); to ruin (a surprise) by exposing it ahead of time.
 den Spaß verderben, spoilern
  • (transitive, archaic) To strip (someone who has been killed or defeated) of their arms or armour. [from 14th c.]
  • (transitive, archaic) To strip or deprive (someone) of their possessions; to rob, despoil. [from 14th c.]
 plündern

spoil noun

  /spɔɪl/
  • (uncountable) Material (such as rock or earth) removed in the course of an excavation, or in mining or dredging. Tailings. Such material could be utilised somewhere else.
 Abraum, Aushub, Schotter
  • (Also in plural: spoils) Plunder taken from an enemy or victim.
 Beute

spoils noun

  /spɔɪlz/
  • That which is taken from another by violence; especially, the plunder taken from an enemy; pillage, booty.
 Beute

spoiled adjective

  /spɔɪld/
  • (of a person, usually a child) Having a selfish or greedy character due to pampering.
 verwöhnt, verzogen
  • (of food) That has deteriorated to the point of no longer being usable or edible.
 verdorben
too many cooks spoil the broth
viele Köche verderben den Brei
spare the rod and spoil the child
wer sein Kind liebt, der schlägt es, wer mit der Rute spart, verzieht das Kind
not spoil
etwas keinen Abbruch tun
not going to spoil the surprise
auf die Nase binden
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